Section 8003. State board for dietetics and nutrition

A state board for
  dietetics and nutrition shall be appointed by the board of  regents,  on
  recommendation  of  the  commissioner,  for the purpose of assisting the
  board of regents and the department  on  matters  of  certification  and
  professional conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight
  of this chapter.
    The board shall consist of not less than thirteen members, ten of whom
  shall  be  certified  dietitians or certified nutritionists, except that
  the members of the first board need not  be  certified    but  shall  be
  persons  who are eligible for certification under the provisions of this
  article prior to their appointment to the board.  The first board,  with
  respect  to  members  representing the profession, shall consist of five
  members  registered  by   a   national   dietetic   association   having
  registration standards acceptable to the department and five members who
  are  members  of  or  registered  by  a national nutritional association
  having  membership  and/or  registration  standards  acceptable  to  the
  department.  Thereafter,  members  of  the  profession appointed to such
  board shall be certified pursuant  to  this  article.    To  the  extent
  reasonable,  the  board  of  regents  should  insure  the state board is
  broadly representative of  various  professional  interests  within  the
  dietetic   and   nutritional   community.      Three  members  shall  be
  representatives of the general public. An  executive  secretary  to  the
  board  shall  be appointed by the board of regents on the recommendation
  of the commissioner.