Apple Marketing Advisory Board.

(b) The advisory board shall prepare and submit to the Commissioner of Agriculture for the commissioner's review and consideration: (1) Recommendations concerning the apple market order described in section 22-54q and for a publicity program to maintain and enhance existing apple markets and create new apple markets; (2) a proposed budget for the implementation of the apple market order and the program created pursuant to such order; (3) marketing research proposals that are beneficial to the apple industry in the state; (4) recommendations for the collection of the assessment imposed pursuant to section 22-54r ; and (5) recommendations for revisions to the apple market order. Any publicity program described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall not refer to any particular brand or trade name or disparage the quality, value, sale or use of any other agricultural commodity. (c) Each apple producer shall file with the advisory board, on forms provided by the advisory board, information on the harvested crop of such producer, including the number of first sale units and the disposition of such units at fresh markets, cold storage or other destinations. The advisory board shall provide the commissioner with such information as the commissioner deems necessary to fulfill the purposes of sections 22-54p to 22-54t , inclusive. See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.