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Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards
Act 232 of 1965 AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT (290.651 - 290.674)
AN ACT relating to the marketing of agricultural commodities or agricultural commodity inputs; to provide for marketing and research programs, agreements, referendums by producers, assessments on producers, and commodity committees; and to prescribe certain functions of the department of agriculture relative thereto including powers of enforcement of this act; and to prescribe remedies and penalties.
History: 1965, Act 232, Eff. Mar. 31, 1966 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 324, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 1974 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 601, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2002
- Section 290.651 Agricultural commodities marketing act; short title.
- Section 290.652 Definitions.
- Section 290.653 Marketing agreements; provisions allowed; provisions required; substantial compliance.
- Section 290.654 Inspection and grading; approved inspectors.
- Section 290.655 Assessments to defray program and administrative costs; collection; maximum assessment to be specified; collection by processors, distributors, or handlers; disposition; trust fund; complaint; notice of due date; ability to borrow money; assessment for loans and interest.
- Section 290.656 Marketing program; temporary suspension, duration.
- Section 290.657 Committee; establishment; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; reapportionment of districts; expenses and per diem; duties and responsibilities; conducting business at public meeting; notice of meeting; availability of writings to public; exemption of certain information from freedom of information act.
- Section 290.658 Disposition of moneys or assets collected; expenditures.
- Section 290.659 Refunds.
- Section 290.660 Petition for program or amendment; notice; public hearing; decision by director; producers.
- Section 290.661 Referendum to determine assent of producers and processors.
- Section 290.662 Referendum; director to establish procedures for determination of volume.
- Section 290.663 Termination of program; petition, hearing, recommendation, referendum.
- Section 290.664 Program approved by referendum; duties of director.
- Section 290.665 Repealed. 2002, Act 601, Imd. Eff. Dec. 20, 2002.
- Section 290.666 Deposit by applicants of funds for expenses; reimbursement.
- Section 290.667 Marketing agreements with producers, handlers and others; effective upon signing.
- Section 290.668 Rules and regulations; duty of director.
- Section 290.668a Rescission of R 290.1 to R 290.18.
- Section 290.668b Rescission of R 285.311.
- Section 290.669 Action to enforce compliance; injunction; jurisdiction.
- Section 290.670 Suspension of statute where marketing program approved; exception.
- Section 290.671 Referendum; requirements; exception; time period.
- Section 290.672 Interest on unpaid assessment.
- Section 290.673 Violations; penalties.
- Section 290.674 Venue for prosecution of violation; enforcement; institution of prosecution for violation.
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