(a) In accordance with section 4-9a, the Governor, with the advice and consent of either house of the General Assembly, shall appoint eight electors of the state, two of whom are actively engaged in the sale and distribution of milk, two of whom are actively engaged in the processing of milk, two of whom have no active or financial interest in the production or sale of milk, and two of whom are actively engaged in the production of milk, which eight electors, with the Commissioner of Public Health, or the commissioner's designee, and the Commissioner of Agriculture, shall constitute the Milk Regulation Board. The Governor, for cause, after a public hearing, may remove any appointed member of the board.

(b) The Milk Regulation Board shall keep a record of all its proceedings. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the chairperson of the board, shall enforce the regulations established by the board and shall further administer any other duties prescribed by the board. The office of the Commissioner of Agriculture shall be the office of the board. Each of the eight members of the Milk Regulation Board appointed under the provisions of this section shall receive seventy-five dollars for each day the member attends a meeting of the board. The total payments to each member shall not exceed seven hundred fifty dollars each year, such payments to be made from the appropriations made for the Commissioner of Agriculture.

(1949 Rev., S. 3207; 1953, 1955, S. 1752d; 1959, P.A. 637, S. 2; 1961, P.A. 67; 1971, P.A. 872, S. 446, 448; P.A. 74-150, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 78-48, S. 1; P.A. 80-145; P.A. 91-312, S. 4; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(e); P.A. 04-189, S. 1; P.A. 05-130, S. 1.)

History: 1959 act replaced commissioner of agriculture with commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources; 1961 act replaced commissioner of agriculture, conservation and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture and natural resources; 1971 act replaced commissioner of agriculture and natural resources with commissioner of agriculture; P.A. 74-150 substituted “1977” for “1973” and deleted requirement that member who has no interest in production of milk be a woman; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of health with commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 78-48 deleted reference to milk administrator as board member; P.A. 80-145 replaced previous appointment date and term provisions with provision for appointment in accordance with Sec. 4-9a, retaining board composition as before, and deleted reference to commissioner of agriculture as board chairman; P.A. 91-312 divided sections into Subsecs., provided that the commissioner of agriculture shall be the chairperson of the board, changed the per diem compensation of the members from $20 and “necessary expenses” to $75 and increased the maximum total annual payment from $350 to $750; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Agriculture with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004; P.A. 05-130 amended Subsec. (a) to make a technical change and increase Governor's appointments from six to eight, adding two members actively engaged in processing of milk, and made a conforming change in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2005.

Cited. 111 C. 440.