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IA Code § 181.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 181 - BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION|Section 181.15 - Referendum — procedures.

181.15 Referendum — procedures.   Upon receiving a petition to conduct a referendum as provided in section 181.19 or 181.19A, the secretary shall conduct the referendum as follows:   1. The secretary shall provide for the publication of a notice of the referendum for a period of not less than five days in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and in such other newspapers as the secretary may prescribe. The notice of referendum shall set forth the period for voting and the voting places for the referendum and the amount of the state assessment. A referendum shall not be commenced prior to fourteen days after the last day of such period of publication.   2. Each producer upon signing a statement certifying that the person is a bona fide producer shall be entitled to one vote. At the close of the referendum period, the secretary shall count and tabulate the ballots filed during the referendum period. The ballots cast in the referendum shall constitute complete and conclusive evidence for use in any determination made by the secretary under the provisions of this chapter.   3. The secretary shall tabulate the ballots to determine whether the referendum has passed. If from such tabulation the secretary determines that a majority of the total number of producers voting approves the imposition of a state assessment, the state assessment shall be imposed as provided in section 181.11 at a rate provided for in section 181.19.   4. The secretary may prescribe such additional procedures as may be necessary to conduct a referendum.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §181.15]  86 Acts, ch 1195, §3; 2004 Acts, ch 1037, §13, 19
IA Code § 181.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 181 - BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION|Section 181.16 - Moneys remaining in fund.

181.16 Moneys remaining in fund. Repealed by  2004 Acts, ch 1037, §18, 19  .
IA Code § 181.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 181 - BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION|Section 181.17 - Executive committee — election — voting by nonmember producers.

181.17 Executive committee — election — voting by nonmember producers.   A producer who is not a member of the Iowa beef cattle producers association shall be entitled to vote in elections of persons to be members of the executive committee in the same manner as if the producer were a member. The members elected to the executive committee shall elect from their number the officers referred to in section 181.1A.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §181.17]  97 Acts, ch 30, §5; 2005 Acts, ch 3, §46; 2016 Acts, ch 1043, §13, 21
IA Code § 181.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 181 - BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION|Section 181.18 - Rules.

181.18 Rules.   All rules adopted by the executive committee shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 17A.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §181.18]  2005 Acts, ch 3, §47; 2016 Acts, ch 1043, §14, 21
IA Code § 181.18A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 181 - BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION|Section 181.18A - Not a state agency.

181.18A Not a state agency.   The Iowa beef cattle producers association is not an agency of state government.  93 Acts, ch 102, §1
IA Code § 181.18B (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 181 - BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION|Section 181.18B - Report.

181.18B Report.   Each year, the executive committee shall prepare and submit a report summarizing the activities of the executive committee under this chapter to the auditor of state and the secretary of agriculture. The report shall show all income, expenses, and other relevant information concerning fees collected and expended under this chapter.  94 Acts, ch 1146, §9; 2004 Acts, ch 1037, §14, 19; 2016 Acts, ch 1043, §15, 21  Referred to in §181.2
IA Code § 181.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 181 - BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION|Section 181.19 - Initial and special referendums.

181.19 Initial and special referendums.   1. The secretary shall, upon the petition of five hundred producers, conduct an initial referendum to determine whether a state assessment is to be imposed, at a rate established by the executive committee not to exceed one dollar per head on all cattle sold for any purpose.   2. The secretary shall, upon the petition of five hundred producers, conduct a special referendum to do any of the following:   a. Determine whether a state assessment already imposed shall be increased to a rate, established by the executive committee, not to exceed one dollar per head on all cattle sold for any purpose.   b. Determine whether a state assessment suspended pursuant to section 181.7A is to be in addition to a federal assessment. The state assessment shall be imposed at a rate not to exceed one dollar per head on all cattle sold for whatever purpose.   3. If a referendum passes, the secretary shall establish an effective date to commence the state assessment. However, the state assessment must be commenced within ninety days from the date that the secretary determines that the referendum has passed.   4. If a special referendum to increase the rate of the state assessment does not pass, the result of the special referendum shall not affect the existence or length of the state assessment in effect on the date that the special referendum was conducted.  [C75, 77, 79, 81, §181.19; 81 Acts, ch 71, §2]  86 Acts, ch 1195, §4; 97 Acts, ch 30, §6, 7; 2004 Acts, ch 1037, §15, 19; 2016 Acts, ch 1043, §16, 21  Referred to in §181.7A, 181.15
IA Code § 181.19A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 181 - BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION|Section 181.19A - Continuance referendum.

181.19A Continuance referendum.   1. The secretary shall, upon the petition of producers, conduct a continuance referendum to determine whether a state assessment should be renewed. The secretary must receive the petition not less than one hundred fifty and not more than two hundred forty days before the four-year anniversary of a state assessment’s effective date. The petition must be signed within that period by a number of producers equal to or greater than two percent of the number of producers in this state reported in the most recent United States census of agriculture, requesting a referendum to determine whether to continue the state assessment. The referendum shall be conducted not earlier than thirty days before the four-year anniversary date of the state assessment.   2. If the secretary determines that a continuance referendum has passed, the state assessment shall continue in effect for four additional years from the anniversary of its effective date.   3. If the secretary determines that the referendum has not passed, the secretary and the executive committee shall terminate the assessment in an orderly manner as soon as practicable after the determination. Another referendum shall not be held for at least one hundred eighty days from the date that the assessment is terminated.   4. If no valid petition for a continuance referendum is received by the secretary within the time period provided in this section, the state assessment shall continue in effect for four additional years from the anniversary of its effective date.  2004 Acts, ch 1037, §16, 19; 2016 Acts, ch 1043, §17, 21  Referred to in §181.13, 181.15
IA Code § 181.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 181 - BEEF CATTLE PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION|Section 181.20 - Misdemeanors.

181.20 Misdemeanors.   Any person who shall violate or assist in the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a simple misdemeanor.  [C71, 73, §181.19; C75, 77, 79, 81, §181.20]
IA Code § 182.1 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.1 - Definitions.

182.1 Definitions.   As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:   1. “Assessment” means an excise tax on the sale of sheep or wool as provided in this chapter.   2. “Board” means the Iowa sheep and wool promotion board established pursuant to section 182.5.   3. “Concentration point” means a location or facility where sheep are assembled for purposes of sale or resale for feeding, breeding, or slaughtering, and where contact may occur between groups of sheep from various sources. “Concentration point” includes a public stockyard, auction market, street market, state or federal market, untested consignment sales location, buying station, or a livestock dealer’s yard, truck, or facility.   4. “District” means an official crop reporting district formed by the United States department of agriculture and set out in the annual farm census published by the Iowa department of agriculture and land stewardship.   5. “First purchaser” means a person who purchases sheep or wool from a producer.   6. “Producer” means a person who is actively engaged within this state in the business of producing or marketing sheep or wool and who receives income from the production of sheep or wool.   7. “Sale” or “sold” means a transaction in which the property in or to sheep or wool is transferred from the producer to a first purchaser for full or partial consideration.   8. “Secretary” means the secretary of agriculture.   9. “Sheep” means an animal of the ovine species, regardless of age, produced or marketed in this state.   10. “Wool” means the natural fiber produced by sheep.  85 Acts, ch 207, §1; 86 Acts, ch 1245, §631; 99 Acts, ch 50, §1 – 4; 2012 Acts, ch 1109, §1, 2, 7  Further definitions; see §159.1
IA Code § 182.2 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.2 - Petition for referendum election.

182.2 Petition for referendum election.   Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least fifty producers in each district requesting a referendum by election to determine whether to establish the board and to impose an assessment, the secretary shall call a referendum to be conducted within sixty days following receipt of the petition.  85 Acts, ch 207, §2; 99 Acts, ch 50, §5
IA Code § 182.3 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.3 - Notice of referendum.

182.3 Notice of referendum.   1. The secretary shall give notice of the referendum on the question of whether to establish an Iowa sheep and wool promotion board and to impose the assessment by publishing the notice for a period of not less than five days in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the state. The notice shall state the voting places, period of time for voting, and other information deemed necessary by the secretary.   2. A referendum shall not be commenced until five days after the last date of publication.  85 Acts, ch 207, §3; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  Referred to in §182.13B  Code editor directive applied
IA Code § 182.4 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.4 - Establishment of sheep and wool promotion board — assessment — termination.

182.4 Establishment of sheep and wool promotion board — assessment — termination.   1. Each producer who signs a statement certifying that the producer is a bona fide producer is entitled to one vote. At the close of the referendum, the secretary shall count and tabulate the ballots cast. If a majority of voters favor establishing an Iowa sheep and wool promotion board and imposing an assessment, an Iowa sheep and wool promotion board shall be established. The assessment shall be imposed commencing not more than sixty days following the referendum as determined by the Iowa sheep and wool promotion board, and shall continue until terminated by a referendum as provided in subsection 2. If a majority of the voters do not favor establishing an Iowa sheep and wool promotion board and imposing the assessment, the assessment shall not be imposed and the board shall not be established until another referendum is held under this chapter and a majority of the voters favor establishing a board and imposing the assessment. If a referendum fails, another referendum shall not be held within one hundred eighty days.   2. Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least twenty-five producers in each district requesting a referendum election to determine whether to terminate the establishment of the Iowa sheep and wool promotion board and to terminate the imposition of the assessment, the secretary shall call a referendum to be conducted within sixty days following the receipt of the petition. The petitioners shall guarantee the payment of the costs of a referendum held under this subsection. If the majority of the voters of a referendum do not favor termination, an additional referendum may be held when the secretary receives a petition signed by at least twenty-five producers in each district. However, the additional referendum shall not be held within one hundred eighty days.  85 Acts, ch 207, §4  Referred to in §182.13B
IA Code § 182.5 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.5 - Composition of board.

182.5 Composition of board.   The Iowa sheep and wool promotion board established under this chapter shall be composed of nine producers, one from each district. The dean of the college of agriculture and life sciences of Iowa state university of science and technology or the dean’s representative and the secretary or the secretary’s designee shall serve as ex officio nonvoting members of the board. The board shall annually elect a chairperson from its membership.  85 Acts, ch 207, §5; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §31  Referred to in §182.1
IA Code § 182.6 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.6 - Nominations for initial board.

182.6 Nominations for initial board.   Candidates for positions on the initial board are nominated by filing a petition with the secretary containing the signatures of at least twenty-five producers in the candidate’s district qualified to vote on the referendum. Candidates shall be resident producers of the district from which they are nominated. The secretary shall receive the nominations, and shall call an election for members of the initial board within thirty days following passage of the question at the referendum election.  85 Acts, ch 207, §6
IA Code § 182.7 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.7 - Notice of election for directors.

182.7 Notice of election for directors.   1. Notice of the initial election for directors of the board shall be given by the secretary by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the state at least five days prior to the date of the election and in any other reasonable manner as determined by the secretary. The notice shall set forth the period of time for voting, voting places, and other information as the secretary deems necessary.   2. Notice of subsequent elections for the membership position for a district shall be given by the board by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the district and in any other reasonable manner as determined by the board and shall set forth the period of time for voting, voting places, and other information as the board deems necessary.  85 Acts, ch 207, §7; 2020 Acts, ch 1062, §94  Code editor directive applied
IA Code § 182.8 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.8 - Terms.

182.8 Terms.   The term of office for members of the board shall be three years and no member shall serve more than two complete consecutive terms. The producers on the initial board shall determine their terms by lot, so that three producers shall serve a one-year term, three producers shall serve a two-year term, and three producers shall serve a three-year term.  85 Acts, ch 207, §8
IA Code § 182.9 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.9 - Subsequent membership — nominations — election.

182.9 Subsequent membership — nominations — election.   After the appointment of the initial board, the board shall administer subsequent elections for members of the board with the assistance of the secretary. Before the expiration of a member’s term of office, the board shall appoint a nominating committee for the district represented by the member. The nominating committee shall consist of five producers who are residents of the district from which a member must be elected. The nominating committee shall nominate two resident producers as candidates for the membership position for which an election is to be held. Additional candidates may be nominated by a written petition of twenty-five resident producers. The board shall provide by rule and shall publish procedures governing the time and place of filing the nominations.  85 Acts, ch 207, §9
IA Code § 182.10 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.10 - Vacancies.

182.10 Vacancies.   The board shall by appointment fill an unexpired term if a vacancy occurs on the board. The appointee shall be a resident producer in the district having a vacancy.  85 Acts, ch 207, §10
IA Code § 182.11 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.11 - Purposes of board.

182.11 Purposes of board.   The purposes of the board shall be to:   1. Enter into contracts or agreements with or make grants to recognized and qualified agencies, individuals, or organizations for the development and carrying out of research and education programs directed toward better and more efficient production, marketing, and utilization of sheep and wool and their products.   2. Provide methods and means, including, but not limited to, public relations and other promotion techniques for the maintenance of present markets.   3. Assist in development of new or larger markets, both domestic and foreign, for sheep and wool and their products.  85 Acts, ch 207, §11  Referred to in §182.18
IA Code § 182.12 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.12 - Powers and duties.

182.12 Powers and duties.   The board may:   1. Administer and enforce this chapter and perform acts reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section.   2. Employ and discharge assistants and professional counsel as necessary, prescribe their duties and powers, and fix their compensation.   3. Establish offices, incur expenses, and enter into any contracts or agreements necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.   4. Adopt, rescind, and amend all proper and necessary rules for the exercise of its powers and duties.   5. Enter into arrangements for collection of the assessment on sheep and wool.   6. Formulate and execute assessment procedures and methods of collection.   7. Receive and investigate complaints and violations of this chapter and take necessary action.   8. Confer and cooperate with legally constituted authorities of other states and the United States.   9. Establish accounts in adequately protected financial institutions to receive, hold, and disburse board moneys.  85 Acts, ch 207, §12  Referred to in §182.13B, 182.16
IA Code § 182.13 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.13 - Compensation — meetings.

182.13 Compensation — meetings.   Members of the board may receive payment for their actual expenses and travel in performing official board functions. Payment shall be made from amounts collected from the assessment. No member of the board shall be a salaried employee of the board or any organization or agency receiving funds from the board. The board shall meet at least once every three months, and at other times it deems necessary.  85 Acts, ch 207, §13  Referred to in §182.24
IA Code § 182.13A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.13A - Not a state agency.

182.13A Not a state agency.   The Iowa sheep and wool promotion board is not an agency of state government.  93 Acts, ch 102, §2
IA Code § 182.14 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.14 - Assessment.

182.14 Assessment.   1. An assessment provided in this chapter shall be imposed on the producer as follows:   a. If the producer sells wool or sheep to the first purchaser within this state, the following shall apply:   (1) If the sale occurs at a concentration point, the assessment shall be imposed at the time of delivery. The first purchaser shall deduct the assessment from the price paid to the producer at the time of sale.   (2) If the sale does not occur at a concentration point, the producer shall deduct the assessment from the amount received from the sale and shall forward the amount deducted to the board within thirty days following each calendar quarter.   b. If the producer sells, ships, or otherwise disposes of wool or sheep to any person outside this state, the producer shall deduct the assessment from the amount received from the sale and shall forward the amount deducted to the board.   2. The assessment imposed by this section shall be remitted to the board not later than thirty days following each calendar quarter during which the assessment amount was deducted.  85 Acts, ch 207, §14; 99 Acts, ch 50, §6; 2000 Acts, ch 1154, §16; 2012 Acts, ch 1109, §4 – 7  Referred to in §182.16
IA Code § 182.15 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.15 - Invoice required.

182.15 Invoice required.   1. At the time of sale, the first purchaser shall sign and deliver to the producer separate invoices for each purchase. The invoices shall show:   a. The name and address of the producer and the seller, if different from the producer.   b. The name and address of the first purchaser.   c. The pounds of wool or head of sheep sold.   d. The date of the purchase.   e. The rate of withholding and the total amount of the assessment withheld.   2. Invoices shall be legibly written and shall not be altered.  85 Acts, ch 207, §15; 99 Acts, ch 50, §7; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §263
IA Code § 182.16 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.16 - Deposit and disbursement of funds.

182.16 Deposit and disbursement of funds.   The board shall deposit amounts collected from the assessment imposed pursuant to section 182.14 in an account established pursuant to section 182.12. Expenses and disbursements incurred and made pursuant to this chapter shall be made by voucher, draft, or check bearing the signature of a person designated by majority vote of the board.  85 Acts, ch 207, §16; 99 Acts, ch 50, §8
IA Code § 182.17 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title V - AGRICULTURE|Chapter 182 - IOWA SHEEP AND WOOL PROMOTION BOARD|Section 182.17 - Refunds.

182.17 Refunds.   A producer who has paid the assessment may, by application in writing to the board, secure a refund of all or part of the amount paid. The refund shall be payable only when the application has been made to the board within sixty days after the deduction has been made by the producer or within sixty days after the remittance has been made by the first purchaser. Each application for refund by a producer shall have attached proof that the assessment was paid. The proof of the assessment paid may be in the form of a duplicate or certified copy of the purchase invoice by the purchaser.  85 Acts, ch 207, §17  Right to refund not subject to execution or transfer; §179.5A