A. The State Board of Agriculture shall appoint a rule advisory committee who, without compensation, shall act as advisors to the Board in the formulation of the rules promulgated pursuant to the Oklahoma Registered Poultry Feeding Operations Act.

1. One member shall represent the integrators;

2. Three members shall represent the contract growers;

3. One member shall represent the field of hydrogeology;

4. One member shall be a soil scientist;

5. One member of a local conservation district;

6. One member employed by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board;

7. One member shall represent the field of water quality science, and

8. Three members shall represent the general public, one of which shall represent the water department of a municipality.

Of the initial members, four shall serve for one-year terms; four shall serve for two-year terms; and four shall serve for three-year terms.

Upon reappointment for the one-year terms and the two-year terms herein created, all appointments shall be for a three-year term. All members shall serve in such capacity during said term at the pleasure of the Board.

B. Except for emergency rules, the State Department of Agriculture shall submit proposed rules to the rule advisory committee at the same time as the Department causes notice to be published in "The Oklahoma Register" pursuant to subsection B of Section 303 of Title 75 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Comments of the rule advisory committee shall be submitted to the members of the Board at least fifteen (15) days prior to any official action by the Board on the rules.

C. Proposed emergency rules shall be submitted by the Department to the rule advisory committee at least five (5) days prior to the rules being considered by the Board.

Laws 1998, SB 1170, c. 232, § 2, emerg. eff. July 1, 1998.