An advisory committee is hereby established to advise the director in the administration of the fruit tree certification and nursery improvement program.
- (1) The committee shall consist of five fruit tree nursery dealers and the director or the director's designated appointee.
- (2) When appointing this committee, the director shall consider names submitted by the Washington state nursery and landscape association.
- (3) The terms of the members of the committee shall be staggered and the members shall serve a term of three years and until their successor has been appointed. In the event a committee member resigns, is disqualified, or vacates a position on the committee for any other reason the vacancy shall be filled by the director under the provisions of this section governing appointments.
[ 2000 c 144 s 11; 1993 c 120 s 6; 1990 c 261 s 5; 1983 1st ex.s. c 73 s 5; 1971 ex.s. c 33 s 8.]