West Virginia Code Chapter 19. Agriculture § 19-2F-6. Beef Industry Council; appointment; terms; qualification of members; removal of members; officers; meetings; expenses

(b)(1) Commencing with the Council terms beginning on the first day of July, two thousand five, the Council shall consist of nine members appointed for terms of three years by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. Six members of the Council must be beef cattle producers, one member must be a dairy cattle producer, one member must be a representative of a public livestock market and one member must be a meat packer or meat processor.

(2) Each member of the Council, at the time of his or her appointment, must have been engaged in his or her representative occupation for a period of not less than five years immediately preceding the appointment and each member must be a United States citizen and a resident of this state during the appointment term.

(3) In making appointments to the Council, the Governor shall consider proposed member recommendations made by West Virginia organizations and groups concerned with or engaged in beef production.

(4) No member may serve more than two consecutive full terms and any member having served two full terms may not be appointed for one year after completion of his or her second full term. A member continues to serve until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified.

(5) The Governor may remove any member of the Council for neglect of duty, incompetency or official misconduct.