The purpose of this article is to promote and stimulate, through research, education, advertising and other methods, the increased and efficient production, distribution, sale and use of cattle and beef products by providing a means and procedure for financing a promotional program for the West Virginia cattle industry through activities of the West Virginia Beef […]
When a person required to collect the assessment in accordance with section eight of this article fails to do so or fails to remit it to the treasurer of the Council within thirty days, the Council certifies that fact to the Commissioner. The Commissioner notifies the person in writing that he or she has fifteen […]
As used in this article: (1) "Council" means the West Virginia Beef Industry Council.
(a) Producers may petition the Commissioner to conduct a referendum of West Virginia producers authorizing the levying of an assessment for the purposes set forth in this article: Provided, That no referendum may be held until the provisions of 7 U.S.C. §2901 et seq., the federal beef research and information program, have terminated. (b) The […]
(a) The Council shall notify producers of the date, hours and polling places for voting in the referendum, along with the amount and duration of the proposed assessment, the manner of collecting the assessment and the general purposes for which the assessment will be expended. The notice must be published no less than three times […]
(a) In the event that a referendum conducted pursuant to the provisions of this article fails to receive a majority of the affirmative votes cast, the Council is authorized to conduct a subsequent referendum under the provisions of section four of this article no earlier than twelve months after the date on which the last […]
(a) The West Virginia Beef Industry Council is hereby continued. The members of the Council in office on the date this section becomes effective shall, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective terms expire and until their successors have been appointed and qualified. (b) (1) Commencing with the Council terms beginning on July […]
(a) The Council has the authority to: (1) Receive and disburse funds as prescribed in this article to be used for the purposes of this article;
(a) Upon approval of an assessment, the Council shall notify all known livestock markets, packers, buying stations, order buyers, livestock dealers or other persons purchasing cattle, including dairy cattle, that they are required to deduct the amount of the assessment stipulated in the authorizing referendum from the sale settlement beginning on the date designated in […]
Any producer against whom an assessment is made and deducted from the proceeds of sale, if dissatisfied with the assessment, has the right to demand and receive from the treasurer of the Council a refund of the total amount of assessment collected from the producer if the demand is made in writing to the Council […]
