SECTIONS 20461-20471

20461.  As used in this article, "board" means the LivestockIdentification Advisory Board.20462.  There is in the department the Livestock IdentificationAdvisory Board, which consists of seven members. The director mayappoint one additional member on the board, as provided in Section20463.20462.5.  It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislativedetermination, that persons appointed to the Livestock IdentificationAdvisory Board pursuant to this article are intended to representand further the interest of the particular agricultural industriesconcerned, and that such representation and furtherance is intendedto serve the public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature findsthat, with respect to persons who are appointed to such board, theparticular agricultural industries concerned are tantamount to, andconstitutes, the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103of the Government Code.20463.  The director shall appoint the members to the board asfollows: (a) Two shall be beef cattle producers. (b) Two shall be dairymen. (c) One shall be engaged in the livestock marketing business. (d) Two shall be operators of registered feedlots. The director may appoint one additional member on the board, whoshall be a public member. Upon the director's request, the boardshall submit to the director the names of three or more naturalpersons, each of whom shall be a citizen and resident of this stateand not a producer, shipper, or processor nor financially interestedin any producer, shipper, or processor, for appointment by thedirector as a public member of the board. The director may appointone of the nominees as the public member on the board. If allnominees are unsatisfactory to the director, the board shall continueto submit lists of nominees until the director has made a selection.Any vacancy in the office of the public member of the board shall befilled by appointment by the director from the nominee or nomineessimilarly qualified submitted by the board. The public member of theboard shall represent the interests of the general public in allmatters coming before the board and shall have the same voting andother rights and immunities as other members of the board.20464.  In making his selection of the membership of the board, thedirector shall take into consideration the recommendations oforganizations and associations of cattlemen, dairymen, livestockmarketing agencies, and general farm organizations.20465.  The term of office of the members of the board is fouryears. Any vacancy which occurs during an unexpired term shall befilled by appointment for the unexpired term.20466.  The members of the board shall serve without compensationbut are entitled to their traveling expenses in the same amount as isprovided for other nonsalaried board and commission members whoserve the state.20467.  The board shall assist the director and the Chief of theBureau of Livestock Identification in the administration andenforcement of Part 1 (commencing with Section 16301) and Part 2(commencing with Section 17401) of Division 9, Chapter 2 (commencingwith Section 18351) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 18501) ofPart 3 of Division 9, Division 10 (commencing with Section 20001),and Division 11 (commencing with Section 23001). The board shall makerecommendations to the director concerning such administration andenforcement. Any such recommendation shall be made effective uponapproval of the director, including recommendations undersubdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 20469.20468.  The members of the board shall confer with all of thefollowing regarding matters which are involved in the administrationof the enforcement functions of the Bureau of LivestockIdentification: (a) The director and the Chief of the Bureau of LivestockIdentification. (b) Livestock producers and marketers. (c) Farm and livestock organizations. (d) Other cooperating agencies.20469.  The board shall make recommendations to the director and tothe Chief of the Bureau of Livestock Identification relative to allof the following: (a) Improvements and changes in the administration and enforcementof the hide and brand laws and regulations which are adoptedpursuant to such laws. (b) Procedures which are followed by the Bureau of LivestockIdentification. (c) Curbing of livestock thefts. (d) The annual budget for the Bureau of Livestock Identification. (e) Legislation which is designed to improve the functioning ofthe bureau.20470.  The board shall meet at the call of its chairman. It shallmeet at least once in every three months.20471.  The meetings of the board shall be held in the offices ofthe department at Sacramento, or elsewhere within the state, ifnecessary for the proper performance of its duties.