185C.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. “Assessment” means a state or federal assessment. 2. “Board” means the Iowa corn promotion board established by this chapter. 3. “Bushel” means fifty-six pounds of corn by weight. 4. “Corn” means and includes all kinds of varieties of corn marketed or sold as corn by the producer […]
185C.10 Ex officio nonvoting members. The following persons shall serve on the board as ex officio, nonvoting members: 1. The secretary or the secretary’s designee. 2. The dean of the college of agriculture and life sciences of Iowa state university of science and technology or the dean’s designee. 3. Two representatives of first purchaser organizations […]
185C.11 Purposes and powers of the board. 1. The purposes of the board shall be to: a. Provide for market development. b. Provide for research and education programs directed toward better and more efficient production, marketing, and utilization of corn and corn products. c. Provide methods and means, including, but not limited to, public relations […]
185C.11A Financial assistance program. 1. The board shall assist in efforts to improve the economic conditions of corn producers by providing financial assistance to eligible persons for purposes of supporting projects which expand markets for all corn produced in this state and products derived from that corn. A project must relate to any of the […]
185C.12 Officers. The board shall: 1. Elect a chairperson and other officers as advisable. 2. Administer this chapter, and perform all acts reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.12]
185C.13 Powers and duties. The board may: 1. Employ and discharge assistants and professional counsel as necessary, prescribe their duties and powers, and fix their compensation. 2. Acquire and establish offices, issue negotiable instruments, incur expenses, and enter into any contracts or agreements necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. 3. Adopt, rescind, […]
185C.14 Membership of board — compensation — meetings. 1. Each director of the board shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars and actual expenses in performing official board functions, notwithstanding section 7E.6. 2. A director of the board shall not be a salaried employee of the board or any organization or agency which […]
185C.15 Term of promotional order — automatic extension. A promotional order shall be effective for four years from its effective date. Upon the date that an order is due to expire the order shall automatically be extended for an additional four years from the date that the order or last extension would otherwise expire, except […]
185C.16 Notice of referendum. Notice of a referendum election to initiate or terminate a promotional order shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in this state at least ten days prior to the date of the referendum and in any other reasonable manner as determined by the secretary for the initial […]
185C.17 Contents of notice. The notice of referendum shall set forth the period of time for voting, voting places and such other information as the secretary may deem necessary in an initial referendum. The board shall make such determinations in any subsequent referendum. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.17] Referred to in §185C.25
185C.18 Counting. At the close of a referendum voting period, the secretary shall count and tabulate the ballots cast during the referendum period. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.18] Referred to in §185C.25
185C.19 Effect. The ballots shall constitute conclusive evidence as to the validity of the promotional order. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.19] Referred to in §185C.25
185C.2 Petition for election. Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least five hundred producers requesting an initial referendum election to determine whether a promotional order shall be placed in effect, the secretary shall call an initial referendum election to be conducted within sixty days following receipt of the petition. Producers shall vote by […]
185C.20 Producers only to vote. Only producers are eligible to vote in an election for directors or a referendum election and only in the district in which they reside. A producer shall sign an affidavit furnished by the secretary at the time of voting certifying the producer’s eligibility to vote. Each qualified producer shall be […]
185C.21 State assessment. 1. The board shall determine and set the state assessment rate. State assessments collected pursuant to the promotional order shall be paid into the corn promotion fund established in section 185C.26. Except as provided in subsection 2, a state assessment shall not exceed one-quarter of one cent per bushel upon corn marketed […]
185C.22 State assessment on purchase invoice. After a promotional order has been issued, the first purchaser at the time of payment for corn shall show the total amount of state assessment deducted from the sale on the purchase invoice. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.22] 89 Acts, ch 198, §10
185C.23 Deduction of state assessment. The state assessment shall be deducted from the purchase price of corn at the time of sale, and forwarded to the board by the first purchaser in the manner and at intervals determined by the board. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.23] 89 Acts, ch 198, §11
185C.24 Cancellation and suspension. 1. The board shall be suspended and board operations and terms of members shall cease upon either of the following events: a. The state assessment is terminated pursuant to section 185C.25. b. The state assessment is suspended pursuant to section 185C.25A. 2. However, notwithstanding subsection 1, the board shall continue to […]
185C.25 Effective period of promotional order — termination. 1. A state assessment adopted upon the initiation of a promotional order shall be collected during the effective period of the order, and shall have no effect upon termination of the promotional order. Upon adoption or extension of the promotional order, the order shall be effective for […]
185C.25A Collection of federal assessment. Prior to the collection of the federal assessment, the board may approve the continued collection of the state assessment during the collection of the federal assessment. If the collection of the state assessment would be in addition to, and not an offset against, the collection of the federal assessment, the […]
