§2-17-26. Meat and Poultry Inspection Advisory Council.

(a) There shall be established a Meat and Poultry Inspection Advisory Council consisting of seven members to be appointed by the Governor in addition to the commissioner and the Attorney General of the State of Alabama who shall be ex officio members. Of the seven members to be appointed by the Governor, four shall be members of the Alabama Meat Packers Association, two shall be members of the Alabama Poultry Association and one shall be a member-at-large without reference to his or her affiliation to the meat or poultry packing or processing industry. The commissioner or his authorized representative shall serve as chairman of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Advisory Council, and the council shall meet upon call or at such regular times as the majority of the council may determine.

(b) The council members, with the exception of the commissioner and the Attorney General, shall be appointed by the Governor for seven year terms; except, that the initial council members shall be appointed for terms of from one to seven years and shall serve such staggered terms so that one member may be appointed subsequently each year.

(c) The members of the council shall receive no salary or expense allowance for their services.

(d) At any regular or special meeting of the Meat and Poultry Inspection Advisory Council, five members or ex officio members shall constitute a quorum.

(e) The Meat and Poultry Inspection Advisory Council shall have no regulatory powers of any character whatsoever, but its function shall be wholly advisory. It is contemplated, however, that the appointed members of such council shall consult with the commissioner and the Attorney General with respect to meat and poultry inspection and other matters within the scope of this chapter, and it is further contemplated that the commissioner shall, insofar as such in his opinion may be consistent with the public welfare, safety and health, consult with the remaining members of the council prior to the promulgation of any regulation or amendment thereto issued pursuant to the authority of this chapter.

(Acts 1969, No. 1049, p. 1939, §32.)