2-8-12
Section 2-8-12 Collection of assessments; deductions for expenses. In the event the required number of cattle owners approve, by a referendum as provided in this article, the levying of an assessment upon the sale of cattle for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing every person licensed to operate a livestock market under authority of Sections 2-15-60 through 2-15-71, as well as every person who operates a meat packing or slaughter establishment which buys cattle or calves directly from the producer, that on or after the date designated in such notice, which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the mailing of such notice by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the amount of the assessment shall be deducted by all such sales markets or purchasers of cattle and calves or by their agents or representatives from the purchase price paid to the seller of such cattle and calves, where such...
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2-8-239
Section 2-8-239 Majority vote required for approval of assessment; canvass of results; limitations on assessment. If in such referendum a majority or more of the wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers who are eligible to participate and actually vote therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed on such referendum, then such assessment shall be levied and collected in the manner hereinafter provided. All wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers who produce wheat, corn, grain sorghum, or oats in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum shall be eligible to participate in said referendum. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter the certified association shall canvass, tabulate and publicly declare and announce the results thereof. The amount of the assessment levied upon the sale of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats shall not exceed $.02 per net bushel after deductions for foreign...
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2-13-123
Section 2-13-123 Collection of assessment; enforcement. (a) In the event a majority of the bulk tank units eligible for participation in such referendum and voting therein shall vote in favor of such assessment, then the said assessment shall be collected monthly for the number of years set forth in the call for such referendum, and the collection of such assessment shall be under such method, rules and regulations as may be determined by the state ADA conducting the same; and the said assessment so collected shall be paid into the treasury of the state ADA to be used together with other funds from other sources. Funds to be collected pursuant to a referendum conducted under this article shall be withheld and paid by each handler, including producer handlers, to the state ADA by the last calendar day of the month succeeding the month in which the milk was received by the handler. (b) In the event of a failure to pay part or all of an assessment levied pursuant to this article, the...
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2-8-126
Section 2-8-126 Notice of referendum; maximum assessment. When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-125, the certified organization shall, before calling and announcing such referendum, fix, determine and publicly announce, at least 30 days before the date determined upon for such referendum, the date, hours and polling places for voting in such referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means by which such assessment shall be collected if authorized by the growers and the general purposes to which said amount so collected shall be applied. Such notice shall be published by the certified association through the medium of an established farm publication, and written notice thereof shall be given to each county extension chairman in the area covered by the referendum. Provided, however, any referendum called under the provisions of this article for the assessment of peanuts, notice shall also be published once a week in a...
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2-8-129
Section 2-8-129 Negative vote in referendum. If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority of the producers in the area in which the referendum is conducted, eligible to participate and voting therein, shall vote in the negative and against the levying or collection of the assessment, then no assessment shall be levied or collected. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p. 142, §10; Act 2002-406, p. 1023, §1.)...
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2-8-130
Section 2-8-130 Affirmative vote in referendum. If in any referendum called under the provisions of this article, a majority of the producers in the area in which any referendum is conducted, eligible to participate and voting therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in the referendum on the agricultural commodity covered thereby, then the assessment shall be collected in the manner determined and announced by the organization conducting the referendum. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p. 142, §11; Act 2002-406, p. 1023, §1.)...
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2-8-199
Section 2-8-199 Approval of assessment; assessment amount. If in the referendum a majority or more of the cotton producers who are eligible to participate and who actually vote therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in the referendum, then the assessment shall be levied on a per bale basis and collected in the manner hereinafter provided. All cotton producers who produced cotton in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum shall be eligible to participate in the referendum. Following the referendum and within 30 days thereafter, the certified commission shall canvass, tabulate, and publicly declare and announce the results thereof. The assessment levied upon the sale of cotton shall not exceed one dollar ($1) per bale. The commission shall determine the assessment amount on an annual basis. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §10; Act 2002-152, p. 400, §1.)...
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2-8-51
Section 2-8-51 Collection of assessments; deductions for expenses. In the event the required number of swine producers approve by a referendum as provided in this article the levying of an assessment upon the sale of swine for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing every person licensed to operate a livestock market under authority of Sections 2-15-60 through 2-15-71, other persons who conduct livestock sales and purchasing establishments, including the sale of feeder pigs, and every person who operates a meat packing or slaughter establishment which buys swine directly from the producer, that on or after the date designated in such notice, which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the mailing of such notice by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the amount of the assessment shall be deducted by all such sales markets or purchasers of swine or by their agents or representatives from...
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2-13-118
Section 2-13-118 Collection of assessment if voted on. If in such referendum called under the provisions of this article, a simple majority of the bulk tank units eligible to participate and voting therein shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of such assessment proposed in such milk referendum covered thereby, then such assessment shall be collected in the manner determined and announced by the state ADA. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §9.)...
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2-8-274
Section 2-8-274 Application of catfish producers' association for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Action by board on application. Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of catfish producers as provided in Section 2-8-273, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If it is shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is fairly and substantially representative of the catfish producers of this state, and the board shall otherwise find and determine that such application is in conformity with the provisions and purposes of this article, the board shall certify such association as the duly delegated and authorized group or organization and shall likewise certify that such association is duly authorized to conduct among the catfish producers of this state a referendum for the purpose set forth in its application which shall be...
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