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NC Gen Stat § 106-65.73 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.73 - Quarantine.

 106-65.73. Quarantine.The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate regulations, quarantining this State, or any portion thereof, and governing the storage or other handling in the quarantined areas of regulated articles and the movement of regulated articles into or from such areas, when he shall determine that such action is necessary, or reasonably appears necessary, to prevent or retard the spread of the boll weevil. The Commissioner is also authorized to promulgate regulations governing the movement of regulated articles from other states or portions thereof into this State when such state is known to be infested with the boll weevil. Before quarantining any area, the Commissioner shall hold a public hearing under such rules as he shall determine, at which hearing any interested party may appear and be heard either in person or by attorney: Provided, however, the Commissioner may promulgate regulations, imposing a temporary quarantine for a period not to exceed 60 days, during which time a public hearing, as herein provided, shall be held if it appears that a quarantine for more than 60 days will be necessary to prevent or retard the spread of the boll weevil. It shall be unlawful for any person to store or handle any regulated article in a quarantined area, or to move into or from a quarantined area any regulated article, except under such conditions as may be prescribed by the regulations promulgated by the Commissioner. (1975, c. 958, s. 7; 1977, c. 507, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.74 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.74 - Authority to designate elimination zones; authority to prohibit planting of cotton and to require participation in eradication program.

 106-65.74. Authority to designate elimination zones; authority to prohibit planting of cotton and to require participation in eradication program.The Commissioner, subject to the provisions of section 13 of this act [Session Laws 1975, chapter 958, section 13] is authorized to designate by regulation one or more areas of this State as "elimination zones" where boll weevil eradication programs will be undertaken. The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate reasonable regulations rearding areas where cotton cannot be planted within an elimination zone when he has reason to believe it will jeopardize the success of the program or present a hazard to public health or safety. The Commissioner is authorized to issue regulations prohibiting the planting of noncommercial cotton in such elimination zones, and requiring that all growers of commercial cotton in the elimination zones participate in a program of boll weevil eradication including cost sharing as prescribed in the regulations. Notice of such prohibition and requirement shall be given by publication for one day each week for three successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the affected area. The Commissioner is authorized to set by regulation a reasonable schedule of penalty fees to be assessed when growers in designated "elimination zones" do not meet the requirements of (G.S. 106-65.73) and participation in cost sharing as prescribed by regulation. Such penalty fees shall not exceed a charge of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per acre. When a grower fails to meet the requirements of regulations promulgated by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall have authority in elimination zones to destroy cotton not in compliance with such regulations. (1975, c. 958, s. 8; 1977, c. 507, ss. 2, 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.75 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.75 - Authority for destruction or treatment of cotton in elimination zones; when compensation payable.

 106-65.75. Authority for destruction or treatment of cotton in elimination zones; when compensation payable.The Commissioner or his authorized representative shall have authority to destroy, or in his discretion, to treat with pesticides volunteer or other noncommercial cotton and to establish procedures for the purchase and destruction of commercial cotton in elimination zones when the Commissioner deems such action necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Article. No payment shall be made by the Commissioner to the owner or lessee for the destruction or injury of any cotton which was planted in an elimination zone after publication of notice as provided in G.S. 106-65.74, or which was otherwise handled in violation of this Article or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. However, the Commissioner shall pay for losses resulting from the destruction of cotton which was planted in such zones prior to promulgation of such notice. (1975, c. 958, s. 9; 1977, c. 507, ss. 4, 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.76 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.76 - Authority to regulate pasturage, entry, and honeybee colonies in elimination zones and other areas.

 106-65.76. Authority to regulate pasturage, entry, and honeybee colonies in elimination zones and other areas.The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate regulations restricting the pasturage of livestock, entry by persons, and location of honeybee colonies in any premises in an elimination zone which have been or are to be treated with pesticides or otherwise treated to cause the eradication of the boll weevil, or in any other area that may be affected by such treatments. (1975, c. 958, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.77 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.77 - Rules and regulations.

 106-65.77. Rules and regulations.The Commissioner shall have authority to adopt such other rules and regulations as he deems necessary to further effectuate the purposes of this Article. All rules and regulations issued under this Article shall be adopted and published in accordance with any additional requirements prescribed in this Article. (1975, c. 958, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.78 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.78 - Penalties.

 106-65.78. Penalties.(a) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Article or the regulations promulgated hereunder, or who shall alter, forge or counterfeit, or use without authority, any certificate or permit or other document provided for in this Article or in the regulations promulgated hereunder, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.(b) Any person who shall, except in compliance with the regulations of the Commissioner, move any regulated article into this State from any other state which the Commissioner found in such regulations is infested by the boll weevil, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1975, c. 958, s. 12; 1993, c. 539, s. 742; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.84 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4G - Official Cotton Growers' Organization.|§ 106-65.84 - Findings and purpose.

 106-65.84. Findings and purpose.The General Assembly of North Carolina finds that due to the interstate nature of boll weevil infestation, it is necessary to secure the cooperation of cotton growers, other State governments and agencies of the federal government, in order to carry out a program of boll weevil suppression and eradication. The purpose of this Article is to provide for the certification of a cotton growers' organization to cooperate with State and federal agencies in the administration of cost-sharing programs for the eradication and suppression of the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman) and other cotton pests. (1983, c. 136, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.85 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4G - Official Cotton Growers' Organization.|§ 106-65.85 - Definitions.

 106-65.85. Definitions.As used in this Article:(1) "Board" means the North Carolina Board of Agriculture.(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of North Carolina.(3) "Cotton grower" means any person who is engaged in and has an economic risk in the business of producing or causing to be produced, for market, cotton.(4) "Department" means the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (1983, c. 136, s. 2; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.86 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4G - Official Cotton Growers' Organization.|§ 106-65.86 - Certification by Board; requirements.

 106-65.86. Certification by Board; requirements.(a) The Board may certify a cotton growers' organization for the purpose of entering into agreements with the State of North Carolina, other states, the federal government and other parties as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article.(b) In order to be eligible for certification by the Board, the cotton growers' organization must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board that:(1) It is a nonprofit organization and could qualify as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 USC 501(a));(2) Membership in the organization shall be open to all cotton growers in this State;(3) The organization shall have only one class of members with each member entitled to only one vote;(4) The organization's board of directors shall be composed of:a. Two cotton growers from this State being appointed by the Commissioner, with the consent of the Board; andb. One representative of State government from this State, appointed by the Commissioner, with the consent of the Board.(5) All books and records of account and minutes of proceedings of the organization shall be available for inspection or audit by the Commissioner or his representative at any reasonable time; and(6) Employees or agents of the growers' organization who handle funds of the organization shall be adequately bonded. (1983, c. 136, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.87 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4G - Official Cotton Growers' Organization.|§ 106-65.87 - Certification; revocation.

 106-65.87. Certification; revocation.(a) Upon determination by the Board that the organization meets the requirements of the preceding section, the Board shall certify the organization as the official cotton growers' organization. Such certification shall be for the purposes of this Article only, and shall not affect other organizations or associations of cotton growers established for other purposes.(b) The Board shall certify only one such organization; provided, that the Board may revoke the certification of the organization if at any time the organization shall fail to meet the requirements of this Article. (1983, c. 136, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.88 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4G - Official Cotton Growers' Organization.|§ 106-65.88 - Referendum; assessments.

 106-65.88. Referendum; assessments.(a) At the request of the certified organization, the Board shall authorize a referendum among cotton growers upon the question of whether an assessment shall be levied upon cotton growers in the State to offset, in whole or in part, the cost of boll weevil or other cotton pest eradication and suppression programs authorized by this Article or by any other law of this State.(b) The assessment levied under this Article shall be based upon the number of acres of cotton planted. The amount of the assessment, the period of time for which it shall be levied, and the geographical area to be covered by the assessment shall be determined by the Board.(c) All affected cotton growers shall be entitled to vote in any such referendum and the Board shall determine any questions of eligibility to vote.(d) If at least two-thirds of those voting vote in favor of the assessment, then the assessment shall be collected by the Department from the affected cotton growers.(e) The assessments collected by the Department under this Article shall be promptly remitted to the certified organization under such terms and conditions as the Commissioner shall deem necessary to ensure that such assessments are used in a sound program of eradication or suppression of the boll weevil or other cotton pests.(f) The certified organization shall provide to the Department an annual audit of its accounts performed by a certified public accountant.(g) For the purposes of the State Budget Act, Chapter 143C of the General Statutes, the assessments collected by the Department under this Article shall not be "State funds". (1983, c. 136, s. 5; 2006-203, s. 25.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.89 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4G - Official Cotton Growers' Organization.|§ 106-65.89 - Agreements.

 106-65.89. Agreements.The Board may authorize the Department to enter into agreements with the certified organization, other state governments, the federal government and individual cotton growers as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article. (1983, c. 136, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.90 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4G - Official Cotton Growers' Organization.|§ 106-65.90 - Failure to pay assessments.

 106-65.90. Failure to pay assessments.(a) A cotton grower who fails to pay, when due and upon reasonable notice, any assessment levied under this Article, shall be subject to a penalty of not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per acre, as established in the Board's regulations.(b) A cotton grower who fails to pay all assessments, including penalties, within 30 days of notice of penalty, shall destroy any cotton plants growing on his acreage which is subject to the assessment. Any such cotton plants which are not destroyed shall be deemed to be a public nuisance. The Commissioner may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to abate and prevent such nuisance. Upon judgment and order of the court, such nuisance shall be condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court. The grower shall be liable for all court costs and fees, and other proper expenses incurred in the enforcement of this section.(c) In addition to any other remedies for the collection of assessments, including penalties, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has a lien upon cotton subject to such assessments. Provided, that any buyer of cotton shall take free of such lien if he has not received written notice of the lien from the Department or if he has paid for such cotton by a check in which the Department is named as joint payee. In any action to enforce the lien, the burden shall be upon the Department to prove that the buyer of cotton received written notice of the lien. A buyer of cotton other than a person buying cotton from the grower takes free of the lien created herein. (1983, c. 136, s. 7; 1987, c. 293; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.91 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4G - Official Cotton Growers' Organization.|§ 106-65.91 - Regulations.

 106-65.91. Regulations.The Board of Agriculture may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article. (1983, c. 136, s. 8.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.95 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4H - Bedding.|§ 106-65.95 - Definitions.

 106-65.95. Definitions.The following definitions shall apply throughout this Article:(1) "Bedding" means any mattress, upholstered spring, sleeping bag, pad, comforter, cushion, pillow, decorative pillow, and any other padded or stuffed item designed to be or commonly used for reclining or sleeping. This definition includes dual purpose furniture such as studio couches and sofa beds. The term "mattress" does not include water bed liners, bladders or cylinders unless they contain padding or stuffing. The term "mattress" also does not include quilts and comforters made principally by hand sewing or stitching in a home or community workshop.(2) "Itinerant vendor" means a person who sells bedding from a movable conveyance.(3) "Manufacture" means the making of bedding out of new materials.(4) "New material" means any material or article that has not been used for any other purpose and by-products of industry that have not been in human use.(5) "Previously used material" means any material of which previous use has been made, but manufacturing processes shall not be considered previous use.(6) "Renovate" means the reworking or remaking of used bedding or the making of bedding from previously used materials, except for the renovator's own personal use or the use of the renovator's immediate family.(7) "Sanitize" means treatment of secondhand bedding or previously used materials to be used in renovating for the destruction of pathogenic microorganisms and arthropods and the removal of dirt and filth.(8) "Secondhand bedding" means any bedding of which prior use has been made.(9) "Sell" or "sold" means sell, have to sell, give away in connection with a sale, delivery or consignment; or possess with intent to sell, deliver or consign in sale.  (1937, c. 298, s. 1; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 619; 1965, c. 579, s. 1; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 456, s. 1; 1991, c. 223, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 647, s. 5; 2011-145, s. 13.3(v), (w).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.96 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4H - Bedding.|§ 106-65.96 - Sanitizing.

 106-65.96. Sanitizing.(a) No person shall sell any renovated bedding or secondhand bedding unless it is sanitized in accordance with rules adopted by the Board of Agriculture.(b) A sanitizing apparatus or process shall not be used for sanitizing bedding or material required to be sanitized under this Article until the apparatus is approved by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(c) A person who sanitizes bedding shall attach to the bedding a yellow tag containing information required by the rules of the Board of Agriculture.(d) A person who sanitizes material or bedding for another person shall keep a complete record of the kind of material and bedding which has been sanitized. The record shall be subject to inspection by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(e) A person who receives used bedding for renovation or storage shall attach to the bedding a tag on which is legibly written the date of receipt and the name and address of the owner.  (1937, c. 298, s. 2; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 456, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 13.3(v), (x).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.97 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4H - Bedding.|§ 106-65.97 - Manufacture regulated.

 106-65.97. Manufacture regulated.All materials used in the manufacture of bedding in this State or used in manufactured bedding to be sold in this State shall be free of toxic materials and shall be made from new materials.  (1937, c. 298, s. 3; 1951, c. 929, s. 2; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 619; 1965, c. 579, s. 2; 1971, c. 371, ss. 1, 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 13.3(v).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.98 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4H - Bedding.|§ 106-65.98 - Storage of used materials.

 106-65.98. Storage of used materials.No establishment shall store any unsanitized previously used materials in the same room with bedding or materials that are new or have been sanitized unless the new or sanitized bedding or materials are completely segregated from the unsanitized materials in a manner approved by the rules of the Board of Agriculture.  (1937, c. 298, s. 3; 1951, c. 929, s. 2; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 619; 1965, c. 579, s. 2; 1971, c. 371, ss. 1, 2; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 13.3(v), (y).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.99 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4H - Bedding.|§ 106-65.99 - Tagging requirements.

 106-65.99. Tagging requirements.(a) A tag of durable material approved by the Board of Agriculture shall be sewed securely to all bedding. The tag shall be at least two inches by three inches in size.(b) The following shall be plainly stamped or printed upon the tag with ink in English:(1) The name and kind of material or materials used to fill the bedding which are listed in the order of their predominance;(2) A registration number obtained from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and(3) In letters at least one-eighth inch high the words "made of new material", if the bedding contains no previously used material; or the words "made of previously used materials", if the bedding contains any previously used material; or the word "secondhand" on any bedding which has been used but not remade.(4) Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 456, s. 4.(c) A white tag shall be used for manufactured bedding and a yellow tag for renovated or sanitized bedding.(d) The tag must be sewed to the outside covering before the filling material has been inserted. No trade name, advertisement nor any other wording shall appear on the tag.  (1937, c. 298, ss. 2, 3; 1951, c. 929, s. 2; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 619; 1965, c. 579, s. 2; 1971, c. 371, ss. 1, 2; 1973, c. 476 s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 456, ss. 3, 4; 2011-145, s. 13.3(v), (z).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.100 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4H - Bedding.|§ 106-65.100 - Altering tags prohibited.

 106-65.100. Altering tags prohibited.No person, other than one purchasing bedding for personal use or a representative of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall remove, deface or alter the tag required by this Article.  (1937, c. 298, s. 4; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2011-145, s. 13.3(v), (aa).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.101 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4H - Bedding.|§ 106-65.101 - Selling regulated.

 106-65.101. Selling regulated.(a) No person shall sell any bedding in this State (whether manufactured within or without this State) which has not been manufactured, tagged, and labeled in the manner required by this Article and which does not otherwise comply with the provisions of this Article.(b) This Article shall not apply to bedding sold by the owner and previous user from the owner's home directly to a purchaser for the purchaser's own personal use unless the bedding has been exposed to an infectious or communicable disease.(c) Possession of any bedding in any store, warehouse, itinerant vendor's conveyance or place of business, other than a private home, hotel or other place where these articles are ordinarily used, shall constitute prima facie evidence that the item is possessed with intent to sell. No secondhand bedding shall be possessed with intent to sell for a period exceeding 60 days unless it has been sanitized.  (1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 456, s. 5; 2011-145, s. 13.3(v), (bb).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.102 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4H - Bedding.|§ 106-65.102 - Registration numbers.

 106-65.102. Registration numbers.All persons manufacturing or sanitizing bedding in this State or manufacturing bedding to be sold in this State shall apply for a registration number on a form prescribed by the Commissioner of Agriculture. Upon receipt of the completed application and applicable fees, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall issue to the applicant a certificate of registration showing the person's name and address, registration number and other pertinent information required by the rules of the Board of Agriculture.  (1937, c. 298, s. 7; 1951, c. 929, s. 1; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1959, c. 619; 1971, c. 371, s. 3; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1987, c. 456, s. 6; 2011-145, s. 13.3(v), (cc).)