§ 4.1-13-09 — Member at large - Nominating commission - Appointment by governor

1. No sooner than sixty days before the term of the commission's member at large is to
expire, the agriculture commissioner, serving as the chairman, shall convene a
nominating committee consisting of the following individuals:
a. The agriculture commissioner;
b. The director of the North Dakota agricultural experiment station;
c. The president of the North Dakota crop improvement association;
d. The president of the North Dakota farm bureau;
e. The president of the North Dakota farmers union;
f. The president of the North Dakota grain dealers association;
g. The president of the North Dakota grain growers association;
h. The director of the North Dakota state university extension service; and
i. A resident of this state who is a member of, and selected by, the United States
durum growers association.
2. The committee shall submit to the governor the names of three individuals who are
qualified to serve as a member at large.
3. Before the member's term is to expire, the governor shall appoint one of the three
individuals to serve as the member at large.
4. Any member of the nominating committee may appoint a designee to carry out the
requirements of this section.