150.022 Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission -- Appointment
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(1)The Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission shall consist of nine
(9)members, one
(1)from each commission district, as set out by the commissioner
with the approval of the commission, and not more than five
(5)of the same
political party.
(2)The Governor shall appoint the members of the commission subject to confirmation
by the Senate as described in subsection
(3)of this section. Each of the members
shall be appointed for a term ending on December 31 of the fourth calendar year
following his or her appointment. A member whose reappointment is not confirmed
by the Senate while it is in session shall vacate his or her seat upon the date of sine
die adjournment of the session in which the confirmation was declined. Otherwise,
a member's term shall continue until his or her successor is duly appointed and
confirmed by the Senate, but no later than one
(1)year following the expiration of
the member's term. If after one
(1)year a successor has not been duly appointed and
confirmed by the Senate, the commissioner's seat for that district shall be vacant
until a successor is duly appointed and confirmed by the Senate. A member shall
serve no more than two
(2)full terms, not including any partial term that a member
may additionally serve. A person who has been convicted of a felony offense, in
Kentucky or under the law of any other state, or any other law of the United States
shall not be eligible to serve on the commission.
(a)Vacancies through the expiration of terms of the members of the commission
shall be filled by appointment by the Governor from a list of five
(5)names
from each commission district, recommended and submitted by the sportsmen
of each respective district.
(b)When the term of a member expires, the commissioner shall call a meeting of
the sportsmen in that district not later than thirty
(30)days prior to the
expiration of the member's term. Notice of the meeting shall be given by
publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
(c)At the meeting, the sportsmen in attendance shall select and submit to the
Governor a list of five
(5)residents and citizens of the district who have held
hunting and fishing licenses in Kentucky or another state for at least the
previous five
(5)consecutive years, or who have been hunting and fishing in
the Commonwealth for the previous five
(5)consecutive years while license-
exempt under KRS 150.170, and who are well informed on the subject of
wildlife conservation and restoration. Each sportsman may vote for one
candidate only, and the list submitted to the Governor shall be made up of the
names of the five
(5)candidates receiving the five
(5)highest vote totals.
(d)The Governor shall appoint a successor to the member whose term has
expired no later than January 20 of the year following the year in which the
member's term expired.
(4)Upon appointment to the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commission,
each commissioner shall execute a bond of one thousand dollars ($1,000) in favor
of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, the premium on this bond to be
paid out of department funds.
(5)In the event of vacancies other than by expiration, the Governor shall fill the
vacancy for the unexpired part of the term from the names remaining on the list
previously submitted for the district from which the vacancy arose. An appointee
chosen under this subsection shall not serve on the commission until duly
confirmed by the Senate.
(6)Each member of the commission shall take the constitutional oath of office.
(7)The Governor shall remove any member of the commission for cause under
subsection
(2)of this section and may remove a member of the commission for
nonfeasance, neglect of duty, or misconduct in office; but shall first deliver to the
member a copy of all charges in writing and afford to him or her an opportunity for
an administrative hearing to be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B.
(8)Each member of the commission shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and
necessary traveling and other expenses incurred by him or her in the discharge of
his or her official duties and to be paid from the game and fish fund.
(9)A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any
business, for the performance of any duty or for the exercise of any power vested in
the commission.
(10)The department shall have its principal office in Franklin County, and is authorized
to purchase all supplies, equipment, and printed forms and to issue any notices and
publications as the commissioner may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of
this chapter.
(11)The word "sportsman" as used in this section shall mean a resident hunter or
fisherman who has been licensed in Kentucky for each of the past two
consecutive years.