§ 4.1-10-03 — North Dakota potato council - Membership - Term

1. The North Dakota potato council is composed of one participating producer elected
from each of the five districts established in section 4.1-10-02.
2. Each member of the council must be a United States citizen.
3. Each member of the council must be a resident of and participating producer in the
district that the member represents.
4. The term of each elected member is three years and begins on July first following the
member's election. The terms must be staggered so that no more than two expire
each year.
5. If at any time during a member's term that member ceases to possess any of the
qualifications provided for in this chapter, that member's office is deemed vacant and
the council shall appoint another qualified producer for the remainder of the term.
6. An elected member of the council may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
7. If an individual is appointed to complete a vacancy, that service is not counted as a
term, for purposes of this section, unless the duration of that service exceeds one
year.