There is hereby created and established in the department of agriculture an Idaho honey advertising commission to be known and designated as such, and shall be composed of the director of the department and three (3) members, who shall be practical honey producers or beekeepers, appointed by the governor, at the recommendation of a representative group of beekeepers of the state of Idaho. Each member so appointed shall be a resident citizen of the state of Idaho and from the district from which appointed, for a period of five (5) years prior to his appointment, and shall have had active experience in raising honey bees and each member shall have derived the major portion of his income from the production and sale of honey. One (1) member shall be chosen from the district north of the Salmon River; one (1) from the district south of the Salmon River and west of a north-south line bisecting the city of Shoshone and extending from the south boundary of the state of Idaho to the Salmon River; one (1) from the district south of the Salmon River and east of a north-south line bisecting the city of Shoshone and extending from the south boundary of the state of Idaho to the Salmon River. Commission members shall be appointed and serve for a term of three (3) years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. The commission shall elect its chairman. The chairman of the commission may delegate the function of the honey advertising commission to an executive secretary whose function will be subject to the approval of the honey advertising commission. The executive secretary must be a member of the Idaho honey industry association, inc., or its successor organization but need not be a member of the honey advertising commission. A majority of the members of said commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business and the carrying out of the duties of said commission. Before entering on the discharge of their duties as members of said commission, each member shall take and subscribe to the oath of office prescribed by the statutes of Idaho. Each member of the commission shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509 (n), Idaho Code. The commission shall meet regularly once each fiscal year at a date established by said commission in its designated business office, and it shall fix the time and place of special meetings as may be deemed necessary by the chairman of the commission.
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