Nursery Advisory Board.

Existing law provides for the regulation of nursery stock and generally requires that nursery stock comply with certain standards and be subject to specified labeling requirements. Existing law makes it unlawful for any person to sell nursery stock without a license. This bill would establish the Nursery Advisory Board within the Department of Food and Agriculture to advise the Secretary of Food and Agriculture and make recommendations on all matters relating to nurseries and nursery stock. The bill would require that the advisory board consist of 12 voting members, appointed by the secretary, representing persons licensed to sell nursery stock, and that the term for each member be 4 years. The bill would prohibit a member from receiving a salary but would authorize a member to receive a per diem for meetings and other advisory board meetings, as specified. The bill would authorize the advisory board to adopt and amend bylaws as it deems necessary.