Title 22 — AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

22-3801. Mint industry act. This act shall be known as the Mint Industry Act.

22-3802. Legislative intent — Research and advertising. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that economic waste threatens the mint industry of the state of Idaho by the lack of facilities and funds for research to develop and improve control measures …

22-3803. Definitions. Wherever used or referred to in this act: (1) The term "commission" means the Idaho mint commission. (2) The term "person" means individual, partnership, corporation, association, growers or any other business unit. (3) The term "mint" means all the essentia…

22-3804. Idaho mint commission — Election of members — Compensation and terms. There is hereby created and established within the department of agriculture an Idaho mint commission to be known and designated as such which shall be composed of six (6) practical growers, elected as…

22-3805. Powers and duties — Administration and enforcement. The powers and duties of the commission shall include the following: (1) To administer and enforce this act. (2) To contract in the name of the commission and be contracted with. (3) To employ and at pleasure discharge …

22-3806. Assessment imposed — Requirements — "Grower’s acreage" — Additional assessment — Referendum. (1) The commission is hereby empowered to levy an assessment not to exceed eight cents (8¢) per pound on each pound of essential oil handled in the primary channels of trade. (2)…

22-3807. Payment. All assessment levied and imposed under and pursuant to the provision of this chapter shall be paid to the commission by the person, either grower or dealer, by whom the essential oils are first handled in the primary channels of trade.

22-3808. Filing — Requirements. Every grower and dealer shall at such times as the commission may by rule prescribe, file with the commission a return under oath on forms to be prescribed by and furnished by the commission, stating the number of pounds of essential oils handled i…

22-3809. Penalty for defaults. Any grower or dealer who fails to make collection or to file a return or to pay any assessment within the time required pursuant to this act shall thereby forfeit to the commission a penalty of five percent (5%) of the amount of the assessment deter…

22-3810. Inspection — License fees. The commission shall have the power by its duly authorized agent or representative to enter upon the premises of any grower or dealer to examine any books, papers, records or memorandum bearing on the amount of assessments or license fees payab…

22-3811. Disposition of receipts and use of moneys collected. (1) As soon as possible after receipt, all moneys received by the commission from the assessment levied under section 22-3806, Idaho Code, and all other moneys received by the commission shall be deposited in one (1) o…

22-3812. Election of commission members. (1) The members of the commission shall be elected by secret mail ballot under the supervision of the director of the department of agriculture. Members of the commission shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast by the grower membe…

22-3813. License application — Fee — Bond — Revocation — Forfeiture. No person shall act as dealer in the essential oils without having obtained a license as provided in this act. Every person acting as a dealer shall file a written application with the commission for a license a…

22-3814. Penalty. Every person who shall violate or aid in the violation of any of the provisions of this act or any of the rules or orders of the commission adopted pursuant to the authority conferred by this act, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more …

22-3815. Referendum for continuance of the Idaho mint commission. After five (5) years from the date the commission was created, a referendum may be held at the petition of the growers or at the request of the commission. The question shall be submitted by secret mail ballots upo…

22-3816. Termination of commission. If the vote at the referendum provided in section 22-3815 is in favor of discontinuance, the commission shall as rapidly as possible terminate its activities, convert its assets to cash and do all other things necessary to terminate its activit…