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National Plant Board

Central Plant Board Constitutions and By-laws

Central Plant Board Constitution

ARTICLE I. The name of this organization shall be "Central Plant Board".

ARTICLE II. The purpose of this organization shall be to promote better understanding, uniformity and efficiency in the enactment and administration of laws and other instruments of regulatory authority, designed to advance and protect agriculture, horticulture, and forestry on state, national, and international levels.

ARTICLE III. The members of this organization shall be the chief regulatory plant pest control officer of the member states.

Section 1. The member states shall be Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Section 2. In the transaction of Central Plant Board official business, each state shall be entitled to one vote which is to be cast by the chief plant pest control officer or his authorized representative from his own state.

Section 3. A quorum shall consist of a number of members representing a majority of the member states.

Section 4. All meetings of the Central Plant Board shall be conducted in accordance with the Roberts "Rules of Order".

ARTICLE IV. The officers shall consist of president, vice-president, and Secretary-Treasurer.

ARTICLE V. Activities of the Board shall be supported by a contribution by the member states.

Section 1. The annual dues for membership and reports of the Central Plant Board shall be determined annually by the Board in accordance with expense needs.

ARTICLE VI. The constitution may be amended at any regular meeting by a three-fourths vote of those present providing those present constitute a quorum.

(As amended at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Central Plant Board, Chicago, Illinois, February 17-19, 1976)

Central Plant Board By-Laws

ARTICLE I. The duties of the officers shall be those usually assigned to such officers.

ARTICLE II. The executive committee shall consist of the officers, together with the two members of the National Plant Board Executive Committee from the Central Plant Board and its representatives to the National Plant Board Advisory Council. A member of the National Plant Board Executive Committee shall be eligible for reelection.

ARTICLE III. The officers shall be elected at each annual meeting for the ensuing year. Each member of the National Plant Board Executive Committee shall be elected for a three-year term.

ARTICLE IV. The duties of the executive committee shall be to consider and to act upon matters pertinent to the interest of the Central Plant Board, which arise between regular Central Plant Board meetings, and accordingly to advise the members thereon.

ARTICLE V. The president shall appoint members to fill vacancies on standing committees and may appoint special temporary committees to investigate and make recommendations on specific problems. When occasion demands, the president shall name an alternate to serve as Central Plant Board representative to the National Plant Board Executive Committee.

ARTICLE VI. A sum of money, in accordance to needs and within the limits of available funds, shall be appropriated annually to the National Plant Board by and at the discretion of the Central Plant Board. The money paid into the Treasury of the Central Plant Board shall be available for paying any ordinary expenses of the Central Plant Board, including paying part or all of the expenses of the Board's member, or members, of the National Plant Board Executive Committee to the annual meeting, or to special meetings, of the National Plant Board insofar as funds will permit. Extraordinary expenses, such as travel, subsistence, lodging, and for personal needs, must be approved by a majority of the executive committee before such expenditures are made.

ARTICLE VII. The time and place of the annual meeting shall be determined by the executive committee. It shall be the general policy of the Board to hold its annual meetings the third full week of February.

ARTICLE VIII. Delegates elected to the National Plant Board Executive Committee shall take office immediately after such election.

ARTICLE IX. The by-laws may be amended at any regular meeting by a three-fourths vote of those present, providing those present constitute a quorum.

(As amended at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Central Plant Board, Chicago, Illinois, February 17-19, 1976.)

(As amended at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Central Plant Board, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, February 21-24, 1977.)

(As amended and revised at the 61st Annual Meeting of the Central Plant Board, St. Louis, Missouri, February 19-21, 1985.)

Last Modified: September 27, 1998