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SECTION 62540-62543
62540. The director shall appoint a Milk Producers Security Trust Fund Board consisting of seven members. The director shall appoint two members of the first board for a term of one year, two members for a term of two years, and three members for a term of three years. Thereafter, all appointments shall be for a term of three years, and no member shall be appointed to more than three consecutive three-year terms. Members of the board shall include three milk producers, two representatives of handlers licensed under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 61801), and two nonproducer members representing cooperative associations of milk producers. 62541. Each member of the board shall be paid one hundred dollars ($100) per day plus travel expenses, including expenses for lodging and meals, which are incurred in the attendance at board meetings or in conducting the business of the board. All per diem and expense claims are subject to approval by the director. 62542. The board shall advise the director on the administration of the fund, including, but not limited to, the amount of the fund defaults under this chapter and the implementation of the security charge necessary to accomplish its functions. 62543. The board may, by contract, with the approval of the director, engage the services of an accounting firm or other consultants or agencies which the board determines to be necessary.
