Title 22 — AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

22-4201. Title of act. This act shall be known as the "Alfalfa and Clover Seed Industries Act."

22-4202. Purpose. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that it is to the best interests of all the people of the state of Idaho that the abundant and natural resources of Idaho be protected, fully developed and uniformly distributed; that economic wast…

22-4203. Definitions. Wherever used or referred to in this act, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Commission" means the Idaho alfalfa and clover commission. (2) "Grower" means any landowner personally engaged in growing alfalfa seed or clover seed, a tenant personally e…

22-4204. Creation of commission — Members — Qualifications — Compensation. (1) There is hereby created and established in the department of self-governing agencies an alfalfa and clover seed commission to be thus known and designated. The commission shall be composed of seven (7)…

22-4205. nominations for grower members of commission — qualifications. (1) For the purpose of nominating grower members of the commission, at a meeting of the Idaho alfalfa and clover seed growers association, the board of directors shall review the names of active growers in Id…

22-4206. Vacancies — Terms. Any office which becomes vacant before expiration of the member’s term shall be filled by appointment in the manner provided for regular appointments. The term of office of the members of the commission shall be three (3) years. Members of the commissi…

22-4207. Powers and duties of commission. 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 a research director…

22-4208. Receipt of gifts — Payable to commission. 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 received und…

22-4209. Liability of state for commission. 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.

22-4210. Assessment on alfalfa seed and clover seed. There is hereby levied on all alfalfa seed and clover seed grown annually in this state, all alfalfa seed sold as Idaho alfalfa seed and all clover seed sold as Idaho clover seed, an assessment of one cent ($0.01) per pound of …

22-4211. Time for payment of assessments — Recovery of payment from grower. All assessments levied and imposed under and pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the commission by the person, either grower or dealer, by whom the alfalfa seed or clover seed is f…

22-4212. Request for refund of assessment — Manner of filing request. Any person who has paid assessments to the commission herein shall have the right to require such commission to refund all or any portion of the assessment levied under the laws of such commission and paid by t…

22-4213. Failure to pay assessment — Penalty. Any grower or dealer who fails to make collection or file 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 assess…

22-4214. Dealer’s records of seed handled — Open to inspection by commissioner. Every dealer shall maintain accurate records of all alfalfa seed and clover seed handled, packed, shipped or processed by him. The record shall be in such form and contain such information as the comm…

22-4215. Deposit of assessments — Withdrawal method — Expenses — Bond required — Audit. (1) All receipts for the commission will be deposited within five (5) working days of being received, all moneys received by the commission from the assessment levied under section 22-4210, Id…

22-4216. Increase in assessment. If it appears from an investigation that the revenue from the assessment levied under this act is inadequate to accomplish the purposes of this act, the commission shall file with the director of the department of agriculture a report showing the …

22-4217. Violation — Penalty. Every person who shall violate or aid in the violation of any of the provisions of this act, or any of the rules, regulations or order of the commission adopted pursuant to the authority conferred by this act, upon conviction thereof, shall be punish…

22-4218. Liberal construction. This act shall be liberally construed, and if any part or portion thereof be declared invalid, or the application thereof to any person, circumstance or thing is declared invalid, the validity of the remainder of this act and/or the applicability th…