Title 4 Utah Agricultural Code Chapter 23 Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Act Section 4 Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board created -- Composition -- Appointment -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Compensation.
4-23-4.Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board created --
Composition -- Appointment -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Compensation.
(1) There is created an Agricultural and Wildlife Damage Prevention Board composed of
the commissioner and the director of the Division of Wildlife Resources, who shall serve,
respectively, as the board's chair and vice chair, together with seven other members appointed by
the governor to four-year terms of office as follows:
(a) one sheep producer representing wool growers of the state;
(b) one cattle producer representing range cattle producers of the state;
(c) one person from the United States Department of Agriculture;
(d) one agricultural landowner representing agricultural landowners of the state;
(e) one person representing wildlife interests in the state;
(f) one person from the United States Forest Service; and
(g) one person from the United States Bureau of Land Management.
(2) Appointees' term of office shall commence June 1.
(3) (a) Except as required by Subsection (b), as terms of current board members expire,
the governor shall appoint each new member or reappointed member to a four-year term.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsection (a), the governor shall, at the time of
appointment or reappointment, adjust the length of terms to ensure that the terms of board
members are staggered so that approximately half of the board is appointed every two years.
(4) When a vacancy occurs in the membership for any reason, the replacement shall be
appointed for the unexpired term.
(5) Attendance of five members at a duly called meeting shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of official business. The board shall convene at the times and places prescribed by the
chair or vice chair.
(6) (a) (i) Members who are not government employees shall receive no compensation or
benefits for their services, but may receive per diem and expenses incurred in the performance of
the member's official duties at the rates established by the Division of Finance under Sections
63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(ii) Members may decline to receive per diem and expenses for their service.
(b) (i) State government officer and employee members who do not receive salary, per
diem, or expenses from their agency for their service may receive per diem and expenses incurred
in the performance of their official duties from the board at the rates established by the Division
of Finance under Sections 63A-3-106 and 63A-3-107.
(ii) State government officer and employee members may decline to receive per diem and
expenses for their service.
Amended by Chapter 243, 1996 General Session
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