Section 11-16-109 – Notice and Hearing on Petition; Approval or Denial; Criteria.
11-16-109. Notice and hearing on petition; approval or denial; criteria. After the hearing, if the commission determines, upon the facts presented at the hearing and other relevant facts that are available, that there is need in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare for a conservation district to function in the territory considered […]
Section 11-16-110 – Canvass of Ballots.
11-16-110. Canvass of ballots. (a) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5. (b) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 21, § 3. (c) Repealed by Laws 1998, ch. 115, § 5. (d) Repealed by Laws 1987, ch. 21, § 3. (e) Immediately after the polls close, the referendum officers shall canvass the ballots. The results […]
Section 11-16-111 – Board of Agriculture to Provide for Issuance of Notices, Conduct of Hearings and Referenda.
11-16-111. Board of agriculture to provide for issuance of notices, conduct of hearings and referenda. The commission shall provide for the issuance of notices and the conduct of hearings and referenda by appropriate regulations. It shall provide for registration prior to the date of the referendum of all eligible voters, or prescribe some other appropriate […]
Section 11-16-112 – Result of Referendum; Announcement; Practicability of District; Determination; Criteria.
11-16-112. Result of referendum; announcement; practicability of district; determination; criteria. After making public the result of the referendum, the commission shall consider and determine whether the operation of the district within the defined boundaries is administratively practicable. If the commission determines the operation of the district is not administratively practicable, it shall record the determination […]
Section 11-16-113 – Establishment of District.
11-16-113. Establishment of district. (a) If the commission determines the operation of the proposed district is administratively practicable, it shall appoint two (2) supervisors who are owners of land in the district to act with three (3) supervisors elected as provided hereinafter as the governing body of the district. The district shall be a governmental […]
Section 11-16-115 – Districts; Transfer of Land; Division or Consolidation; Change in Name.
11-16-115. Districts; transfer of land; division or consolidation; change in name. (a) Upon written request of the board of supervisors of the conservation district or districts involved, with a showing that the request is approved by a majority vote of the members of each board involved the commission may, by administrative order: (i) Transfer lands […]
Section 11-16-105 – State Board of Agriculture; Duties Generally.
11-16-105. State board of agriculture; duties generally. (a) The commission shall: (i) Keep a record of its official actions, adopt a seal, which shall be judicially noticed, and perform acts, hold public hearings and promulgate rules and regulations as necessary for the execution of its functions under this act; (ii) Assist and guide districts in […]
Section 11-16-106 – Department of Agriculture; When Contracts Invalid.
11-16-106. Department of agriculture; when contracts invalid. No contract of the state commission for the payment of money is valid unless the commission has available at the time the contract is made funds sufficient for the payment thereof.
Section 11-16-107 – Report to Director; Reports by District Supervisors to Board.
11-16-107. Report to director; reports by district supervisors to board. (a) On or before November 1 each even-numbered year, the commission shall report to the director of the department of agriculture the number and acreages of districts in existence or in process of organization, together with an estimate of the number and probable acreages of […]
Section 11-16-108 – Petition to Form District; Contents; Consolidation and Exclusion.
11-16-108. Petition to form district; contents; consolidation and exclusion. (a) Any ten (10) owners of land lying within the limits of the proposed district may file a petition with the commission asking that a conservation district be organized to function in the territory described in the petition. The petition shall meet all of the requirements […]