(1) The director of the department shall appoint a noxious weed management advisory council to provide advice to the department concerning the administration of this part and part 9 of this title.
(2) If appointed, the council must be composed of 11 members, as follows:
(a) the director of the department of agriculture, who shall serve as presiding officer;
(b) one member representing livestock production;
(c) one member representing agriculture crop production;
(d) one member from a recreationist/wildlife group;
(e) one member who is a herbicide dealer or applicator;
(f) one member representing noxious weed seed free material interests;
(g) one member representing weed research and control interests;
(h) one member from the Montana weed control association;
(i) two members representing counties, one each from the western and eastern parts of the state, which may include a county commissioner, district weed board member, or weed district supervisor; and
(j) one at-large member from the agricultural community.