1. The commissioner may participate, as a nonvoting member, in any regular or special meeting of a commodity group, including any executive session held by a commodity group.
2. Annually, the commissioner shall call a meeting of representatives from each commodity group to engage in collaborative efforts to promote and market agricultural commodities.
3. For purposes of this section, "commodity group" means the:
a. North Dakota barley council;
b. North Dakota beef commission;
c. North Dakota beekeepers association;
d. North Dakota corn utilization council;
e. North Dakota dairy promotion commission;
f. North Dakota dry bean council;
g. North Dakota dry pea and lentil council;
h. North Dakota oilseed council;
i. North Dakota potato council;
j. North Dakota soybean council;
k. North Dakota turkey federation; and l. North Dakota wheat commission.