15.135(4)
(4) Land and water conservation board. 15.135(4)(am)(am)
Creation. There is created a land and water conservation board which is attached to the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection under
s. 15.03.
15.135(4)(b)
(b)
Members. The board consists of all of the following members:
15.135(4)(b)1.
1. The secretaries of administration, natural resources, and agriculture, trade and consumer protection or their designees.
15.135(4)(b)2.
2. Three members of county land conservation committees designated biennially by the county land conservation committees at their annual meeting in even-numbered years, appointed for 2-year terms.
15.135(4)(b)3.
3. Four other members appointed for staggered 4-year terms. One of those members shall be a resident of a city with a population of 50,000 or more, one shall represent a governmental unit involved in river management, one shall be a farmer and one shall be a member of a charitable corporation, charitable association or charitable trust, the purpose or powers of which include protecting natural resources, including scenic or open space, and maintaining or enhancing air or water quality.
15.135(4)(c)1.
1. The U.S. secretary of agriculture to appoint a representative of the natural resources conservation service and a representative of the farm service agency to serve as advisory members of the board.
15.135(4)(c)2.
2. The dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the director of the University of Wisconsin-Extension to serve or appoint a person to serve as an advisory member of the board.
15.135(4)(c)3.
3. The staff of the county land conservation committees employed under
s. 92.09 to designate jointly a person to serve as an advisory member of the board.
15.135(4)(d)
(d)
Vacancies. If one or more of the county land conservation committee member positions on the board is vacant, the chairperson may call a special meeting of the committees to fill the vacancies, but vacancies may be filled only if a majority of the committees are represented at the special meeting.
15.135(5)(a)(a) There is created a veterinary examining board in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection. The veterinary examining board shall consist of the following 8 members appointed for staggered 4-year terms:
15.135(5)(b)
(b) No member of the examining board may in any way be financially interested in any school having a veterinary department or a course of study in veterinary or animal technology.
15.135 History
History: 1971 c. 125;
1973 c. 299;
1977 c. 29 ss.
32d,
33,
1650m (2), (4);
1979 c. 361 s.
112;
1981 c. 305,
346;
1983 a. 27;
1985 a. 20,
29,
153;
1987 a. 27,
281;
1989 a. 31,
219;
1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 16;
1995 a. 27;
1997 a. 27,
111;
2003 a. 235;
2005 a. 149;
2015 a. 55 ss.
128,
190.
15.137(1)(1)
Agricultural producer security council. 15.137(1)(a)(a) There is created in the department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection an agricultural producer security council consisting of the following members appointed by the secretary of agriculture for 3-year terms:
15.137(1)(a)1.
1. One person representing the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union of America, Wisconsin Division.
15.137(1)(a)2.
2. One person representing the Midwest Food Processors Association, Inc.
15.137(1)(a)3.
3. One person representing the National Farmers' Organization, Inc.
15.137(1)(a)4.
4. One person representing the Wisconsin Agri-Business Association, Inc.
15.137(1)(a)5.
5. One person representing the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.
15.137(1)(a)6.
6. One person representing both the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association, Inc., and the Wisconsin Soybean Association, Inc.
15.137(1)(a)7.
7. One person representing the Wisconsin Dairy Products Association, Inc.