Title 22, AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE

22-2721. Election, appointment, qualifications and tenure of supervisors. (1) The governing body of the district shall consist of five (5) supervisors, elected or appointed as provided in this chapter. Elections shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section and th…

22-2722. Powers of districts and supervisors. A soil conservation district organized under the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this state, and a public body corporate and politic, exercising public powers, and such district, and the super…

22-2723. Cooperation between districts. The supervisors of any two (2) or more districts may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any or all powers conferred in this chapter.

22-2724. State agencies to cooperate. Agencies of this state which shall have jurisdiction over, or be charged with the administration of, any state-owned lands, and of any county, or other governmental subdivision of the state, which shall have jurisdiction over, or charged with…

22-2725. Discontinuance of districts. (1) At any time after five (5) years after the organization of a district under the provisions of this chapter, any twenty-five (25) owners of land lying within the boundaries of such district may file a petition with the state soil and water…

22-2726. Funds or assistance provided by county from county general fund. In those counties of Idaho wherein all or a substantial part of the county has been created and is operating as a soil conservation district or districts under the provisions of chapter 27, title 22, Idaho …

22-2727. Allocation of funds to districts. (1) A public hearing shall be held by the state soil and water conservation commission on or before June 15 of each year and twenty (20) days’ written notice of such hearing shall be given to each soil conservation district and to all ot…

22-2730. Resource conservation and rangeland development fund created. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the Idaho resource conservation and rangeland development fund, which shall consist of all moneys which may be appropriated to it by the …

22-2731. Allocation of fund. The Idaho resource conservation and rangeland development fund shall be allocated for use by the state soil and water conservation commission: (1) To eligible applicants for conservation improvements which it deems to be "in the public interest" in su…

22-2732. Loans from fund — Application — Approval — Repayment. (1) Eligible applicants may file an application with the local soil conservation district or the state soil and water conservation commission for a loan from the fund for the purpose of financing conservation improvem…

22-2733. Grants from state soil and water conservation commission general fund — Application — Approval — Grant agreement. (1) Eligible applicants or participants may file an application with the local soil conservation district or the state soil and water conservation commission…

22-2734. Cost-share from state soil and water conservation commission general fund — Application — Approval. (1) Eligible applicants or participants may file an application with the local soil conservation district or the state soil and water conservation commission for a cost-sh…

22-2735. Payments by the state soil and water conservation commission — Rules — Approval of attorney general — Audit of payments. (1) The commission may make payments not to exceed the estimated reasonable cost of an eligible improvement, project or plan. (2) The commission may, …

22-2801. Short title. This act may be known as the Honey Industry Act.

22-2802. Declaration of policy and purpose of chapter. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the honey industry of Idaho is in dire need of concentrated state and national advertising and promotion to increase the consumption of honey; that other s…

22-2803. Definitions. Whenever used or referred to in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (1) "Commission" means the Idaho honey commission. (2) "Department" means the Idaho state department of agriculture. (3) "Director" means the director …

22-2804. commission — members — qualifications — appointment — compensation. (1) There is hereby created and established in the department the Idaho honey commission to be known and designated as such, and shall be composed of the director of the department and three (3) members …

22-2805. Power to contract. The said commission shall have power to contract and be contracted with.

22-2806. Administration, where vested. The administration of this act shall be vested in the Idaho honey commission which shall administer the taxes levied and imposed by this act.

22-2807. Duties. The commission shall plan and conduct a campaign for honey and honey by-product advertising, publicity, merchandising, sales promotion and research, including bee research, and public education of beekeeping and honey production, by contracting with a service of …

22-2809. Levy and collection of taxes — Change of tax by referendum — Violations — Penalty. (1) There is hereby levied and imposed upon each colony or hive of bees within the state of Idaho on July 1 of each year a continuing annual tax of five cents (5¢) per hive or colony of be…

22-2810. sampling and analysis. (1) For the purpose of enforcement of this chapter, and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions, officers or employees duly designated by the di…

22-2811. Penalties for violations. (1) Any person that violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter may be assessed a civil penalty by the department or its duly authorized agent of no more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each offense and shall b…

22-2812. "Stop sale, use, or removal" orders. (1) In the event the department finds that honey is being offered for sale in violation of this chapter, the department may issue and enforce a written or printed "stop sale, use, or removal" order to the distributor, owner or custodi…

22-2813. Payment of expenses and costs. All expenses and costs incurred in the administration of this chapter shall be paid out of the Idaho honey fund. The commission shall keep an accurate record of all costs and expenditures and will report the same by publication on October 1…

22-2814. Crediting of funds. All moneys which have heretofore been credited to the general fund under the provisions of this chapter are hereby transferred to the Idaho honey fund.

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, …

22-3101. Short title. This act shall be known as the Hop Industry Act.

22-3102. Declaration of policy and purpose of act. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that economic waste is being fostered in the hop industry of the state of Idaho by the lack of proper advertising and dissemination of information necessary for the…

22-3103. Definitions. Wherever used or referred to in this act: 1. The term "commission" means the Idaho hop grower’s commission. 2. The term "person" means individual, partnership, corporation, association, growers or any other business unit. 3. The term "hops" means all hops gr…

22-3104. Idaho hop grower’s commission created — Qualifications. There is hereby created and established within the department of agriculture an Idaho hop grower’s commission to be known and designated as such which shall be composed of five (5) practical growers, elected as prov…

22-3105. 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 secretary, advertisi…