22-3601. PURPOSE. It is to the best interests of all the people of the state of Idaho that the abundant and natural resources of Idaho be protected, fully developed and uniformly distributed. It is in the public interest and within the exercise of the police power of the state to protect the public health; to […]
22-3602. COMMISSION CREATED — QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS. There is hereby created in the department of self-governing agencies an Idaho apple commission, to be thus known and designated. The commission shall be composed of three (3) practical apple growers and two (2) practical apple dealers. The three (3) grower members shall be citizens and residents of […]
22-3603. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Commission" means the Idaho apple commission. (2) "Grower" means any landowner personally engaged in growing apples, a tenant personally engaged in growing apples, or both the owner and the tenant jointly, and includes a person, partnership, association, corporation, cooperative organization, trust, sharecropper, […]
22-3604. COMMISSION MEMBERS — NOMINATION AND APPOINTMENT. (1) The commission shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the governor following nomination. Three (3) members shall be growers, with one (1) grower member representing district no. 1, one (1) grower member representing district no. 2, and one (1) grower member being a grower member at […]
22-3605. POWERS AND DUTIES. The Idaho apple commission shall have, but is not limited to, the following powers and duties: (1) To elect a chairman and such other officers as it deems advisable. (2) To appoint and employ, and at its pleasure discharge, all necessary agents, employees and professional personnel and other personnel, including experts […]
22-3606. RESEARCH — ADVERTISING — INVESTIGATION. The commission shall provide for and conduct a comprehensive and extensive research, advertising and educational campaign as continuous as the crop, sales and market conditions reasonably require. It will investigate and ascertain the needs of growers, conditions of the market and extent to which public convenience and necessity require […]
22-3607. DEPOSIT AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. (1) Immediately upon receipt, all moneys received by the commission shall be deposited in one or more separate accounts in the name of the commission in one or more banks or trust companies approved under chapter 27, title 67, Idaho Code, as state depositories. The commission shall designate such […]
22-3608. BONDS. The administrator, or any agent or employee appointed by the commission shall be bonded to the state of Idaho in the time, form and manner prescribed by chapter 8, title 59, Idaho Code. The cost of the bond is an administrative expense under this act. History: [22-3608, added 1966 (2nd E.S.), ch. 17, […]
22-3609. STATE NOT LIABLE. The state of Idaho is not liable for the acts or omissions of the commission or any member thereof, or any officer, agent or employee thereof. History: [22-3609, added 1966 (2nd E.S.), ch. 17, sec. 9, p. 39.]
22-3610. ASSESSMENTS — PACKED — FOR PROCESSING. There is hereby levied upon all apples grown annually in this state, and all apples packed as Idaho apples, an assessment of five cents (5¢) on each forty (40) pounds not shipped to processing plants. There is also levied an assessment of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) […]
22-3611. ASSESSMENT — PAYMENT — STATEMENT. The assessment shall be paid by the grower and shall be due on or before the time when such apples are first handled in the primary channels of trade and shall be paid at such times as the commission may by rule or regulation prescribe, but not later than […]
22-3612. RECORDS. Every dealer and grower shall keep a complete and accurate record of all apples handled, packed, shipped or processed by him. The record shall be in such form and contain such information as the commission by rule or regulation prescribes, and shall be preserved for a period of two (2) years, and be […]
22-3613. ASSESSMENT — INCREASE. If it appears from an investigation that the revenue from the assessment levied hereunder is inadequate to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the commission shall file with the director of the department of agriculture a report showing the necessity of the industry, extent and probable cost of the required research, […]
22-3614. RETURNS. Each dealer and/or grower shall, at such times as the commission may by rule or regulation require, file with the commission a return under oath, on forms to be furnished by the commission, stating the quantity of apples grown, packed, handled, shipped or processed by him, during the period prescribed by the commission. […]
22-3615. INSPECTIONS. The commission may inspect the premises and records of any grower, carrier, handler, packer, dealer or processor for the purpose of enforcing this act and the collection of the assessment. History: [22-3615, added 1966 (2nd E.S.), ch. 17, sec. 15, p. 39.]
22-3616. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person who violates or aids in violation of any provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300, or imprisonment not to exceed six (6) months, or both. History: [22-3616, added 1966 (2nd E.S.), […]
