In accordance with section 69-15-2 of the Mississippi Code Annotated, the Board of Animal Health is composed of 15 members. Five members are ex officio with full voting rights and the remaining 10 members are appointed by the governor from various groups as provided by law. The five ex officio members consist of the commissioner of agriculture and commerce, the dean of the college of veterinary medicine and the heads of the animal and dairy science and poultry science departments at Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science and one person appointed by the president of Alcorn State University from its land grant staff. The governor appoints the ten other members to four-year terms as follows:
1. one licensed and practicing veterinarian who holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from a written list of three recommendations submitted by the State Veterinary Medical Association;2. one general farmer from a list of three recommendations of the Farm Bureau Federation;3. one poultry breeder and producer from a list of three recommendations submitted by the Mississippi Poultry Association;4. one small ruminant breeder and producer from a list of three recommendations, with one recommendation being submitted by each of the following: the Mississippi Sheep Producers' Association, the Mississippi Club Goat Association and the Mississippi Goat Association. If an association fails to timely submit its recommendation, the Governor may appoint the member from the list of recommendations submitted by the other associations;5. one beef cattle breeder and producer from a list of three recommendations submitted by the Mississippi Cattlemen's Association;6. one swine breeder and producer from a written list of three recommendations submitted by the Mississippi Pork Producers' Association;7. one dairy breeder and producer submitted from a written list of three recommendations from the American Dairy Association of Mississippi;8. one horse breeder and producer from a written list of four recommendations, with one recommendation being submitted by each of the following: the Mississippi Quarter Horse Association, Tennessee Walking Horse Association, Mississippi Cutting Horse Association and Mississippi State Equine Association. If an association fails to timely submit its recommendation, the Governor may appoint the member from the list of recommendations submitted by the other associations;9. one catfish breeder and producer from a written list of three recommendations from the Mississippi Catfish Association; and10. one member of the Mississippi Livestock Auction Association from a written list of three recommendations submitted by the Mississippi Livestock Auction Association. Amended August 7, 2017
2 Miss. Code. R. 101-1-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3