(a)
(1) The Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board is created and domiciled in Little Rock, Arkansas, 10720 Kanis Road, and is composed of seven (7) producer members appointed by the Governor as provided in this subsection.
(2) All of the seven (7) producer members of the board shall be practical producers of corn or grain sorghum in the State of Arkansas and shall be nominated by their respective organizations.
(3) Within ten (10) days following July 1, 1997, each of the following organizations, namely, the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, Riceland Foods, Inc., and the Agricultural Council of Arkansas, shall submit the names of five (5) practical corn or grain sorghum producers to the Governor, and he or she shall appoint three (3) members from the list submitted by the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, and two (2) members from the lists submitted by each of the other above-named organizations to serve on the board.
(4) The members selected as provided in this section from the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, shall draw lots to determine their terms so that two (2) of the members will serve for terms of two (2) years and one (1) shall serve for a term of one (1) year, and the members from each of the other organizations shall draw lots for terms so that one (1) shall serve for a term of one (1) year and one (1) shall serve for a term of two (2) years. Thereafter, each member selected shall serve for a term of two (2) years and until his or her successor is duly selected as provided in this section.
(5) Each year thereafter not less than thirty (30) days before the expiration of the terms of the current board members whose terms expire, the organizations named in subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall submit to the Governor names of two (2) nominees named for each position to be filled on the board from the respective organizations, and the Governor shall appoint from each list of nominees the new member or members.
(b)
(1) The members of the board shall meet and organize immediately after their appointment and shall elect a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary-treasurer from the membership of the board, whose duties shall be those customarily exercised by the officers or specifically designated by the board.
(2) The board may establish rules for its own government and for the administration of affairs of the board.
(c) The resident agent of the board shall be the executive vice president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, or his or her designee.
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