Section 285. Direct marketing advisory council for statewide activities

1.
  There shall be established a statewide direct marketing advisory council
  to advise the commissioner in policy planning, and  programs  pertaining
  to  direct marketing. The council will be convened at the request of the
  commissioner not less than two times per year, and the council's members
  shall serve without pay  but  shall  be  reimbursed  for  allowable  and
  necessary travel expenses.
    2.  The  advisory council shall consist of not less than seven members
  including the commissioner or his designated  representative  who  shall
  serve  as  chairman, the commissioner of general services, the executive
  director of  the  state  consumer  protection  board,  the  director  of
  cooperative  extension, two commercial farmers from different geographic
  locations representing different commodity enterprises to  be  appointed
  by the commissioner, and a consumer representative to be selected by the
  executive director of the state consumer protection board.
    3.  The  duties and responsibilities of the statewide advisory council
  shall be prescribed by the commissioner and he may specifically delegate
  to the council any or all of the following duties and responsibilities:
    a. Assisting the  commissioner  in  the  collection  and  assembly  of
  information  and  data  necessary  for the proper administration of this
  article.
    b. Study of matters pertaining to direct marketing and  reporting  its
  findings to the commissioner.
    c.  Recommend  to  the commissioner proposed rules and regulations, or
  amendments to existing rules and regulations, to effectuate the purposes
  of this article.
    d.  Advise  the  commissioner  with  respect  to  federal  and   state
  legislation  and  regulations  which  affect direct marketing within the
  state.
    e. Recommend to the commissioner educational programs and  promotional
  materials designed to foster direct marketing within the state.
    f. The performance of such other duties relating to the administration
  of this article as the commissioner may delegate.