2-15-3005. Alfalfa leaf-cutting bee committee -- membership -- compensation. (1) There is an alfalfa leaf-cutting bee committee consisting of five members appointed by the governor. The committee is attached to the department for administrative purposes only as prescribed in 2-15-121.
     (2) The committee consists of:
     (a) three members from the Montana alfalfa seed association;
     (b) one member from the department; and
     (c) one member from the cooperative extension service at Montana state university.
     (3) A list of nominees for appointment to the committee may be submitted to the governor by the Montana alfalfa seed association, the department, and the cooperative extension service for the respective appointments from each entity.
     (4) Appointments to the committee are for 3 years. Appointments from the Montana alfalfa seed association are for staggered 3-year terms. Members may be reappointed at the discretion of the governor.
     (5) Unless he is a full-time salaried officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state, each member is entitled to be paid from the enterprise fund established in 80-6-1109 compensation of $25 for each day in which he is engaged in the transaction of the official business of the committee, together with expenses as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503.

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 331, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 167, L. 1989.