1. A. With the exception of the ex officio members, the Governor shall appoint a Commission to be known as the Oklahoma Wheat Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission who shall advise and direct the Director of the Wheat Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission.

2. B. The Commission referred to in subsection A of this section shall be composed of five (5) members who:

   1. 1. Are at least twenty-five (25) years of age and residents of Oklahoma;
   2. 2. Have been actually engaged in growing wheat in this state for a period of at least five (5) years; and
   3. 3. Derive a substantial portion of their income from growing wheat.

3. C. The five members of the Commission, referred to in subsections A and B of this section, shall be residents of and have farming operations in those areas of the state designated below as Districts I through V, one from each District:

   1. 1. District I, consisting of Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant and Major counties;
   2. 2. District II, consisting of Beaver, Cimarron, Ellis, Harper, Texas, Woods and Woodward counties;
   3. 3. District III, consisting of Beckham, Blaine, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Kingfisher, Roger Mills and Washita counties;
   4. 4. District IV, consisting of Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and Tillman counties; and
   5. 5. District V, consisting of all counties east of the western boundary lines of Kay, Noble, Logan, Oklahoma, Cleveland, Grady, Stephens and Jefferson counties.
4. D. The Governor shall appoint one member of the Commission for each of the Districts established in subsection C of this section from lists of three nominees for each of said five (5) Districts as selected by the wheat producers of each District in meetings called by the Oklahoma Wheat Utilization, Research and Market Development Commission. All producers who have paid a fee and left it with the Commission during the current year, as provided in Section 1030 [2-1030] of this title, shall be eligible to vote in said meetings for their respective Districts; provided, however, that all wheat producers in the state as defined in paragraph 2 of Section 1023 [2-1023] of this title shall be eligible to vote in the selection of nominees for the initial appointments to the Commission. It shall be the responsibility of the producer to prove his eligibility to vote.
5. E. Ex officio, nonvoting members of the Commission referred to in subsection A of this section shall be the President of the Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture and the Director of the State Extension Service.

Laws 1965, c. 59, § 4, emerg. eff. April 7, 1965; Amended by Laws 1981, c. 298, § 2, emerg. eff. June 29, 1981.