New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Pes - Pesticide Control Board
Chapter Pes 100 - ORGANIZATION RULES
Part Pes 102 - DESCRIPTION OF THE PESTICIDE CONTROL BOARD
Section Pes 102.01 - Composition of the Board

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Pes 102.01

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) By nature of its definition in RSA 430:29, the pesticide control board is an instrument which coordinates state agencies and appointed representatives of the general public, whose combined pesticide knowledge contributes to make the board an effective regulatory and advisory body.

(b) The board shall consist of 13 members, as follows:

(1) The commissioner of agriculture;

(2) The director of the division of public health services, or designee;

(3) The commissioner of the department of resources and economic development, or designee;

(4) The executive director of the department of fish and game, or designee;

(5) The commissioner of the department of environmental services, or designee;

(6) The state entomologist;

(7) A licensed physician representing the public interest;

(8) A person who possesses an advanced degree in one of the biological sciences representing the public interest;

(9) A licensed or permitted pesticide applicator;

(10) A person representing the New Hampshire Horticultural Society;

(11) Two persons representing the public interest who have no affiliation with pesticides; and,

(12) One person representing the New Hampshire Municipal Association.

(c) Members of the board shall be appointed by the governor with consent of the council according to the provisions of RSA 430:30.

(d) The board shall select its own chairman to serve a term of 3 years. All members shall be New Hampshire residents. The members representing the public interest shall not have any official or contractual relationship with, or receive any significant portion of their income from, any person subject to division permits or enforcement orders. Members shall disclose all potential conflicts of interest, and shall not vote on matters in which they have a direct interest.

(e) The board shall meet 4 times annually, and from time to time at the call of the chairman or upon the request of any 4 members. Seven members shall constitute a quorum.

(f) Members are not entitled to compensation for their service but, subject to availability of funds, shall receive reimbursement for their necessary traveling and other expenses while engaged in actual work of the board, and shall be paid from moneys appropriated for the purpose of this chapter.

#741, eff 1-18-76; ss by #2209, eff 12-13-82; ss by #2781, eff 7-26-84; ss by #4867, eff 7-19-90; ss by #6239, eff 5-2-96

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