Section 2-26-70 Purpose of article. The intent and purpose of this article is to provide a method for assisting farmers and other seed purchasers and seed dealers to determine the validity of complaints of such seed purchasers against seed dealers relating to the quality of the seed by establishing a committee to investigate and make […]
Section 2-26-71 Creation of Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee; composition; qualifications, appointment and terms of office of members; officers; meetings generally. There is hereby created and established a Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee to be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to consist of five members. The members shall be appointed by the […]
Section 2-26-72 Compensation and expenses of members of committee. The members of the committee shall receive no compensation for the performance of their duties, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the same manner and at the same rate paid to state employees for travel expenses when […]
Section 2-26-73 Duties of committee; calling of meetings of committee. The duties of the Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee shall be to assist farmers and other purchasers of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, shrub and herb seeds and seed dealers to ascertain and determine the validity of complaints made by seed purchasers against seed dealers and […]
Section 2-26-74 Filing of complaint as to performance or labeling of seed by purchaser; forwarding of complaint and answer thereto to committee for investigation, findings and recommendations. Any farmer, or other purchaser of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree and shrub or herb seeds purchased for planting purposes who believes that he has been damaged by the […]
Section 2-26-75 Conduct of investigation as to complaint by committee; hindering, obstructing, etc., access to premises, review of records, etc., by committee; report of findings and recommendations. When the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries refers a complaint by a farmer or other seed purchaser to the Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee, said committee shall make […]
Section 2-26-76 Effect and admissibility as evidence of findings and recommendations of committee; effect of provisions of article upon legal and equitable rights of persons. The findings or recommendations of the committee shall be in the nature of arbitration or settlement, but its findings and recommendations shall not affect the rights of parties to resort […]
