Title 22 — AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

22-2905. The regents of the University of Idaho — Powers and duties. The regents of the University of Idaho are hereby authorized and directed to establish within the state of Idaho a bean growing experiment station, and in their name to purchase or otherwise acquire, equip, impr…

22-2906. Cooperation with other agencies. The regents of the University of Idaho, through the bean growing experiment station, are hereby authorized to cooperate with the United States department of agriculture, or any other recognized agencies of the United States, the state of …

22-2911. Declaration of policy. The production of beans is one of the major agricultural activities of the state of Idaho. Idaho beans are equal, if not superior, to beans grown elsewhere in the United States. However, because the bean industry in this state has failed to adequat…

22-2912. Bean commission created. (1) There is hereby created and established in the department of self-governing agencies the Idaho bean commission, hereinafter called the commission. It shall be composed of eight (8) men or women engaged in the bean industry. The commission sha…

22-2913. Executive office. The executive office of the commission is hereby established in Ada county.

22-2914. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) The term "commission" means the Idaho bean commission. (2) The term "person" means an individual, partnership, organization, corporation, association, or any other business unit. (3) The term "beans" means all dry and garden bean…

22-2915. Administration and enforcement of act. The commission shall prescribe and enforce suitable and reasonable regulations to enforce the provisions of this act, and shall administer the taxes levied and imposed by this act. The commission may at any time send its duly author…

22-2916. Penalty for tax defaults. Any handler, dealer or grower who fails to make collection, file return or pay any tax within the time required by or pursuant to this act shall thereby forfeit to the state a penalty of five per centum (5%) of the amount of tax determined to be…

22-2917. Powers and duties of commission. The powers and duties of the commission shall include the following: 1. To adopt and from time to time alter, rescind, modify and/or amend all proper and necessary rules, regulations and orders for the exercise of its powers and the perfo…

22-2918. Advertising, publicity and sales promotion. The commission shall plan and carry out marketing research, and conduct a continuous campaign for commodity advertising, publicity and sales promotion to increase the consumption of beans and may contract for any advertising, p…

22-2919. Deposit and disbursement of funds. (1) Immediately upon receipt, all moneys received by the commission shall be deposited in one (1) or more separate accounts in the name of the commission in one (1) or more banks or trust companies approved under chapter 27, title 67, I…

22-2920. Uses for moneys. Funds received under the provisions of this chapter shall be expended for the following purposes: (a) For the collection of the tax provided for in section 22-2921, Idaho Code, and the enforcement of all the provisions of this chapter. (b) For the purpos…

22-2921. Tax levy. (1) There is hereby levied and imposed a tax of no less than sixteen cents (16¢) but no more than twenty-four cents (24¢) per hundredweight on beans covered by this chapter, which tax shall be due on or before the time when such beans are first handled in the p…

22-2922. Dealers’ records — Tax returns. Every dealer or handler shall keep a complete and accurate record of all beans handled by him in the primary channels of trade, such record to be in such form as the commission shall by regulation or rule prescribe. Such records shall be p…

22-2923. Penalty for violations. Any person who shall violate or aid in the violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not more than $300 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days, …