Iowa · statute · Iowa Code ch. 182 · 26 active provisions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Assessment” means an excise tax on the sale of sheep or wool as provided in this chapter. 2. “Board” means the Iowa sheep and wool promotion board established pursuant to section 182.5. 3. “Concentration point” means a location or facility where sheep…
Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least fifty producers in each district requesting a referendum by election to determine whether to establish the board and to impose an assessment, the secretary shall call a referendum to be conducted within sixty days following receipt of the petition.
1. The secretary shall give notice of the referendum on the question of whether to establish an Iowa sheep and wool promotion board and to impose the assessment by publishing the notice for a period of not less than five days in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the state. The notice shall state the voti…
1. Each producer who signs a statement certifying that the producer is a bona fide producer is entitled to one vote. At the close of the referendum, the secretary shall count and tabulate the ballots cast. If a majority of voters favor establishing an Iowa sheep and wool promotion board and imposing an assessment, an I…
The Iowa sheep and wool promotion board established pursuant to section 182.4 shall be composed of nine producers. The dean of the college of agriculture and life sciences of Iowa state university of science and technology or the dean’s representative and the secretary or the secretary’s designee shall serve as ex offi…
Candidates for positions on the initial board are nominated by filing a petition with the secretary containing the signatures of at least twenty-five producers in the candidate’s district qualified to vote on the referendum. Candidates shall be resident producers of the district from which they are nominated. The secre…
1. Notice of the initial election for membership positions on the board shall be given by the secretary by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the state at least five days prior to the date of the election and in any other reasonable manner as determined by the secretary. The notice shall set forth the…
The term of office for members of the board shall be three years. The members on the initial board shall determine their terms by lot, so that three members shall serve a one-year term, three members shall serve a two-year term, and three members shall serve a three-year term. A member elected to the initial board shal…
After the appointment of the initial board, the board shall administer subsequent elections for members of the board with the assistance of the secretary. Before the expiration of a member’s term of office, the board shall nominate any number of producers as candidates for the membership position for which an election…
The board shall by appointment fill an unexpired term if a vacancy occurs on the board. The board shall select an appointee based on the criteria established by the board.
The purposes of the board shall be to: 1. Enter into contracts or agreements with or make grants to recognized and qualified agencies, individuals, or organizations for the development and carrying out of research and education programs directed toward better and more efficient production, marketing, and utilization of…
The board may: 1. Administer and enforce this chapter and perform acts reasonably necessary to effectuate the purposes of this section. 2. Employ and discharge assistants and professional counsel as necessary, prescribe their duties and powers, and fix their compensation. 3. Establish offices, incur expenses, and enter…
Members of the board may receive payment for their actual expenses and travel in performing official board functions. Payment shall be made from amounts collected from the assessment. No member of the board shall be a salaried employee of the board or any organization or agency receiving funds from the board. The board…
The Iowa sheep and wool promotion board is not an agency of state government.
1. If a majority of voters at a referendum conducted pursuant to section 182.4 approve the establishment of an Iowa sheep and wool promotion board and the imposition of an assessment, the assessment shall be imposed on wool and sheep at the following rates: a. For wool, two cents imposed on each pound of wool sold by a…
1. An assessment provided in this chapter shall be imposed on the producer as follows: a. If the producer sells wool or sheep to the first purchaser within this state, the following shall apply: 1. If the sale occurs at a concentration point, the assessment shall be imposed at the time of delivery. The first purchaser…
1. At the time of sale, the first purchaser shall sign and deliver to the producer separate invoices for each purchase. The invoices shall show: a. The name and address of the producer and the seller, if different from the producer. b. The name and address of the first purchaser. c. The pounds of wool or head of sheep…
The board shall deposit amounts collected from the assessment imposed pursuant to section 182.14 in an account established pursuant to section 182.12. Expenses and disbursements incurred and made pursuant to this chapter shall be made by voucher, draft, or check bearing the signature of a person designated by majority…
A producer who has paid the assessment may, by application in writing to the board, secure a refund of all or part of the amount paid. The refund shall be payable only when the application has been made to the board within sixty days after the deduction has been made by the producer or within sixty days after the remit…
1. Moneys collected under this chapter are subject to audit by the auditor of state and shall be used by the Iowa sheep and wool promotion board first for the payment of collection and refund expenses, second for payment of the costs and expenses arising in connection with conducting referendums, third for the purposes…
All persons holding positions of trust under this chapter shall give bond in the amount required by the board. The premiums for bond costs shall be paid from the moneys of the board.
Persons subject to this chapter shall furnish on forms provided by the board information needed to enable the board to effectuate the policies of this chapter. For the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of a report made to the board under this chapter, the secretary may examine books, papers, records, copies of ta…
A person who willfully violates a provision of this chapter, willfully gives a false report, statement, or record required by the board, or willfully fails to furnish or render a report, statement or record required by the secretary is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.
The secretary may enter into arrangements with first purchasers from outside Iowa for payment of the assessment.
During the period of collection of the assessment, the board in cooperation with the auditor of state shall make an annual report which shall show all income, expenses and other relevant information.