{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-248.721","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 248.721","heading":"County agricultural development councils.","body":"(1) Each county shall establish an agricultural development council to evaluate the\nneeds of the local agricultural economy and to devise a plan for the county that\nwould identify programs best suited for the agricultural development of the county.\nThe council shall assist prospective applicants in the council's county in obtaining\nmoneys from the agricultural development fund. Each council shall consist of nine\n(9) members as follows:\n(a) Two (2) farmers selected by the Farm Service Agency county committee;\n(b) Two (2) members selected by the board or boards of the soil conservation\ndistrict or districts serving the county;\n(c) Two (2) members selected by the county extension council, one (1) of whom\nshall have experience in agricultural diversification; and\n(d) Three (3) at -large members with farm experience and familiarity with the\ncounty's agricultural development opportunities and processes selected by the\nsix (6) members in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection.\n(2) (a) No less than two (2) of the nine ( 9) members appointed to the county\nagricultural development council under subsection (1) of this section shall be\nyoung farmers between the ages of twenty-one (21) and forty (40).\n(b) At least one (1) of the nine (9) members appointed to the county agricul tural\ndevelopment council under subsection (1) of this section shall represent a\ngender or race that is not represented on the council at the time of the\nselection.\n(3) (a) On July 1, 2002, and every two (2) years thereafter, members shall be\nappointed for  two (2) year terms. Beginning on July 1, 2010, persons\nappointed to serve on county agricultural development councils shall be\nlimited to two (2) consecutive two (2) year terms, but shall be eligible for\nappointment to additional consecutive terms after b eing absent from a council\nfor a period of two (2) years between each cycle of consecutive terms.\n(b) Any vacancy occurring on a county agricultural development council before\nthe expiration of the vacating member's term shall be filled within sixty (60)\ndays by the authority or members making the original appointment, in the\nsame manner as the original appointment was made under subsection (1) of\nthis section.\n(4) Each council shall be attached to the county cooperative extension service for\nadministrative support.\n(5) Each council shall receive guidance and assistance from the board as the council\ndevises plans and assists applicants as provided in subsection (1) of this section.\n(6) Councils shall make applicants aware of criteria for projects set out in KRS\n248.711.\n(7) Councils shall be responsible for developing local strategies for enhancing\nagricultural opportunities and assisting local farmers.\n(8) Each council shall utilize the resources of the Agricultural Entrepreneurship\nProgram created in KRS 248.717, the Kentucky Small Business Development\nCenter Network, and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture for assistance and\nsupport in aiding prospective applicants in obtaining moneys from the fund.\n(9) Each county council shall provide its plan to the board. If the state board\nrecommends changes in the county plan that the council does not agree with, the\ncouncil may take the plan before the subcommitte e created in KRS 248.723 for\ndiscussion and possible resolution of differences.","path":["KRS Chapter 248"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11978","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:53:01Z","sha256":"49993969049d1b7676ee70773362ce5e4f36cf09da51c71827e6f596a0f019b2","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-248.719","next":"us-ky/krs-248.723"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}