§ 106-790 – Title.

106-790. Title. This Article shall be known as the "Pork Promotion Assessment Act." (1991, c. 605, s. 1.)

§ 106-791 – Purpose.

106-791. Purpose. It is in the public interest for the State to enable producers of porcine animals to assess themselves in order to raise funds to promote the interests of the pork industry. (1991, c. 605, s. 1.)

§ 106-792 – Definitions.

106-792. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Association. – The North Carolina Pork Producers Association, Inc., a North Carolina nonprofit corporation. (2) Buyer. – Any person engaged as (i) a commission merchant, (ii) an auction market, or (iii) a livestock market in the business of receiving porcine animals for sale on commission […]

§ 106-793 – Referendum.

106-793. Referendum. (a) The Association may conduct among pork producers a referendum upon the question of whether an assessment shall be levied on porcine animals sold in this State. (b) The Association shall determine: (1) The amount of the proposed assessment. (2) The time and place of the referendum. (3) Procedures for conducting the referendum […]

§ 106-794 – Payment and collection of assessment.

106-794. Payment and collection of assessment. (a) The assessment shall not be collected unless more than half of the votes cast in the referendum are in favor of the assessment. If more than half of the votes cast in the referendum are in favor of the assessment, then the Association shall notify the Department of […]

§ 106-795 – Use of assessments; Refunds.

106-795. Use of assessments; refunds. (a) The Department shall remit all funds collected under this Article to the Association at least monthly. The Association shall use the funds to promote the interests of the pork industry. In order to prevent duplication of effort, these funds shall not be used for activities funded under 7 U.S.C. […]

§ 106-796 – Termination of assessment.

106-796. Termination of assessment. Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the pork producers in North Carolina known to the Association, the Department shall notify the Association, and the Association shall, within six months, conduct a referendum upon the question of continuing the assessment. If a majority of the […]