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                                  HOUSE BILL 1702

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Representatives Rasmussen, Prince, Jacobsen and Rayburn.

Read first time February 6, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Rural Development.Modifying provisions regarding composition of the beef commission.

     AN ACT Relating to the beef commission; and amending RCW 16.67.040 and 16.67.050.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 16.67.040 and 1969 c 133 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

     There is hereby created a Washington state beef commission to be thus known and designated.  The commission shall be composed of three beef producers, ((one)) two dairy (beef) producers, three feeders, one livestock salesyard operator, and one meat packer.  In addition there will be one ex officio member without the right to vote from the department of agriculture to be designated by the director thereof.

     A majority of voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.

     All appointed members as stated in RCW 16.67.060 shall be citizens and residents of this state, over the age of twenty-five years, each of whom is and has been actually engaged in that phase of the cattle industry he represents for a period of five years, and has during that period derived a substantial portion of his income therefrom, or have a substantial investment in cattle as an owner, lessee, partner, or a stockholder owning at least ten percent of the voting stock in a corporation engaged in the production of cattle or dressed beef, or a manager or executive officer of such corporation.  Producer members of the commission shall not be directly engaged in the business of being a meat packer, or as a feeder, feeding cattle other than their own.  Said qualifications must continue throughout each member's term of office.

     Sec. 2.  RCW 16.67.050 and 1969 c 133 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

     The appointive positions on the commission shall be designated as follows:  The three beef producers shall be designated positions one, two and three; ((the)) one dairy (beef) producer shall be designated position four and one, position ten; the three feeders shall be designated positions five, six and seven; the livestock salesyard operator shall be designated position eight; the meat packer shall be designated position nine.

     The regular term of office shall be three years from the date of appointment and until their successors are appointed:  PROVIDED, That the first terms of the members whose terms began on July 1, 1969 shall be as follows:  Positions one, four and seven shall terminate July 1, 1970; positions two, five and eight shall terminate July 1, 1971; positions three, six and nine shall terminate July 1, 1972.