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Agriculture AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER 58

HOUSE BILL NO. 1046

(Agriculture Committee)

(At the request of the Agriculture Commissioner)

AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 4.1-01-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the advisory committee on sustainable agriculture.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subsection 1 of section 4.1-01-11 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows:

1. The commissioner shallmay appoint an advisory committee on sustainable agriculture.

a. The committee must include:

(1) The chairman of the house agriculture committee or the chairman's designee;

(2) The chairman of the senate agriculture committee or the chairman's designee;

(3) The commissioner of the department of commerce or the commissioner's designee;

(4) The director of the North Dakota state university agricultural experiment station;

(5) An agricultural producer who utilizes innovative research-based technologies in farming operations;

(6) A representative of an international agricultural corporation; and

(7) An individual specializing in the domestic and international marketing of agricultural products.

b. If both houses of the legislative assembly are controlled by the same party, the committee also must include one member of the legislative assembly from the minority party, appointed by the chairman of the legislative management.

Approved March 8, 2021

Filed March 9, 2021