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AL Code § 2-8-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-83 - Application of Soybean Producers' Association for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Generally.

Section 2-8-83Application of soybean producers' association for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Generally. Any nonprofit association of producers fairly and substantially representative of the producers of soybeans throughout the state may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among soybean producers of the state upon the question of levying an assessment and collecting, expending and utilizing the same for the purpose or purposes authorized under this article and as stated in such referendum. Any nonprofit association approved or certified under this article as an approved or certified association by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall be authorized to execute or carry out such a promotional program within the limits prescribed by this article. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §4.)
AL Code § 2-8-84 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-84 - Application of Soybean Producers' Association for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Action by State Board of Agriculture and Industries on Application.

Section 2-8-84Application of soybean producers' association for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Action by State Board of Agriculture and Industries on application. Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of soybean producers, as provided in Section 2-8-83, 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 soybean producers of this state, and the board shall otherwise find and determine that such application and the program proposed therein are 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 organization is duly authorized to conduct among the soybean producers of this state a referendum for the purpose set forth in its application which shall be consistent with the purposes of this article. In the event there is more than one pending application at any time, the board must decide between the pending applications based on the program proposed, the number and geographical distribution of soybean producer members in the applicant organization, the size, stability, potential effectiveness and fiscal soundness of the applicant organization and any organizations with which it is affiliated, the existence and effectiveness of affiliated county organizations in the applicant organization and its affiliates and the sentiment of soybean producers as ascertained by petitions, hearings and otherwise as may be determined by the board. No application shall be considered if an association holds currently valid certification. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §5.)
AL Code § 2-8-85 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-85 - Authority of Certified Association to Conduct Referendum on Assessment.

Section 2-8-85Authority of certified association to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-84, such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama soybean producers a referendum wherein they shall be entitled to vote on the question of whether or not they shall levy upon themselves an assessment under and subject to and for the purpose stated in this article. The referendum shall be conducted on a statewide basis. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §6.)
AL Code § 2-8-86 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-86 - Notice of Referendum.

Section 2-8-86Notice of referendum. When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-85, the certified association shall, not less than 30 days before the date for such referendum, publicly announce the date, hours, polling places and rules for voting in the referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means by which such assessment shall be collected and the general purposes for which said amount so collected shall be expended and 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 agent in the area covered by the referendum. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §7.)
AL Code § 2-8-87 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-87 - Conduct of Referendum; Payment of Expense.

Section 2-8-87Conduct of referendum; payment of expense. The arrangements for and the management of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article shall be under the direction of the association certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries to conduct the same, and such association shall furnish all necessary ballots and arrange for the necessary poll holders. All expense and costs necessary to conduct such a referendum shall be borne by such association. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §8.)
AL Code § 2-8-88 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-88 - Eligibility to Vote in Referendum; Question to Be Voted On.

Section 2-8-88Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on. Any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for the holding of such referendum. All producers of soybeans who shall be subject to any assessments levied under the provisions of this article and who produced soybeans in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum shall be entitled to vote in the referendum. In such referendum, individuals so eligible for participation therein shall vote upon the question of whether there shall be levied an assessment for a period of five years in an amount set forth in the call for such referendum, which amount shall not exceed the limitations prescribed by this article. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §9; Acts 1980, No. 80-316, p. 436, §1.)
AL Code § 2-8-89 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-89 - Majority Vote Required for Approval of Assessment; Canvass of Results; Limitation on Assessment.

Section 2-8-89Majority vote required for approval of assessment; canvass of results; limitation on assessment. If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority or more of the soybean 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 such referendum, then such assessment shall be levied and collected in the manner provided in this article. 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 soybeans shall not exceed two cents per net bushel after deductions for foreign material on any soybeans sold by the producers thereof. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §10; Acts 1973, No. 1073, p. 1827; Acts 1984, No. 84-274, p. 460.)
AL Code § 2-8-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-90 - Subsequent Referendums.

Section 2-8-90Subsequent referendums. In the event any referendum conducted as provided in this article shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from soybean producers eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified association conducting the said referendum shall be authorized to call another referendum for the purposes set forth in this article in the next succeeding year on the question of an assessment and promotional program for the period authorized by this article; provided, that no such referendum shall be held within a period of 12 months from the date on which the last referendum was held. In the event such referendum is carried or favored by the required number of eligible soybean producers participating therein and assessments in pursuance thereof are levied for the period set forth in the call for such referendum, then the association conducting such referendum shall have full power and authority to call and conduct during or after the last year of such period another referendum in which the soybean producers shall vote upon the question of whether or not such assessments shall be continued or renewed for another period of time as authorized under this article. Any subsequent referendums authorized in this section shall be subject to all of the requirements of an original referendum conducted under the provisions of this article. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §11.)
AL Code § 2-8-91 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-91 - Collection of Assessments; Deductions for Expenses.

Section 2-8-91Collection of assessments; deductions for expenses. In the event the required number of soybean producers approve, by a referendum as provided in this article, the levying of an assessment upon the sale of soybeans for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing every person engaged in the business of buying soybeans, whether said buyers are located within the State of Alabama or not, that on or after the date designated in such notice, which shall not be less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the mailing of such notice by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, that the amount of the assessment levied pursuant to the referendum shall be deducted by all purchasers of soybeans from the sale price thereof where such soybeans are purchased within the state. The deductions of assessments as required by this article shall be deducted by the first purchaser from the grower of the soybeans. "First purchaser" means any person that buys soybeans from the grower in the first instance, or any lienholder or pledgee, public or private, or assignee of said lienholder, secured party or pledgee who gains title to the soybeans from the grower as the result of exercising any legal rights by the lienholder, secured party, pledgee or assignee thereof, regardless of when the lien, security interest or pledge was created. "First purchaser" also includes any person, public or private, who acquires a lien or security interest or receives a pledge of the soybeans after said soybeans are harvested. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, all assessments so deducted by the first purchaser shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. The books and records of all such purchasers of soybeans subject to the deductions or assessments levied under this article shall at all times during regular business hours be open for inspection by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his duly authorized representatives or agents for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of amounts remitted under this article. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be entitled to deduct three percent of all sums remitted to the Department of Agriculture and Industries under this article to defray expenses incident to collection and administration thereof. The amount thus deducted by the commissioner for expenses incident to the administration of this article shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §12; Acts 1980, No. 80-316, p. 436, §1.)
AL Code § 2-8-92 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-92 - Remission of Collections to Treasurer of Association.

Section 2-8-92Remission of collections to treasurer of association. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall remit to the treasurer of the certified association all moneys paid to or collected by him on a quarterly basis between the first and fifteenth of January, April, July and October of each year, less a commission of three percent of the total amount so collected, which commission shall be deposited in the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury. The amount remitted to the treasurer of the certified association shall be used and expended by such association for a promotional program in the manner provided by this article and the rules and regulations of the association. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §13.)
AL Code § 2-8-94 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-94 - Exemptions.

Section 2-8-94Exemptions. The provisions of this article shall not apply to any person who purchases 1,000 or less bushels of soybeans in any calendar year, nor shall the provisions of this article apply to occasional sales between growers. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §15.)
AL Code § 2-8-95 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-95 - Refund of Assessment to Soybean Producer.

Section 2-8-95Refund of assessment to soybean producer. Any producer of soybeans against whom any assessment is made and deducted under authority of this article, if dissatisfied with said assessment, shall have the right to demand and receive from the treasurer of the certified association a refund of the amount of the assessment collected from such soybean producer, if such demand for refund is made in writing within 30 days from the date on which such assessment was deducted from the sale price of soybeans sold by such soybean producer. Applications for refunds of amounts deducted from the sale price of any soybeans sold must give the name and address of the sale market or purchaser who bought the soybeans, date of purchase, invoice or weight ticket number, if any, and the amount of soybeans purchased from him for which the assessment was deducted. Within 30 days after the first quarterly receipt of funds from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, and thereafter within 30 days after receipt of such application, the certified association shall, after such association determines that the assessment was paid as claimed in the application, refund the amount so paid as an assessment. The mailing by the association of a valid check in the amount of such assessment, payable to seller, within 30 days after receipt of the application for refund, shall constitute a compliance with this section. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §16.)
AL Code § 2-8-96 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-96 - Bond of Treasurer of Association.

Section 2-8-96Bond of treasurer of association. Before any money is remitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to the treasurer of an organization or association as authorized under the provisions of this article, the treasurer of said organization shall furnish the commissioner a bond approved by the commissioner in the amount of not less than the estimated annual total amount of the assessments handled by such officer. The surety on said bond shall be a corporate surety company duly qualified and licensed to do business in Alabama, and said bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful handling, proper accounting and properly authorized expenditure of all funds received and disbursed by the principal named in said bond. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §17.)
AL Code § 2-8-97 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-97 - Expenditure of Assessments.

Section 2-8-97Expenditure of assessments. The funds derived from any assessments levied upon the sale of soybeans as authorized under this article shall be used and expended by the certified association, after such funds are remitted to it by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, for the purpose of promoting and stimulating by advertising and other methods the increased use and sale of soybeans and soybean products. Any funds expended by the certified association not authorized by a promotional program previously approved shall be deemed an unauthorized and illegal expenditure of such funds. All funds approved for expenditure by any certified association for an approved promotional program for the soybean industry as authorized under this article are hereby appropriated for disbursement and expenditure by said certified association to carry out any such approved promotional program or programs. It shall not be necessary for the Legislature to make any specific or general appropriation for such disbursements or expenditures nor shall such disbursements and expenditures be subject to the budget and allotment requirements of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 of this Code, and such disbursements and expenditures shall not be restricted or subject to any other requirements for any general or special appropriations. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §18.)
AL Code § 2-8-98 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-98 - Joint Programs With Other States.

Section 2-8-98Joint programs with other states. Any certified association may enter into agreements with like associations, commissions or other agencies of other states for the purpose of conducting a similar agricultural commodities promotional program jointly with such associations, commissions or other agencies in other states, and such certified association shall be authorized to contribute a proportionate share of the cost and expense necessary for such a program. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §19.)
AL Code § 2-8-99 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-99 - Annual Audit of Association; Examination by Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; Publication of Statement.

Section 2-8-99Annual audit of association; examination by Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; publication of statement. The approved and certified association receiving and disbursing funds as authorized in this article shall, following the close of its fiscal year every two years, cause an audit of its books and accounts for the two-year period to be conducted by a certified public accountant, disclosing receipts, disbursements, expenditures, and other information related thereto, and a copy thereof shall be forwarded to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for inspection and review. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts may audit, review, and otherwise investigate the receipts and disbursements of the funds in the same manner that those duties are performed for examination and audits of agencies and departments of the state. An examination or audit as required by this section and submitted to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall be open to public inspection. Within 90 days following the close of a certified association's fiscal year, if it has received any funds from assessments levied and collected pursuant to this article, the association shall forward a copy of a financial statement to the state board showing the amount received and collected and the amount spent for each project and item. The statement shall be available for public inspection. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §20; Act 2010-257, p. 448, §1.)
AL Code § 2-8-100 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-100 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 2-8-100Rules and regulations. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this article, which shall include rules and regulations governing the holding of referendums as adopted by the certified association, rules and regulations governing the collection, deposit, handling, withdrawal and disbursement of assessments collected under this article and such other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the evident intent and purposes of this article. The certified association authorized to conduct a promotional program as authorized under this article shall have a right to recommend such rules and regulations to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries and, upon receipt of such recommended rules and regulations, said board shall meet within a period of not more than 90 days to consider their adoption. The certified association shall be given at least 10 days' notice in writing of any such meeting. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §21.)
AL Code § 2-8-101 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 3 - Soybean Industry.|Section 2-8-101 - Enforcement Duties of Commissioner; Revocation of Certification of Association.

Section 2-8-101Enforcement duties of commissioner; revocation of certification of association. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through the facilities of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, to enforce and collect the assessment charges levied upon the sale of agricultural commodities under the provisions of this article and to enforce the rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries relative thereto. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have authority at any time to revoke or cancel any approval or certification of an association in the event it finds that such association is not carrying out its promotional program in accordance with the provisions of this article and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Before any certification may be revoked, the certified association shall be given notice and an opportunity to be heard by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries upon the question of whether its certification should be revoked. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §22.)