Section 285-A. Direct marketing advisory councils for regional marketing areas

1. Regional direct marketing advisory councils may be established  which shall be composed of representatives from  consumer  and  producer
  organizations   and   county   government   interests,  the  appropriate
  representative of the commissioner, and a county  cooperative  extension
  service  agent.  These  regional advisory councils shall be no more than
  five persons and shall meet at least three times annually,  and  council
  members  shall  serve  without pay but shall be reimbursed for allowable
  and necessary travel expenses.
    2. The duties and responsibilities of the regional  advisory  councils
  shall be prescribed by the commissioner and he may specifically delegate
  to  the  advisory  council  any  or  all  of, but not be limited to, the
  following duties and responsibilities:
    a. Identifying consumer groups and  farmers  interested  in  exploring
  direct marketing possibilities.
    b.  Recommending educational materials for consumer groups and farmers
  and appropriate ways to disseminate the needed information.
    c. Pinpointing specific subject areas of direct marketing that are  of
  interest  to  local  food  buying  groups  or  producers  and suggesting
  training methods.
    d. Providing evaluations of existing direct marketing programs.