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MT Code § 80-11-310 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 3. Alfalfa Seed Industry|80-11-310. Deposit and disbursement of funds -- investment

  80-11-310. Deposit and disbursement of funds -- investment. (1) As soon as possible after receipt, all money received by the department from the assessment levied under 80-11-307 and all other money received must be deposited in the alfalfa seed account in the state special revenue fund.   (2) (a) All money referred to in subsection (1) may be appropriated to the committee and may be used only for the payment of expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of Title 80, chapter 6, part 11, and this part.   (b) The committee may transfer money from the account to the alfalfa leaf-cutting bee account provided for in 80-6-1109.   (c) The committee may be assessed costs by the department for the services it provides upon request or pursuant to 2-15-121. The costs charged must have a substantial relationship to the cost of services supplied.   (3) Money received under 80-11-312, 80-11-313, and this section that is not immediately required for the purposes of Title 80, chapter 6, part 11, and this part must be invested under provisions of the unified investment program established in Title 17, chapter 6, part 2. The income from the investment must be deposited in the alfalfa seed account in the state special revenue fund.   (4) Money received under 80-11-312, 80-11-313, and this section may be appropriated to the committee for the purposes of Title 80, chapter 6, part 11, and this part.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 405, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 277, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 700, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 575, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 220, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 71, Ch. 509, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 102, L. 2015.
MT Code § 80-11-311 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 3. Alfalfa Seed Industry|80-11-311. Records required

  80-11-311. Records required. Each dealer shall maintain accurate records of all alfalfa seed handled, packed, shipped, or processed by the dealer. The records must be in the form and contain the information that the department may by rule prescribe, must be preserved for a period of 2 years, and are subject to inspection at any time upon request of the department or its agents.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 405, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2614, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 80-11-312 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 3. Alfalfa Seed Industry|80-11-312. Penalty for nonpayment

  80-11-312. Penalty for nonpayment. Any grower or dealer who fails to make collection or pay any assessment within the time required pursuant to this part is subject to a penalty of 5% of the amount of the assessment determined to be due, as provided in this part, plus 1% of such amount for each month of delay or fraction thereof after the expiration of the month after such assessment became due. The penalty must be paid to the department and disposed of as provided in 80-11-310.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 405, L. 1981.
MT Code § 80-11-313 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 3. Alfalfa Seed Industry|80-11-313. Penalty

  80-11-313. Penalty. In addition to the penalty specified in 80-11-312, any person who violates or aids in a violation of any of the provisions of this part or any of the rules or orders of the department adopted under this part, upon conviction thereof, is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500. All fines collected, except fines collected by a justice's court, shall be deposited as provided in 80-11-310.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 405, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 52, Ch. 557, L. 1987.
MT Code § 80-11-401 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-401. Repealed

  80-11-401. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 182, L. 1989.
MT Code § 80-11-402 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-402. Repealed

  80-11-402. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 182, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 46, L. 2001.
MT Code § 80-11-403 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-403. Repealed

  80-11-403. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 182, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 62, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 22, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-11-404 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-404. Repealed

  80-11-404. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 182, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2615, Ch. 56, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 30, L. 2015.
MT Code § 80-11-405 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-405. Repealed

  80-11-405. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 182, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 15, L. 2009; amd. Sec. 2616, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 80-11-406 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-406. through 80-11-410 reserved

  80-11-406 through 80-11-410 reserved.
MT Code § 80-11-411 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-411. Repealed

  80-11-411. Repealed. Sec. 3, Ch. 62, L. 1993.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 182, L. 1989.
MT Code § 80-11-412 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-412. Repealed

  80-11-412. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 182, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 62, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 46, L. 2001.
MT Code § 80-11-413 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-413. Repealed

  80-11-413. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 182, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 46, L. 2001.
MT Code § 80-11-414 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-414. Repealed

  80-11-414. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 10, Ch. 182, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 46, L. 2001.
MT Code § 80-11-415 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-415. Repealed

  80-11-415. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 182, L. 1989.
MT Code § 80-11-416 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-416. Repealed

  80-11-416. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 12, Ch. 182, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 2617, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 80-11-417 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-417. Repealed

  80-11-417. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 13, Ch. 182, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 46, L. 2001.
MT Code § 80-11-418 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-418. Repealed

  80-11-418. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 14, Ch. 182, L. 1989.
MT Code § 80-11-419 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 4. Mint and Mint Oil Production (Repealed)|80-11-419. Repealed

  80-11-419. Repealed. Sec. 1, Ch. 47, L. 2015.   History: En. Sec. 15, Ch. 182, L. 1989.
MT Code § 80-11-501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-501. Short title

  80-11-501. Short title. This part may be cited as the "Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development Enabling Act".   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 83, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-11-502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-502. Findings -- purpose

  80-11-502. Findings -- purpose. (1) The legislature finds that:   (a) agriculture is the leading industry in Montana, based on cash receipts, and that agricultural commodities are resources of the first magnitude in the economy of Montana residents;   (b) agricultural commodities are prime factors in the production of wealth and in the development and stabilization of property values and of activities and enterprises that form the bases and sources of important contributions by taxation to the public revenue; and   (c) Montana agricultural commodities enter a world market that is highly competitive in character.   (2) In order to protect and foster the health, prosperity, and general welfare of the people of Montana, it is declared to be the public policy of this state to encourage and promote intensive, scientific, and practical research into all phases of agricultural commodity culture, production, marketing, and use and into the development of markets for commodities grown or produced in Montana.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 83, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-11-503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-503. Definitions

  80-11-503. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Advisory committee" means a committee created by the department under authority of 80-11-510 for the purpose of advising the department on the implementation and administration of a commodity research and market development program established in 80-11-512.   (2) "Commercial channels" means the sale of agricultural commodities for any use when sold to:   (a) a commercial buyer, dealer, processor, or cooperative;   (b) a person, public or private, who resells any agricultural commodity or product produced from crops grown in Montana; or   (c) a first purchaser in Montana.   (3) "Commodity" means any agricultural crop, forage used by livestock, livestock, bird, fish, or value-added agricultural product that is grown or produced in or imported into Montana.   (4) "First purchaser" means a person, public or private, corporation, association, or partnership that buys, accepts for shipment, or otherwise acquires the property in or to agricultural commodities from a grower or producer. The term includes a mortgagee, pledgee, lienor, or other person, public or private, that has a claim against a grower or producer, when the actual or constructive possession of a commodity is taken as part payment or in satisfaction of a mortgage, pledge, lien, or claim.   (5) "Grower" or "producer" means a person or landowner who is personally engaged in growing or producing agricultural commodities, a tenant of the landowner who is personally engaged in growing or producing commodities, or both the landowner and the tenant jointly. The term includes a person, partnership, association, corporation, cooperative, trust, sharecropper, and all other business units, devices, and arrangements.   (6) "Person" means a natural person, individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, or organized group of persons and any trustee, receiver, assignee, or similar representative.   (7) "Sale" includes any mortgage or pledge of agricultural commodities to a person, public or private.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 83, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-11-504 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-504. Powers of department -- rulemaking

  80-11-504. Powers of department -- rulemaking. (1) In consultation with respective commodity advisory committees, the department may:   (a) adopt commodity research and market development programs pursuant to 80-11-512;   (b) adopt rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this part and commodity research and market development programs;   (c) hire employees or enter into contracts or agreements for the administration of commodity research and market development programs;   (d) enter into reciprocal agreements with analogous agricultural commodity research and market development programs outside of Montana for the collection and transfer of assessments on commodities sold across state borders;   (e) conduct audits of first purchaser commodity businesses to ensure collection and payment of commodity assessments in accordance with 80-11-516;   (f) place stop purchase or sale orders on commodities and apply for and obtain injunctions against first purchaser commodity businesses when it is determined that the first purchaser has not been collecting and paying required commodity assessments in accordance with 80-11-516;   (g) provide for the enforcement of this part;   (h) provide for the conduct of marketing and research into the production and uses of agricultural commodities;   (i) enter into contracts or agreements with units of the Montana university system and other university systems and other organizations, public or private, for purposes of:   (i) improving commodity quality;   (ii) increasing the efficiency of production;   (iii) developing marketing knowledge and markets;   (iv) determining new uses for commodities;   (v) developing alternative and rotation crops; and   (vi) carrying out all research and market development contemplated by this part.   (2) In administering the provisions of this part, the department may adopt rules establishing guidelines for:   (a) the petition and hearing process regarding adoption or elimination of commodity research and market development programs as set out in 80-11-512 and 80-11-513;   (b) the creation of commodity advisory committees as set out in 80-11-510;   (c) the adoption, collection, and enforcement of commodity assessments as set out in 80-11-515 and 80-11-516;   (d) policies and procedures for administration of commodity research and market development programs suggested by commodity advisory committees pursuant to 80-11-511; and   (e) conducting or contracting for commodity research and market development projects and guidelines for procedures for entering into reciprocal agreements with analogous commodity research and market development programs outside of Montana, as contemplated in this section.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 83, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-11-505 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-505. through 80-11-509 reserved

  80-11-505 through 80-11-509 reserved.
MT Code § 80-11-511 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-511. Duties of commodity advisory committees

  80-11-511. Duties of commodity advisory committees. (1) Each commodity advisory committee created in 80-11-510 shall advise the department regarding:   (a) policies and procedures to be followed by the department when administering a commodity research and market development program associated with each respective advisory committee;   (b) adoption of rules implementing and administering respective commodity research and market development programs;   (c) annual assessments on agricultural commodities associated with a respective research and market development program;   (d) assessment collection and enforcement procedures to be followed with each respective research and market development program; and   (e) the awarding of research and marketing contracts.   (2) None of the powers or duties provided for in this part permit participation in state or federal political action by an advisory committee.   History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 83, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-11-512 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-512. Adoption of commodity research and market development program -- referendum -- hearing

  80-11-512. Adoption of commodity research and market development program -- referendum -- hearing. (1) A commodity advisory committee formed pursuant to 80-11-510 shall hold at least one public hearing to receive relevant input from affected growers and producers on a proposed referendum, including the amount of the proposed assessment and the method of collection. The department shall advertise the hearing in areas where it is known the commodity is grown and in any applicable trade publication.   (2) (a) After considering the facts and information received at the hearing, the commodity advisory committee shall vote on whether to hold a referendum of affected growers and producers.   (b) The referendum must include, among other informational items, the amount of the assessment and the method of collection.   (c) The referendum must be by paper ballot mailed to the last-known address of known growers and producers of the relevant commodity, obtained from lists provided by the petitioner and other sources known to the department.   (d) Each grower or producer, as defined in 80-11-503, is entitled to one vote.   (e) If the commodity advisory committee votes against holding a referendum, the committee shall vote whether to dissolve the committee. If the commodity advisory committee votes against dissolution, the committee may continue to advise the department for 1 year from the date of the vote. If a referendum is not held or is defeated within 1 year of the vote, the commodity advisory committee is dissolved.   (3) If the referendum passes, the advisory committee shall propose a commodity research and market development program to the department for adoption.   History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 83, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 151, L. 2015.
MT Code § 80-11-513 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-513. Elimination of commodity research and market development program -- petition -- hearing

  80-11-513. Elimination of commodity research and market development program -- petition -- hearing. The department shall eliminate a commodity research and market development program subject to the following:   (1) After 2 years from the date on which a commodity research and market development program is adopted, the department may, upon its own accord or upon receipt of a verified petition from 15% or more of the growers or producers of a commodity requesting elimination of a research and market development program, call a hearing to determine if the program should be eliminated. The format, information required, and criteria of valid petitions must be established by department rule.   (2) After considering the facts and information received at the hearing, the department may, within 60 days of the hearing, hold a referendum of affected growers and producers. The referendum must be by paper ballot mailed to the last-known address of known growers and producers of the relevant commodity, obtained from lists provided by the petitioner and other sources known to the department. To be eligible to vote on a referendum, an individual must be a producer who is 18 years of age or older and a Montana resident.   (3) Based on a majority referendum vote in favor of elimination, the department shall repeal all rules and administrative procedures and policies associated with the relevant commodity research and market development program and dissolve the associated advisory committee.   (4) All funds of a former commodity research and market development program remaining in the account established in 80-11-518 revert to the general fund.   History: En. Sec. 8, Ch. 83, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-11-514 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-514. reserved

  80-11-514 reserved.
MT Code § 80-11-515 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-515. Annual commodity assessment -- collection

  80-11-515. Annual commodity assessment -- collection. (1) The department, in consultation with each commodity advisory committee, shall, for each commodity associated with a research and marketing program, adopt by rule an annual assessment on program commodities grown, delivered, or stored in Montana and sold through commercial channels.   (2) The assessments are levied and imposed:   (a) at the time of first sale of any commodity by a seller and must be collected by the first purchaser of the commodity from the seller at the time of each settlement for the commodity purchased;   (b) in the case of a mortgage or pledge of a commodity as security for a loan under any federal price support program, other than the commodity credit corporation, at the time that the loan is made and must be collected by the agency or person making the loan by deducting the amount of the assessment from the proceeds of the loan;   (c) in the case of a commodity pledged under the federal commodity credit corporation, at the time of purchase and must be collected at the time of purchase, not at the time that a lease or loan is made under the program; or   (d) as otherwise provided by department rule for the specific research or market development program.   (3) The assessments levied under the provisions of this section must be deducted and collected as provided by this part, whether the commodity is stored in Montana or any other state. The assessment attaches to each transaction, but a seller is not subject to assessment more than once regardless of the number of times that the commodity is the subject of a sale, mortgage, pledge, or other transaction. The assessment is imposed and attaches on the initial sale, mortgage, pledge, or other transaction in which the commodity seller parts with title to the commodity or creates some interest in the commodity in a mortgagee, pledgee, or other person.   (4) If the first purchaser is a foreign entity, the producer shall make a good faith effort to ensure that the assessment is collected as provided in this section and paid to the department as provided in 80-11-516.   History: En. Sec. 9, Ch. 83, L. 1999.
MT Code § 80-11-517 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 80. Agriculture|Chapter 11. Marketing|Part 5. Agricultural Commodity Research and Market Development|80-11-517. Receipt of gifts, grants, and donations for research and marketing purposes

  80-11-517. Receipt of gifts, grants, and donations for research and marketing purposes. The department may receive gifts, grants, and donations for any commodity research and market development conducted pursuant to this part.   History: En. Sec. 11, Ch. 83, L. 1999.