Section 67-9705 - AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION AREA COMMISSION(1) The board of county commissioners shall appoint at least three (3) and no more than five (5) members actively employed by or supporting production agriculture in the county, which members may include representatives from the local soil and water conservation district board of supervisors, the local cattlemen's association board, the county farm bureau board, an irrigation district or water users association board, or a grower/commodity association or commission board, to serve as the agricultural protection area commission for the county.(2) The terms of agricultural protection area commissioners shall be established by resolution or ordinance, but in no case shall be less than three (3) years or more than six (6) years.(3) As part of its duties, the commission shall provide for meetings and hearings to obtain advice on the agricultural needs of the county. The commission may also conduct informal meetings with public officials and agencies, agricultural professionals, educational professionals, and other organizations to evaluate the agricultural needs of the county.(4) The commission may make recommendations to the board of county commissioners concerning the process by which the agricultural protection area commission will accept, review, and offer recommendations regarding agricultural protection area proposals to the board of county commissioners, including the nature and type of information provided by applicants and the evaluation criteria required to review agricultural protection area applications.(5) The commission shall review applications for inclusion in an agricultural protection area pursuant to the county agricultural protection area ordinance and make recommendations to the board of county commissioners regarding such applications.(6) The commission shall review applications to include eligible land in an agricultural protection area and make recommendations to the board of county commissioners within sixty (60) days of receiving such applications.Added by 2024 Session Laws, ch. 215,sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2024.