Title V, AGRICULTURE (Ch. 159 - 215A)

The board shall: 1. Elect a chairperson and other officers as advisable. 2. Administer this chapter , and perform all acts reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter . [C77, 79, 81, §185C.12 ]

The board may: 1. Employ and discharge assistants and professional counsel as necessary, prescribe their duties and powers, and fix their compensation. 2. Acquire and establish offices, issue negotiable instruments, incur expenses, and enter into any contracts or agreements neces…

1. Each director of the board shall receive a per diem of one hundred dollars and actual expenses in performing official board functions, notwithstanding section 7E.6 . 2. A director of the board shall not be a salaried employee of the board or any organization or agency which is…

A promotional order shall be effective for four years from its effective date. Upon the date that an order is due to expire the order shall automatically be extended for an additional four years from the date that the order or last extension would otherwise expire, except as prov…

Notice of a referendum election to initiate or terminate a promotional order shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in this state at least ten days prior to the date of the referendum and in any other reasonable manner as determined by the secretary f…

The notice of referendum shall set forth the period of time for voting, voting places and such other information as the secretary may deem necessary in an initial referendum. The board shall make such determinations in any subsequent referendum. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.17 ] Referred …

At the close of a referendum voting period, the secretary shall count and tabulate the ballots cast during the referendum period. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.18 ] Referred to in §185C.25

The ballots shall constitute conclusive evidence as to the validity of the promotional order. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.19 ] Referred to in §185C.25

Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least five hundred producers requesting an initial referendum election to determine whether a promotional order shall be placed in effect, the secretary shall call an initial referendum election to be conducted within sixty days following r…

Only producers are eligible to vote in an election for directors or a referendum election and only in the district in which they reside. A producer shall sign an affidavit furnished by the secretary at the time of voting certifying the producer’s eligibility to vote. Each qualifi…

1. The board shall determine and set the state assessment rate. State assessments collected pursuant to the promotional order shall be paid into the corn promotion fund established in section 185C.26 . Except as provided in subsection 2 , a state assessment shall not exceed one-q…

After a promotional order has been issued, the first purchaser at the time of payment for corn shall show the total amount of state assessment deducted from the sale on the purchase invoice. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.22 ] 89 Acts, ch 198, §10

The state assessment shall be deducted from the purchase price of corn at the time of sale, and forwarded to the board by the first purchaser in the manner and at intervals determined by the board. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.23 ] 89 Acts, ch 198, §11

1. The board shall be suspended and board operations and terms of members shall cease upon either of the following events: a. The state assessment is terminated pursuant to section 185C.25 . b. The state assessment is suspended pursuant to section 185C.25A . 2. However, notwithst…

1. A state assessment adopted upon the initiation of a promotional order shall be collected during the effective period of the order, and shall have no effect upon termination of the promotional order. Upon adoption or extension of the promotional order, the order shall be effect…

Prior to the collection of the federal assessment, the board may approve the continued collection of the state assessment during the collection of the federal assessment. If the collection of the state assessment would be in addition to, and not an offset against, the collection …

A state assessment collected by the board from a sale of corn shall be deposited in the office of the treasurer of state in a special fund known as the corn promotion fund. The fund may include any gifts, rents, royalties, interest, license fees, or a federal or state grant recei…

A producer who has sold corn and had a state assessment deducted from the sale price, by application in writing to the board, may secure a refund in the amount deducted. The refund shall be payable only when the application shall have been made to the board within sixty days afte…

Moneys deposited in the corn promotion fund and transferred to the board as provided in section 185C.26 , including federal moneys to the extent permitted by federal law, are appropriated and shall be used for the administration of this chapter and for the payment of claims based…

1. After the direct and indirect costs incurred by the secretary and the costs of elections, referendums, necessary board expenses, and administrative costs have been paid, at least seventy-five percent of the remaining moneys from a state assessment deposited in the corn promoti…

If a majority of the producers voting in the referendum election approve the passage of the promotional order, an Iowa corn promotion board shall be established. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.3 ] 2013 Acts, ch 140, §105, 112 Referred to in §185C.6

Every person occupying a position of trust under any provisions of this chapter shall give bond in such amount as may be required by the board, the premium for which shall be paid out of the corn promotion fund. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.30 ]

It is a simple misdemeanor for any person to willfully violate any provision of this chapter or for any person to willfully render or furnish a false or fraudulent report, statement, or record required by the secretary. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.31 ]

Every first purchaser shall upon request furnish the secretary with such information as is necessary to enable the secretary and the board to carry out the provisions of this chapter . Such information shall be provided as prescribed by the secretary. The secretary may examine an…

The board shall each year prepare and submit a report summarizing the activities of the board under this chapter to the auditor of state and the secretary of agriculture. The report shall show all income, expenses, and other relevant information concerning fees collected and expe…

The Iowa corn promotion board is not a state agency. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.34 ]

Notice of elections for directors of the board in a district shall be given by the board by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the district and in any other reasonable manner as determined by the board and shall set forth the period of time for voting, voting pl…

The Iowa corn promotion board established pursuant to section 185C.3 shall be composed of directors elected as provided in this chapter . The directors shall include all of the following: 1. Nine district elected directors. Each such director shall be elected from a district as p…

1. A director’s term of office shall be for three years. A district elected director shall not serve for more than three complete consecutive terms. A board elected director shall not serve for more than one complete term of office. A district elected director who is elected as b…

1. The Iowa corn promotion board shall administer elections for district elected directors of the board with the assistance of the secretary. Prior to the expiration of a director’s term of office, the board shall appoint a nominating committee for the district represented by tha…

The board shall by appointment fill an unexpired term if a vacancy occurs in the board. [C77, 79, 81, §185C.9 ]