The Ontario Farm Products Commission has been appointing its five directors, but farmers will elect their own slate at this year’s annual meeting.
Two will serve a three-year term and three will serve a two-year term.
The commission has also enacted regulations so the board can issue licences and collect fees.
All tobacco growers will require a board licence, but there will be no production controls.
The board collapsed under competitive pressure from illegal tobacco production and imports.
In 2008 then federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz offered $300 million to buy out farmers and their quota.
