Title 22, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

22-3505. Qualification of dealer and processor members. Dealer and processor members of the commission shall be residents of the state of Idaho and be selected because of their ability and disposition to serve the state’s interest and for knowledge of the state’s natural resource…

22-3506. Selection of commission — Terms of members — Vacancies. (1) The governor shall appoint six (6) persons to the commission based upon submitted nominee petitions. One (1) member shall be a dealer or processor and five (5) members shall be growers. (a) Growers, dealers and …

22-3507. Compensation of members. Members of the commission shall be compensated as provided by section 59-509(b), Idaho Code.

22-3508. Chairman and administrator of commission. The commission shall elect a chairman and shall employ such administration as is necessary, including, but not limited to full-time or part-time administrator.

22-3509. Meetings of commission — Quorum. The commission shall meet at least once every three (3) months regularly and at such other times as called by the chairman. The chairman may call special meetings of the commission at any time or place after having given five (5) days’ wr…

22-3510. Duties and powers of commission. (1) Consistent with the general purposes of this chapter, the commission shall establish the policies to be followed in the accomplishments of such purposes. (2) In the administration of the act, the commission shall have the following du…

22-3511. Commission accepting grants, donations and gifts. The commission may accept grants, donations and gifts of funds from any source for expenditure for any purpose consistent with this act which may be specified as a condition of any grant, donation or gift. All funds recei…

22-3512. Bonds of administrator, agents or employees. The administrator, or any agent or employee appointed by the commission shall be bonded to the state of Idaho in the time, form and manner prescribed by chapter 8, title 59, Idaho Code. The cost of the bond is an administrativ…

22-3513. Establishment of administrator’s office. For the convenience of the majority of those most likely to be affected in the administration of this act, the commission may establish and maintain an office for the administrator within the state of Idaho.

22-3514. State not liable for acts or omissions of commission or of its employees. The state of Idaho is not liable for the acts or omissions of the commission or any member thereof or any officer, agent or employee thereof.

22-3515. Imposition of assessment. (1) From and after July 1, 1997, there is hereby levied and imposed an assessment of an amount not to be less than one percent (1%) nor to exceed two percent (2%) of the net receipts at the first point of sale, to be deducted by the first purcha…

22-3516. Delivery of invoice vouchers to growers. (1) The purchaser, at the time of settlement, shall make and deliver a copy of each settlement voucher for each purchaser to the grower. (2) The reports to the commission shall be on forms and in such numbers as prescribed and sup…

22-3517. Payment of assessment — Disposition of receipts. (1) The assessment imposed in this act shall be paid by the first purchaser to the commission. The commission shall receipt the purchaser thereof and promptly deposit the moneys in a bank account in the name of the Idaho p…

22-3518. Penalties. Any person who shall violate or aid in the violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.