There is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture the office of State Seed Analyst. The State Seed Analyst shall be appointed by the State Board of Agriculture in conjunction with the Secretary of Agriculture in the same manner as other officers of the department are appointed and shall be subject to the supervision of the secretary. The secretary shall assign to the office of State Seed Analyst such employees in the Department of Agriculture as may be necessary to assist the State Seed Analyst in the performance of his duties.
N.J.S. § 4:1-44