S355 - North Carolina Farm Act of 2024. (SL 2024-32)

Overview: Section 20 of S.L. 2024-32 does all of the following:

• Requires the Board of Crop Seed Improvement to cooperate with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T State University) to foster and promote the development and distribution of pure strains of crop seeds among North Carolina farmers.
• Adds two members to the Board of Crop Seed Improvement:
  • Dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at NC A&T State University.
  • Associate Dean of Agriculture Research of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at NC A&T State University.
• Adds four members to the Seed Board:
  • One appointed upon the recommendation of the Associate Dean of Agriculture Research at NC A&T State University.
  • One appointed upon the recommendation of the Extension Administrator of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, NC A&T State University.
  • Two at-large members appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.

This section became effective July 3, 2024.