1. The agriculture commissioner shall establish and administer a mediation service.
2. The commissioner shall appoint the administrator of the mediation service and shall hire negotiators, mediators, and other necessary personnel.
3. The board may establish the fees to be paid by those using the North Dakota mediation service. The fees, which must be used to support continuation of the service, may not exceed twenty-five dollars per hour.
4. The board shall adopt policies governing the North Dakota mediation service's negotiators, mediators, and other personnel, as well as the nature and scope of all mediation efforts.