Selection of State Forester

Selection of State Forester. The Commission shall appoint a State Forester who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Commission and who is qualified to perform the duties as set forth in Miss. Code Ann. §§49-19-3 et seq. (Supp. 2011) and to pay him such salary as is provided by the Legislature, and allow him such office expenses incidental to the performance of his official duties as the commission, in its discretion, may deem necessary. Any person appointed by the commission as State Forester shall have received a bachelor's degree in forestry from an accredited school or college of forestry and shall be licensed and registered under the provisions of the Mississippi Foresters Registration Law and in addition shall have had at least five (5) years' administrative experience in a forestry-related field.