- (a) Purpose. The Egg Marketing Advisory Board is created pursuant to Texas Agriculture Code Annotated, §132.007.
- (b) Duties. The board is composed of the commissioner, an Extension Service representative appointed by the head of the Poultry Science Department at Texas A&M University, and nine persons appointed by the governor, including three persons who are producers, three persons who are retailers, and three persons who are dealers, wholesalers, brokers or processors. The commissioner and the appointed Extension Service representative serve as ex-officio members of the board. The commissioner shall serve as chairman of the board. The board shall meet at the call of the chairman. A member of the board must be a Texas resident. Members serve for staggered terms of six years and the governor shall fill any vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term. Members shall serve without pay, but are entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in attending to the work of the board, subject to the approval of the chairman. The board advises the department in matters relating to egg quality, inspection, and carton labeling to ensure that the eggs sold to Texas consumers meet or exceed standards of quality developed by the department.
- (c) Duration. The Egg Marketing Advisory Board is abolished on September 1, 2007, unless continued under the Texas Sunset Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 325.
Source Note:The provisions of this §1.201 adopted to be effective January 17, 1995, 20 TexReg 19; amended to be effective August 23, 1996, 21 TexReg 7657.