71 Pa. Stat. § 140

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 140 - State Farm Products Show Commission (Adm. Code Section 430)

The State Farm Products Show Commission shall consist of the Governor, the Secretary of Agriculture, another officer of the Department of Agriculture to be designated by the Secretary of Agriculture, an officer of the Department of Education to be designated by the Secretary of Education, the dean of the College of Agriculture of Pennsylvania State University, the director of agricultural extension of Pennsylvania State University, and four other persons. At least one of the members at large shall have no direct ties to agricultural interests.

The terms of those members of the commission who are appointed by the Governor shall be four years.

The association known as "State Farm Products Show Committee," shall have the right to nominate, from its membership, at least double the number of candidates required to fill any vacancies which may occur in the membership of the State Farm Products Show Commission, and the Governor shall appoint members to fill such vacancies only from the candidates nominated as aforesaid. In the event, however, that said committee shall fail to make and submit to the Governor nominations to fill vacancies, the Governor may appoint any citizen of Pennsylvania to fill such vacancies.

The Secretary of Agriculture shall be chairman of the commission, and the commission shall elect a secretary and a treasurer who need not be members thereof. The same person may be secretary and treasurer of the commission.

Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

71 P.S. § 140

1929, April 9, P.L. 177, art. IV, § 430. Amended 1984, Dec. 21, P.L. 1275, No. 242, § 1, effective 1/1/1985.