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IN Code § 15-15-12-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-2. "Bushel"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "bushel" means fifty-six (56) pounds of corn by weight.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-2.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-3. "Corn"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "corn" does not include sweet corn, seed corn, or popcorn.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-1 part.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-4. "Council"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "council" refers to the Indiana corn marketing council established by section 17 of this chapter.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-3.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-5. "Dean of Agriculture"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "dean of agriculture" refers to the dean of agriculture of Purdue University.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-3.5.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-6. "Director"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "director" refers to the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture or the person designated by the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture to carry out duties imposed on the director of the Indiana state department of agriculture under this chapter.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-4.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.120-2008, SEC.52.
IN Code § 15-15-12-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-7. "First Purchase"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "first purchase" means a sale of corn at the first point of delivery when the corn is weighed and graded and title to the corn is transferred.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-5.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-8. "First Purchaser"

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this chapter, "first purchaser" means a person who is engaged in Indiana in the business of buying corn from producers. The term refers to a person buying or acquiring corn from:(1) the producer of the corn; or(2) the Commodity Credit Corporation, if the corn is pledged as collateral for a loan issued under a price support loan program administered by the Commodity Credit Corporation.(b) The term does not include a buyer of corn who buys less than one hundred thousand (100,000) bushels of corn annually for the buyer's own use as seed or feed.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-6.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-9. "Grain"

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter "grain" has the meaning set forth in IC 26-4-1-13.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-6.5.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-10. "Market Development"

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "market development" means to:(1) provide for the development of new or larger domestic and foreign markets for corn;(2) promote the production and marketing of renewable fuels and new technologies that use corn; and(3) access federal government money available to the state to further the market development activities described in subdivisions (1) and (2).[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-7.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-11. "Marketing Year"

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "marketing year" means the twelve (12) month period beginning October 1 and ending the following September 30.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-8.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-12. "Person"

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "person" means an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a public or private corporation, a political subdivision (as defined in IC 36-1-2-13), a cooperative, a society, an association, or a fiduciary.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-9.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-13 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-13. "Producer"

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "producer" means a person engaged in the business of producing and marketing corn in Indiana under:(1) the producer's own name; or(2) the name of an entity in which the producer has ownership.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-10.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.98-2012, SEC.4.
IN Code § 15-15-12-14 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-14. "Promotion"

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "promotion" means:(1) communication directly with corn producers;(2) technical assistance; and(3) trade marketing activities;to enhance the marketing opportunities of corn for corn products in domestic and foreign markets.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-10.5.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-15 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-15. "Research"

Sec. 15. As used in this chapter, "research" means a study to advance the:(1) marketability;(2) production;(3) product development;(4) quality; or(5) functional or nutritional value;of corn or corn products, including a research activity designed to identify and analyze barriers to domestic and foreign sales of corn or corn products.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-10.7.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-16 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-16. "Sale"

Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "sale" means a conveyance of title to corn or the pledge or other encumbrance of corn as security for a loan extended by the Commodity Credit Corporation under a federal price support loan program.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-10.7.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-17 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-17. Indiana Corn Marketing Council Established; Membership; Residence; per Diem and Travel Expenses

Sec. 17. (a) The Indiana corn marketing council is established. The council is a public body corporate and politic, and though it is separate from the state, the exercise by the council of its powers constitutes an essential governmental function. The council may sue and be sued and plead and be impleaded.(b) The council consists of seventeen (17) voting and eight (8) ex officio, nonvoting members. The elected members from districts listed under section 21(a) of this chapter must:(1) be registered as voters in Indiana;(2) be at least eighteen (18) years of age;(3) be producers; and(4) have an assessment on corn under section 32 of this chapter made during the previous two (2) years.(c) Each elected member of the council must reside in the district identified in section 21(a) of this chapter from which the member is elected.(d) Each member of the council is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency. However, council members are not entitled to a salary or per diem.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-12.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.98-2012, SEC.5.
IN Code § 15-15-12-18 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-18. Terms

Sec. 18. (a) The term of office of an elected or appointed council member is three (3) years. A member's term of office expires at the end of the final marketing year in the term. However, a member continues in office until a successor who meets the qualifications set forth in section 17(b) of this chapter is elected.(b) An elected or appointed council member may not hold office for more than three (3) consecutive full terms.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-13.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-19 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-19. Vacancies

Sec. 19. (a) If a member of the council elected or appointed under section 21(a), 21(b), 21(c), or 21(d) of this chapter ceases to meet one (1) or more of the qualifications set forth in section 17(b) of this chapter, the member's term of office terminates and the member's office becomes vacant.(b) Whenever an elected council member's office becomes vacant before the expiration of the member's term of office, the council shall fill the vacancy by appointing a replacement member who meets the qualifications set forth in section 17(b) of this chapter. The appointee shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.(c) Whenever the office of a member appointed under section 21(e), 21(f), 21(g), or 21(h) of this chapter becomes vacant, the appointing authority who appointed the member shall fill the vacancy. An appointee under this subsection shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-14.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.98-2012, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-20 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-20. Appointment of Nonvoting Council Members

Sec. 20. (a) When necessary, the council may appoint individuals who hold offices of importance to the corn industry or have special expertise concerning that industry to participate in the work of the council. These individuals may not participate in votes taken by the council but are eligible for reimbursement for traveling expenses.(b) A person appointed under this section serves a term of three (3) years.(c) A person appointed under this section may not serve for more than three (3) consecutive full terms.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-15.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-21 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-21. Election Districts; Qualifications; Appointments; Ex Officio Members

Sec. 21. (a) One (1) council member shall be elected from each of the following districts:DISTRICT 1. The counties of Lake, Newton, Jasper, Benton, Porter, LaPorte, Starke, White, and Pulaski.DISTRICT 2. The counties of St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Kosciusko, Fulton, Carroll, Cass, Miami, and Wabash.DISTRICT 3. The counties of LaGrange, Steuben, Noble, DeKalb, Whitley, Allen, Huntington, Wells, and Adams.DISTRICT 4. The counties of Montgomery, Fountain, Warren, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Parke, Putnam, Vigo, Clay, and Owen.DISTRICT 5. The counties of Clinton, Boone, Tipton, Howard, Grant, Hamilton, Madison, Hendricks, Marion, Hancock, Morgan, Johnson, Shelby, Rush, Bartholomew, and Decatur.DISTRICT 6. The counties of Blackford, Jay, Delaware, Henry, Randolph, Wayne, Fayette, and Union.DISTRICT 7. The counties of Sullivan, Greene, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer.DISTRICT 8. The counties of Monroe, Brown, Lawrence, Jackson, Orange, Washington, Perry, Crawford, Harrison, and Floyd.DISTRICT 9. The counties of Franklin, Jennings, Jefferson, Ripley, Dearborn, Ohio, Clark, Switzerland, and Scott.(b) Six (6) council members shall be elected to represent all counties in Indiana.(c) The dean of agriculture shall appoint one (1) representative of the largest general farm organization in Indiana to serve as a member of the council.(d) The dean of agriculture shall appoint one (1) representative of the second largest general farm organization in Indiana to serve as a member of the council.(e) The director shall appoint two (2) representatives of first purchaser organizations to serve as nonvoting members of the council.(f) Four (4) members serve on the council, to be appointed as nonvoting members as follows:(1) One (1) member appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate.(2) One (1) member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.(3) One (1) member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.(4) One (1) member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives.The members appointed under this subsection are ex officio members of the council. The members of the senate must be of different political parties. The members of the house of representatives must be of different political parties. Notwithstanding any other law, the members appointed under this section are entitled to receive the per diem of members of the general assembly for time spent in attendance at the meetings of the council. Per diem of these members shall be paid by the council upon approval of the director.(g) The dean of agriculture or the dean's designee shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the council.(h) The secretary of agriculture or the secretary's designee shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the council.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-16.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-22 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-22. Date of Election; Notice

Sec. 22. An election of a council member shall be held in a district in the year in which the term of the district's council member is to expire. Between January 1 and March 15 of that year, the council shall notify the producers of the district of the impending election by publishing one (1) notice in a statewide agricultural publication and by making information available to the news media in the district.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-17.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-23 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-23. Ballots; Petitions; Forms

Sec. 23. (a) The ballot for the election of a district council member must include the name of each producer who:(1) meets the qualifications set forth in section 17(b) of this chapter; and(2) files with the council, not later than June 30 of the year of the election, a petition in support of candidacy signed by ten (10) other producers who reside in the district.(b) The council shall provide petition forms upon request and shall make forms available:(1) at cooperative extension service offices located in the district; and(2) via the council's Internet web site.(c) The council shall allow a producer to request a ballot through the council's Internet web site.(d) A name other than the names of the producers who have qualified under this section may not be printed on the ballot by the council. All names on the ballot must be listed in alphabetical order based on the producer's surname.(e) The council shall require each producer who submits a ballot to provide a separate attestation that the person is an eligible producer.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-18.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.98-2012, SEC.7.
IN Code § 15-15-12-24 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-24. Absentee Ballots

Sec. 24. (a) For purposes of the election of a district council member, the council shall provide an absentee ballot to every producer who:(1) resides outside Indiana or expects to be absent from the district in which the producer resides on the day of the election; and(2) requests an absentee ballot from the council at least five (5) days but not more than thirty (30) days before the election.(b) A producer's absentee ballot is not valid unless the council receives the ballot from the producer at least two (2) days before the election.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-19.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-25 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-25. Election Judges; Teller Committee; Traveling Expenses

Sec. 25. (a) The director shall appoint election judges for the election of council members. The director shall also appoint a teller committee to count absentee ballots and to canvass and certify results of elections of council members.(b) Each election judge or teller committee member appointed under this section is entitled to reimbursement for traveling expenses and other expenses actually incurred in connection with official duties, as provided in the state travel policies and procedures established by the Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget agency, but is not entitled to any salary or per diem.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-20.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-26 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-26. Election; Date and Location

Sec. 26. The election of a district council member must be conducted by the council in August at voting places located in the district. The winner of an election takes office on the following October 1.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-21.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-27. Council's Duties

Sec. 27. (a) The council shall do the following:(1) Elect a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and other officers the council considers necessary.(2) Employ personnel and contract for services that are necessary for the proper implementation of this chapter.(3) Bond the treasurer and such other persons as necessary to ensure adequate protection of funds received and administered by the council.(4) Authorize the expenditure of funds and the contracting of expenditures to conduct proper activities under this chapter.(5) Annually establish priorities and prepare and approve a budget consistent with the estimated resources of the council and the scope of this chapter.(6) Annually publish an activities report and audit and present the report and audit to the director, the dean of agriculture, and the legislative council. The report and audit must be:(A) sent to the legislative council in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6; and(B) available on the council's Internet web site.(7) Procure and evaluate data and information necessary for the proper implementation of this chapter.(8) Formulate and execute assessment procedures and methods of collection.(9) Receive and investigate, or cause to be investigated, complaints and violations of this chapter and take necessary action within the council's authority.(10) Adopt bylaws and operating procedures governing operations of the council.(11) Keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the council and have the receipts and disbursements audited annually by a certified public accountant.(12) Establish and maintain an Internet web site.(13) Take any other action necessary for the proper implementation of this chapter.(b) A majority of the voting members of the council constitutes a quorum. The affirmative votes of at least a majority of the quorum, and at least nine (9) affirmative votes, are required for the council to take action.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-22.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-28 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-28. Council Meetings

Sec. 28. (a) The council shall meet at least three (3) times in each marketing year at the call of the president or at the request of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the council.(b) The council shall comply with the requirements under IC 5-14-1.5 (open door law).[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-23.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6.
IN Code § 15-15-12-29 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 15. Agriculture and Animals|Article 15. Horticulture Products|Chapter 12. Indiana Corn Market Development|15-15-12-29. Payment of Expenses; Investments; Market Development

Sec. 29. (a) The council shall pay all expenses incurred under this chapter with money from the assessments remitted to the council under this chapter.(b) The council may invest all money the council receives under this chapter, including gifts or grants that are given for the express purpose of implementing this chapter, in the same way allowed by law for public funds.(c) The council may expend money from assessments and from investment income not needed for expenses for market development, promotion, and research.(d) The council may not use money received, collected, or accrued under this chapter for any purpose other than the purposes authorized by this chapter. The amount of money expended on administering this chapter in the council's fiscal year may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the average amount of assessments, grants, and gifts received by the council as calculated under subsection (e).(e) The council shall determine the amount that it may expend to administer this chapter, using the following formula:STEP ONE: Determine the amount of assessments, grants, and gifts received by the council in each of the preceding five (5) fiscal years beginning with the immediately preceding fiscal year.STEP TWO: Determine the average annual amount of assessments, grants, and gifts received by the council in each fiscal year using three (3) of the five (5) fiscal years described in STEP ONE after excluding the two (2) years in which the amount of assessments, grants, and gifts received by the council were the highest and lowest totals.STEP THREE: Divide the amount in STEP TWO by ten (10).The amount in STEP THREE is the maximum amount that the council may expend on administering this chapter for the current fiscal year.(f) The cost of processing refunds and applying for grants is not an administrative expense under this section.[Pre-2008 Recodification Citation: 15-4-10-24.]As added by P.L.2-2008, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.148-2009, SEC.4; P.L.98-2012, SEC.8.