1. (a) The department shall appoint a Certification Review and Standards Advisory Committee (the committee) which shall, at the department's request, review applications for certification and registration under this chapter. It shall advise the department on revisions to this chapter and administration of the Organic Standards and Certification Program.
2. (b) The appointment of each member may be for a period of up to two years and a member may receive additional appointments to the committee.
3. (c) The department, with the advice of the committee, shall conduct an annual review of implementation of this chapter and propose amendments as necessary.
4. (d) The committee shall be made up of 12 members, of which four are organic producers, one is a processor of organic food or fiber, one is a retailer of organic food or fiber, one is a distributor of organic food or fiber, two are technical advisors, agronomists, or horticulturists; and three are representatives of consumers.
5. (e) Members of the committee should be familiar with both organic production methods and the department's organic certification standards.

Source Note:The provisions of this §18.3 adopted to be effective June 7, 1994, 19 TexReg 4009; amended to be effective June 22, 2000, 25 TexReg 5886.