80-11-301. Short title

80-11-301. Short title. This part may be cited as the “Alfalfa Seed Industry Act”. History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 405, L. 1981.

80-11-302. Findings — purpose

80-11-302. Findings — purpose. (1) The legislature finds that: (a) it is in the best interest of all the people of Montana that the abundant natural resources of the state be protected, fully developed, and uniformly distributed; (b) economic waste threatens the alfalfa seed industry in Montana because of lack of proper advertising and dissemination of information necessary […]

80-11-303. Definitions

80-11-303. Definitions. As used in this part the following definitions apply: (1) ”Committee” means the Montana alfalfa seed committee established in 2-15-3004. (2) ”Dealer” means any person, partnership, association, corporation, cooperative, or other business unit or device that first handles, packs, ships, buys, and sells alfalfa seed or that acts as sales or purchasing agent, broker, or factor […]

80-11-304. Powers of the committee

80-11-304. Powers of the committee. The committee may: (1) provide, through the department of agriculture, for the administration and enforcement of this part; (2) enter into contracts in the name of the committee; (3) authorize the purchase of all office equipment or supplies and incur all other reasonable and necessary expenses and obligations required to carry out the provisions […]

80-11-305. Compensation — per diem

80-11-305. Compensation — per diem. Each committee member is entitled to compensation as provided in 2-15-122 for each day that the member is engaged in the transaction of official business and must be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503. History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 405, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 2612, Ch. 56, L. […]

80-11-306. Repealed

80-11-306. Repealed. Sec. 10, Ch. 220, L. 1995. History: En. Sec. 7, Ch. 405, L. 1981.

80-11-307. Assessment on alfalfa seed

80-11-307. Assessment on alfalfa seed. (1) There is hereby levied upon all alfalfa seed grown in this state and sold through commercial channels an assessment of 1/2 of 1% of the grower’s price received at the point of first sale. (2) If it appears from an investigation that the revenue from the assessment levied under subsection (1) […]

80-11-308. Payment of assessment

80-11-308. Payment of assessment. All assessments levied and imposed under 80-11-307 must be paid to the department of agriculture by the person, either grower or dealer, by whom the alfalfa seed is first handled in the primary channels of trade and must be paid at times that the department may by rule prescribe but not later […]

80-11-309. Refund of assessment

80-11-309. Refund of assessment. Any person who has paid assessments to the department may request the department to refund all or any portion of the assessment levied under the rules of the department and paid by the producer. All such requests must be in writing, filed not later than August 1 of each calendar year for […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]