1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to animals; increasing Board of Animal Health membership;amending 
1.3 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.02, subdivision 1.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subdivision 1.Members; officers. (a) The board has five consists of 11 members 
1.7 	appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, three of whom are 
1.8 	producers of livestock in the state, and two of whom are practicing veterinarians licensed 
1.9 	in Minnesota. as follows:
1.10 	(1) one member who produces beef in Minnesota;
1.11 	(2) one member who produces pork in Minnesota;
1.12 	(3) one member who produces dairy in Minnesota;
1.13 	(4) one member who produces poultry in Minnesota;
1.14 	(5) one member who produces deer or elk in Minnesota;
1.15 	(6) one member who is a practicing large-animal veterinarian licensed in Minnesota;
1.16 	(7) one member who is a practicing swine veterinarian licensed in Minnesota;
1.17 	(8) one member who is a practicing poultry veterinarian licensed in Minnesota;
1.18 	(9) one member who is an agricultural instructor from a state college or university in 
1.19 	Minnesota;
2.1 	(10) the chair of the house of representatives committee with jurisdiction over agricultural 
2.2 	policy or a designee; and
2.3 	(11) the chair of the senate committee with jurisdiction over agricultural policy or a 
2.4 	designee.
2.5 	(b) The commissioners of agriculture, natural resources, and health, the dean of the 
2.6 	College of Veterinary Medicine, and the director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 
2.7 	of the University of Minnesota may serve as consultants to the board without vote.
2.8 	(c) Appointments to fill unexpired terms must be made from the classes to which the 
2.9 	retiring members belong.
2.10 	(d) The board shall elect a president and a vice-president from among its members and 
2.11 	a veterinarian licensed in Minnesota who is not a member to be its executive director for a 
2.12 	term of one year and until a successor qualifies. The board shall set the duties of the director.