A. Created; Powers: Pursuant to the authority granted under Idaho Code section 25-2603, the board of county commissioners hereby creates an orchard review board to control orchard pests. The orchard review board is vested with the power to control pests as provided in this chapter, subject to review by the board of county commissioners. (Ord. 91-04, 9-12-1991)
B. Composition:
1. Appointment: The board shall be composed of six (6) members appointed by the Gem County board of county commissioners.
2. Term: Each board member shall serve a two (2) year term. The terms of one of the board members from the commercial orchard industry, the private citizen position, and one of the private orchardist positions shall commence on even calendar years. The terms of the second commercial orchard industry representative and the second private orchardist shall commence on odd numbered years.
3. Criteria For Appointment: Two (2) of the members shall be from the commercial orchard industry, one shall be a private citizen and resident of the county with no commercial ties to the orchard industry, two (2) members shall be private orchardists or retired commercial orchardists or have some background or knowledge of orchard management and fruit production, and the sixth member shall be that person employed by the University of Idaho as the Gem County agricultural extension agent. The Gem County agricultural extension agent shall be a nonvoting member.
4. Compensation: The board members shall serve without salary or other compensation. (Ord. 99-07, 9-13-1999)
C. Duties: It shall be the duty of the board to review and act on all complaints involving orchard pests in orchards, private or otherwise. All actions taken by the board shall comply with section 4-2-5 of this chapter as well as the abandoned orchard board working procedures outline which is attached as exhibit A to ordinance 94-08 on file in the office of the clerk of the district court. (Ord. 91-04, 9-12-1991; amd. Ord. 94-08, 5-16-1994)