02-07-05: ORCHARD REVIEW BOARD:

   (1)   Authority: Pursuant to the authority granted under Idaho Code section 25-2603, the Canyon County board of commissioners hereby creates an orchard review board to control orchard pests. The orchard review board is vested with the power to control pests as provided in this article, subject to review by the Canyon County board of commissioners.

   (2)   Creation And Composition: The board shall be composed of five (5) members appointed by the Canyon County board of commissioners. Each board member shall serve a two (2) year term. Two (2) of the members shall be from the commercial orchard industry, one shall be a private citizen and resident of Canyon County with no commercial ties to the orchard industry, one member shall be a private orchardist or retired commercial orchardist or have some background or knowledge of orchard management and fruit production, and the fifth member shall be that person employed by the University of Idaho as the Canyon County agricultural extension agency. The board members shall serve for a term of two (2) years and shall serve without a salary or other compensation.

   (3)   Duties: It shall be the duty of the board to review and act on all complaints involving orchard pests in orchards private or otherwise. (Ord. 99-005, 6-25-1999)