49-248

49-248. Agricultural best management practices
advisory committee

A. The agricultural best management practices advisory committee is established to
develop and recommend best management practices for grazing activities as defined in
section 49-202.01 and to develop and recommend best management practices for concentrated
animal feeding operations. The directors, or the directors' designees, from the
department of environmental quality, the Arizona department of agriculture and the
department of water resources and the dean of the college of agriculture of the
university of Arizona, or the dean's designee, shall serve on the advisory committee.

B. The governor shall appoint ten members to the advisory committee as follows:

1. Two persons who are actively engaged in dairying.

2. Two persons who are actively engaged in commercial livestock operations.

3. One person who is actively engaged in the production of swine.

4. One person who is actively engaged in the production of poultry.

5. One hydrologist from the university of Arizona college of agriculture.

6. Two persons who are actively engaged in cattle grazing.

7. One person who is actively engaged in sheep grazing.

C. Appointive members shall be appointed to terms of six years and may be
reappointed to one additional term. Members are not entitled to compensation for their
services as such but are entitled to reimbursement for expenses as provided by law for
travel on, and attending, official business. The committee shall elect a chairperson
from among the appointive members to serve a two year term as chairperson. The
chairperson may be reelected. The committee shall meet on the call of its chairperson or
at the request of a majority of its appointive members. The department of environmental
quality, the Arizona department of agriculture, the department of water resources and the
college of agriculture of the university of Arizona shall cooperate with, provide
technical and expert assistance to and supply data and other necessary information to the
advisory committee. The department of environmental quality shall furnish necessary
staff support and meeting facilities to the advisory committee.

D. The advisory committee shall develop and recommend to the director best
management practices for discharges from a regulated agricultural activity considering
the requirements of section 49-247.

E. The advisory committee may appear or be represented at any administrative
proceeding for adopting the agricultural best management practices.

F. The advisory committee shall periodically reexamine, evaluate and propose any
modification to agricultural best management practices necessary to meet the requirements
of this article. The advisory committee may recommend modifications to agricultural best
management practices at any time on its own initiative.