Section 2-19-133 – Conduct of Referendum.
Section 2-19-133 Conduct of referendum. The arrangements for the management of any referendum held under this article shall be under the direction of the certified organization. The organization shall bear all expenses incurred in conducting the referendum, to include furnishing the ballots and arranging for the necessary poll holders. (Acts 1984, 1st Ex. Sess., No. […]
Section 2-19-105 – Publication, etc., by Commissioner of List of Registered Cotton Buyers.
Section 2-19-105 Publication, etc., by commissioner of list of registered cotton buyers. The commissioner shall publish a list of all registered cotton buyers and shall provide a copy of the list to interested persons without charge. The list may include the number of years that the person has been registered in this state as a […]
Section 2-19-134 – Subsequent Referendums.
Section 2-19-134 Subsequent referendums. (a) In the event any referendum conducted under this article fails to receive the required number of affirmative votes, the certified organization may, with the consent of the board be authorized to call other referendums. (b) After the passage of any referendum, the eligible voters shall be allowed, by subsequent referendums, […]
Section 2-19-106 – Disposition of Funds.
Section 2-19-106 Disposition of funds. All funds collected under this article shall be deposited into the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury and shall be used for the purpose of administering and enforcing this article. (Acts 1975, No. 1243, §7; Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)
Section 2-19-135 – Failure to Pay Assessments.
Section 2-19-135 Failure to pay assessments. (a) A cotton grower who fails to pay, when due and upon reasonable notice, any assessment levied under this article, shall be subject to a per acre penalty as established in the board’s regulations, in addition to the assessment. (b) A cotton grower who fails to pay all assessments, […]
Section 2-19-120 – Legislative Findings and Purpose.
Section 2-19-120 Legislative findings and purpose. The Legislature has found and determined and does hereby declare that the boll weevil is a public nuisance, a pest and a menace to the cotton industry. Due to the interstate nature of boll weevil infestation, it is necessary to secure the cooperation of cotton growers, and other state […]
Section 2-19-121 – Definitions.
Section 2-19-121 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the meaning stated below, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) BOLL WEEVIL. Anthonomus grandis Boheman in any stage of development. (2) CERTIFICATE. A document issued or authorized by the commissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with boll weevils. (3) […]
Section 2-19-122 – Cooperative Programs Authorized.
Section 2-19-122 Cooperative programs authorized. The commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to carry out programs to destroy and eliminate boll weevils in this state. The commissioner is authorized to cooperate with any agency of the federal government, any state, any other agency in this state, or any person engaged in growing, processing, marketing, handling […]
Section 2-19-123 – Entry of Premises; Eradication Activities; Inspections.
Section 2-19-123 Entry of premises; eradication activities; inspections. The commissioner shall have authority to enter cotton fields and other premises in order to carry out such activities, including but not limited to, treatment with pesticides, monitoring, and destruction of growing cotton and/or other host plants, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of […]
Section 2-19-124 – Reports of Cotton Growers Required.
Section 2-19-124 Reports of cotton growers required. Every person growing cotton in this state shall furnish to the commissioner on forms supplied by the commissioner, such information as the commissioner may require, concerning the size and location of all commercial cotton fields and of noncommercial patches of cotton grown as ornamentals or for other purposes. […]