| | | C.__One member appointed by an association representing | | owners of ponies who participate in pulling events; |
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| | | D.__One fair superintendent appointed by a state association | | of agricultural fairs; |
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| | | E.__One representative appointed by state humane | | organizations; |
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| | | F.__One member, appointed by the commissioner, representing | | the general public; |
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| | | G.__One member, appointed by the commissioner, representing | | the animal pulling industry; and |
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| | | H.__One member appointed by the Animal Welfare Advisory | | Council. |
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| | | 2. Chair; meetings; secretary.__The Pull Events Commission | | shall elect one of its members as chair.__The chair serves a 2- | | year term and may not serve as chair for consecutive terms.__The | | commission shall meet a minimum of twice annually.__The | | agricultural fair coordinator from the department shall serve as | | secretary to the Pull Events Commission. |
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| | | 3. Terms; vacancies.__Appointments to the Pull Events | | Commission must be for terms of 2 years.__The appointing | | authority fills a vacancy for a full 2-year term.__The appointing | | authority may remove a commission member for cause, which | | includes poor attendance.__The chair shall make recommendations | | to the appointing authority concerning a removal. |
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| | | 4. Rulemaking. The Pull Events Commission shall adopt rules | | establishing the qualifications and procedure for the | | certification of pull superintendents and assistant pull | | superintendents and guidelines for dealing with violations of | | section 95 and the rules adopted under this subsection.__Rules | | adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules | | as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | | 5. Other duties.__The Pull Events Commission shall: |
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| | | A.__Periodically review the statutory rules for pulls as | | contained in section 97, subsection 4 and recommend to the | | Legislature changes as necessary; |
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| | | B.__Give advice and recommendations to the commissioner on | | request or as the commission considers necessary; and |
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