<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 38-34-3 - Terms of members--Subsequent election of council members--Qualification--Vacancy.</title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2082077Normal { text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2082077SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082077CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2082077Normal-000000 { text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-top: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: .001pt; } span.s2082077DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082077000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082077DefaultParagraphFont-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2082077SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2082077Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=38-34-3"><span class="s2082077SENU">38-34-3</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082077SENU">. </span><span class="s2082077CL">Terms of members--Subsequent election of council members--Qualification--Vacancy.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082077Normal-000000"><span class="s2082077DefaultParagraphFont">The term of the members of the council is three years. However, the initial appointments shall be for staggered terms. Succeeding council members shall be nominated by participating growers and appointed by the secretary of agriculture and natural resources. No council member may serve more than four consecutive terms. If a member ceases to be a participating grower, the secretary shall declare the member's office vacant, and the secretary shall appoint a successor for the balance of the term of the office vacated.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082077Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082077000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2082077Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082077DefaultParagraphFont-000002">Source: </span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2082077SCL">SL 2005, ch 214, § 3; SL 2013, ch 195, § 1; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=21-3"><span class="s2082077SCL">21-3</span></a><span class="s2082077SCL">), § 51, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.</span></p></div></body></html>