I. There shall be a board of registration in optometry consisting of 5 members; including 4 optometrists and one public member, each to be appointed by the governor, with the approval of the council, to a term of 5 years. No member shall be appointed to more than 2 consecutive terms.II. Optometrist members of the board shall be of good professional character and shall reside and be practicing within the state.III. The public member of the board shall be a person who is not, and never was, a member of the optometric profession or the spouse of any such person, and who does not have, and never has had, a material financial interest in either the provision of optometric services or an activity directly related to optometry, including the representation of the board or profession for a fee at any time during the 5 years preceding appointment.Amended by 2015, 276:108, eff. 7/1/2015.1911, 167:1. PL 207 :2. 1935, 64:1. RL 253:2. 1943, 138:1. 1945, 56:1. RSA 327:2. 1957, 36:1. 1981, 355:3. 1985, 416:7. 1999, 197:1, 2. 2010, 118:10. 2015, 276:108, XIV, eff. July 1, 2015.