§150A-10  Advisory committee on plants andanimals.  There shall be an advisory committee on plants and animalscomposed of the chairperson of the board or the chairperson's representativewho shall be chairperson of the committee, the chairperson of the board of landand natural resources, the director of the office of environmental qualitycontrol, the director of department of health or their designees, and fiveother members, with expertise in plants, animals, or microorganisms, and who,by virtue of their vocation or avocation, also are thoroughly conversant withmodern ecological principles and the variety of problems involved in theadequate protection of our natural resources.  The latter five members shall bechosen by the chairperson.  The committee shall advise and assist thedepartment in developing or revising laws and regulations to carry out andeffectuate the purposes of this chapter and in advising the department inproblems relating to the introduction, confinement, or release of plants, animals,and microorganisms.

The chairperson may create ad hoc or permanentsubcommittees, as needed. [L 1973, c 69, pt of §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1990, c243, §6; gen ch 1993]