Title 3, Agriculture

A. The cotton research and protection council fund is established for the purpose of administering this article. The council shall administer the fund. The fund consists of penalties, fees and other income collected pursuant to this article. B. The director may request the use of…

A. The council, on or before July 1 of each calendar year, shall assess a fee of not to exceed one dollar per bale of cotton produced in this state on land above twenty-seven hundred feet in elevation and not to exceed five dollars per bale of cotton produced in this state on lan…

A. On or before July 1 of each year: 1. The department shall submit a proposed budget to the council for enforcing rules regarding colored cotton production. 2. The council may assess a fee of not more than three dollars per bale of colored cotton produced in this state to provid…

A. The council may organize and implement a pink bollworm eradication program. The council shall conduct a referendum among eligible cotton producers, as determined by the council, with the assistance of the department and appropriate federal agencies, on the question of establis…

A. Monies collected pursuant to sections 3-1086, 3-1086.01 and 3-1086.02 shall be deposited and held in trust in the council's accounts and disbursed as approved by the council for the purposes prescribed in this article. B. The council may use monies collected under section 3-10…

A. A producer required to pay fees pursuant to section 3-1086 who fails to pay the fee shall be assessed a penalty of ten per cent of the total fee. The producer may request a hearing before the council to dispute or determine the amount of a fee or penalty imposed. B. The counci…

A. The council shall put to a vote of the cotton producers in this state the question of whether the council should recommend to the legislature that the council be terminated if either of the following occurs: 1. The council, by a two-thirds vote of its membership, determines th…