§150A-10  Advisory committee on plants and
animals.  There shall be an advisory committee on plants and animals
composed of the chairperson of the board or the chairperson's representative
who shall be chairperson of the committee, the chairperson of the board of land
and natural resources, the director of the office of environmental quality
control, the director of department of health or their designees, and five
other members, with expertise in plants, animals, or microorganisms, and who,
by virtue of their vocation or avocation, also are thoroughly conversant with
modern ecological principles and the variety of problems involved in the
adequate protection of our natural resources.  The latter five members shall be
chosen by the chairperson.  The committee shall advise and assist the
department in developing or revising laws and regulations to carry out and
effectuate the purposes of this chapter and in advising the department in
problems relating to the introduction, confinement, or release of plants, animals,
and microorganisms.



The chairperson may create ad hoc or permanent
subcommittees, as needed. [L 1973, c 69, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c
243, §6; gen ch 1993]