KRS 257.192: Kentucky Livestock Care Standards Commission -- Members.

The Kentucky Livestock Care Standards Commission is hereby created to make

recommendations to the board to establish, maintain, or revise standards governing the

care and well -being of on -farm livestock and poultry. The commission shall be attached

to the Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes and shall consist of sixteen

(16) members as follows:

(1) The state veterinarian, who shall be a nonvoting member;

(2) The co -chairs of the Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture, who shall be

nonvoting, ex officio members; and

(3) Thirteen (13) voting members as follows:

(a) The Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee, who shall serve as chair;

(b) The dean of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture or the dean's

designee;

(c) The chair of the Animal Control Advisory Board or the chair's designee;

(d) The director of the University of Kentucky Livestock Disease Diagnostic

Center or the director of the Murray State University Breathitt Veterinary

Center. Each director shall serve one (1) year terms on a rotating basis;

(e) Four (4) members appointed by the Governor as follows:

1. One (1) person selected from a list of three (3) submitted by the

Kentucky Farm Bureau;

2. One (1) person selected from a list of three (3) submitted by the

Kentucky County Judge/Executive Association;

3. One (1) veterinarian selected from a list of three (3) submitted by the

Kentucky Veterinary Medical Association. The veterinarian's practice

shall include working on one (1) or more of the species named in

paragraph (f) of this subsection; and

4. One (1) citizen at large with an interest in food safety; and

(f) Five (5) members actively engaged in farming and appointed by the Governor

with assistance by the department. The department shall contact commodity

organizations named in this paragraph, collect a list of potential

representatives from the organizations, and deliver the list to the Governor.

The Governor shall appoint:

1. One (1) active producer from the list submitted by Kentucky commodity

organizations representing bovine species;

2. One (1) active producer from the list submitted by Kentucky commodity

organizations representing ovine and caprine species;

3. One (1) active producer from the list submitted by Kentucky commodity

organizations representing porcine species;

4. One (1) active producer from the list submitted by Kentucky commodity

organizations representing equine species; and

5. One (1) active producer from the list submitted by Kentucky commodity

organizations representing poultry species.