ยง460J-2ย  Pest control board.ย  (a)ย  There
shall be a pest control board of nine members.ย  Six members of the board shall
be appointed by the governor; of which four shall have been for a period of not
less than five years preceding the date of their appointment, licensed pest
control operators actively engaged in the business of pest control; and two
shall be public members.ย  Three members of the board shall serve on an ex
officio voting basis:ย  the chairperson of the board of agriculture or the
chairperson's representative, the director of health or the director's
representative, and the chairperson of the department of entomology of the
college of tropical agriculture and human resources of the University of Hawaii
or the chairperson's representative.ย  No two members of the board shall be
employed by or associated with the same business firm engaged in pest control.



(b)ย  Except for members of the board first
appointed, no one, except the ex officio and public members, shall be eligible
for appointment who does not at the time of the member's appointment hold a
valid and unexpired license to operate as a pest control operator. [L 1972, c
134, pt of ยง1; am L 1982, c 204, ยง8; am L 1983, c 124, ยง17; gen ch 1985; am L
1991, c 16, ยง5; am L 1992, c 202, ยง129; ree L 1993, c 322, ยง11]