2006 Minnesota Statutes

35.02 BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH.
    Subdivision 1. Members; officers. The board has five members appointed by the governor
with the advice and consent of the senate, three of whom are producers of livestock in the state,
and two of whom are practicing veterinarians licensed in Minnesota. The dean of the College of
Veterinary Medicine and the director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory of the University of
Minnesota may serve as consultants to the board without vote. Appointments to fill unexpired
terms must be made from the classes to which the retiring members belong. The board shall
elect a president and a vice-president from among its members and a veterinarian licensed in
Minnesota who is not a member to be its executive director for a term of one year and until a
successor qualifies. The board shall set the duties of the director.
    Subd. 2. Terms; compensation; removal; vacancies. The membership terms, compensation,
removal of members, and filling of vacancies on the board are governed by section 15.0575.
History: (53-43, 5395) RL s 2155; 1913 c 160 s 1; 1925 c 426 art 16 s 1; 1951 c 713
s 5; 1959 c 23 s 1; 1976 c 134 s 13; 1980 c 467 s 3; 1985 c 265 art 1 s 1; 1999 c 231 s 69;
1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 62