A.__The advisory council shall render to the commissioner information and advice concerning the administration of the department and carry out other duties specifically delegated by this Part.

B.__The advisory council shall hold regular meetings with the commissioner or the commissioner's deputy in December and May of each year and may hold special meetings at such other times and places as are advisable.

5.__Meetings.__All regular and special meetings of the advisory council must be public meetings and must be held in a public meeting place convenient for the public.__Public comment must be accepted at regular and special meetings of the advisory council.__Comments may be restricted to subjects before the advisory council at the meeting and consistent with any applicable requirements and limitations of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.__Public notice of all regular and special advisory council meetings must be published in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the geographic area where the meeting is scheduled at least 7 days and not more than 21 days prior to the meeting.__That notice must include an agenda or statement of purpose of the meeting. That notice may be combined with any other notice of the meeting required by law.

6.__Officers.__At the meeting held in May of each year, the advisory council may elect one member as chair and one member as vice-chair.

§10152.__Disabled hunter, trapper and angler advisory committee

The commissioner shall establish a disabled hunter, trapper and angler advisory committee referred to in this section as the "advisory committee," composed of 4 disabled persons, a licensed physician, a representative of state agencies that work on disability issues, 2 statewide organizations representing hunters, trappers or anglers and one interested person.__The purpose of the advisory committee is to advise the commissioner on applications for a special permit under section 10853, subsection 11 and to provide recommendations to the commissioner on ways to promote and enhance access to hunting, fishing and trapping opportunities in this State for disabled persons.__The commissioner shall meet with the advisory committee at least twice a year, once during the month of January, February or March and once during the month of July, August or September, to review applications for special permits to accommodate permanent