Title 54, State Government

The association is exempt from the provisions of chapter 10-04 when in the performance of its authorized marketing functions. The exemption provided under this section also applies to any agency or instrumentality of the association and to any agent or employee of the association…

The industrial commission shall obtain such assistance as in its judgment may be necessary for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the association. To that end it shall appoint a manager and may appoint such subordinate officers and employees as it may judge expedien…

Subject to the control and regulation of the industrial commission, the manager of the association shall appoint and employ such deputies and other subordinates and such contractors, architects, builders, attorneys, clerks, accountants, and other experts, agents, and servants as …

The total compensation of the appointees and employees of the association, together with other expenditures for the operation and maintenance of the association, must remain within the appropriation and earnings lawfully available in each year for such purposes.

The industrial commission may remove and discharge any and all persons appointed in the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter, whether by the commission or by the manager of the association, and any such removal may be made whenever in the judgment of the commission the …

The industrial commission shall fix the buying price of all things bought, and the selling price of all things sold, incidental to the operation of the association, and shall fix all charges for any and all services rendered by the association. In fixing these prices, while all s…

All business of the association must be conducted under the name of "North Dakota mill and elevator association". Title to property pertaining to the operation of the association must be obtained and conveyed in the name of the state of North Dakota, doing business as the North D…

Civil actions may be brought against the state of North Dakota on account of claims for relief claimed to have arisen out of transactions connected with the operation of the association upon compliance with this section. In such actions the state must be designated as the state o…

The capital of the association must be any funds procured by the industrial commission through the sale of state bonds, as may be provided by law for that purpose, and also all moneys raised by the mill tax for terminal elevators as provided in sections 2072 and 2073 of the Compi…

The books, records, accounts, inventories, stocks of merchandise, supplies, equipment, and all affairs of the association must be audited and examined once in each year by the state auditor. The audit must be made as soon as possible after June thirtieth in each year. Said audit …

The industrial commission may direct unexpected or unscheduled audits other than the annual audit provided for in section 54-18-14 at such times and by such auditor as it shall deem proper to protect the interests of the state.

The industrial commission shall install at the association equipment for the processing of soybeans and flaxseed and equipment designed for the conducting of research leading to the manufacture and sale of soybeans and flaxseed. Storage facilities also must be established for the…

If the contractor to whom a contract for construction or the provision of equipment to the association is let properly performs the work therein designated, the mill manager, at least once in each calendar month during the continuance of the contract work, shall meet, receive, an…

The industrial commission shall transfer to the state general fund fifty percent of the annual earnings and undivided profits of the North Dakota mill and elevator association after any transfers to other state agricultural-related programs. The moneys must be transferred on an a…

For the purpose of this section, "gain-sharing program" means a program approved annually by the industrial commission with provisions that promote profitability, productivity, and safety. Any gain-sharing program approved by the industrial commission must include provisions that…

Within thirty days after the conclusion of each fiscal year, the industrial commission shall transfer five percent of the net income earned by the state mill and elevator association during that fiscal year to the agricultural products utilization fund.