California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 24013.5

FAC § 24013.5 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 11 · Ch. 8

Statute text

(a)The secretary shall appoint an advisory committee to serve without compensation. The committee shall meet at least once a year, however, the chairperson may call for additional meetings as the chairperson determines are necessary. The committee shall elect a chairperson at its first meeting after appointment. Thereafter selection of the chairperson shall take place as deemed appropriate by, and at the pleasure of, the committee.

(b)(1) Members of the committee and their alternates may include, but not be limited to, representation from the California State Horsemen’s Association, the Equestrian Trails, Inc., the California Professional Horsemen’s Association, the Los Angeles Hunter Jumper Association, the California Dressage Society, the Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Association, the Central California Quarter Horse Association, the department, the North American Trail Ride Conference, the United States Equestrian Federation, the University of California School of Veterinary Medicine, the Appaloosa Horse Club, the Arabian Horse Association, the Pinto Horse Association of America, the California Veterinary Medical Association, the NorCal Hunter Jumper Association, the California Farm Bureau Federation, the California Gymkhana Association, the American Morgan Horse Association, the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association, the Pacific Coast Horse Shows Association, and any other organization the secretary deems appropriate.

(2)The advisory committee members and their alternates shall be representative of the industry that this chapter regulates. The members of the committee may also include, but are not limited to, representatives of breed associations represented within the state and other organizations with an interest in the deterrence of drug abuse in the industry that this chapter regulates.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 559, Sec. 72. (AB 2143) Effective January 1, 2025.