Effective – 28 Aug 1979 275.300. Definitions. — When used in sections 275.300 to 275.370 the following terms mean: (1) “Agricultural commodity”, any agriculture product that has been produced for purpose of sale or exchange except animals whose principal use could be construed as recreational, or as a pet; (2) “Commercial quantity”, a quantity produced […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1969 275.310. Powers and purposes of councils. — Producers of agricultural commodities are hereby authorized to organize commodity merchandising councils to establish orderly, fair, sound and efficient markets and to maintain, develop and expand markets for agricultural commodities produced in Missouri and to increase the use and consumption of these products. […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1973 275.320. Establishment — petition, contents — membership. — A representative group of not less than five percent of the producers of an agricultural commodity may petition the director for permission to establish a commodity merchandising council. This petition shall include: (1) A statement of the area of production to be […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1979 275.330. Procedure after petition received. — 1. When the director receives a petition for permission to establish a commodity merchandising council he shall: (1) Determine the legal sufficiency of the petition; (2) Establish a list of producers of such agricultural commodity or make any such existing list current; (3) Hold […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1973 275.340. Hearings, how conducted. — 1. Every hearing held pursuant to sections 275.300 to 275.370 shall be public and a permanent record taken of all testimony received. The administrative hearing officer shall conduct the hearing and the director may make the determination from the record. 2. The director shall make […]
Effective – 10 Jul 1998 275.350. Fees, collection of, commodity council merchandising fund created, lapse into general revenue prohibited — disposition of funds. — 1. Any fee imposed under the commodity merchandising program shall be collected by the appropriate commodity council whether directly from the producers or indirectly from the handlers or processors as stipulated […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2015 275.352. Beef producers assessment, effect if federal assessment adopted — limitation on collection of fees — checkoff fee petition, vote — rulemaking authority. — 1. If a national referendum among beef producers passes and a federal assessment on beef producers is adopted pursuant to federal law, no state fees shall […]
Effective – 02 Jan 2023 275.357. State assessment for soybeans — definitions — amount, how determined. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) “Commodity merchandising council” or “council”, the same definition as in section 275.300 and for soybeans shall be, as provided under the federal act, the qualified state soybean […]
Effective – 28 Aug 2011 275.360. Refund of fees, request for. — Any producer or grower may, by the use of forms provided by the director, have the fee paid and all future fees paid or collected from him pursuant to sections 275.300 to 275.370 refunded to him, provided such request for refund is in […]
Effective – 28 Aug 1969 275.370. Council, officers, duties. — 1. The commodity merchandising council shall: (1) Elect a chairman and any other officers as is considered desirable; (2) Authorize the director with the approval of the council to expend a budgeted amount of the commodity council merchandising fund in the administration of the commodity […]
