Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.601
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "beef industry commission act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — BEEF INDUSTRY COMMISSION ACT (Act 291 of 1972)
Michigan · statute · 291 of 1972, Mich. Comp. Laws · 11 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.602
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Cattle" means ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals sold for slaughter, ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals produced in this state to be fed for slaughter, and ruminating and nonruminating bovine animals to be fed for slaughter and sold in this state more than 30 days after arriv…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.603
Commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; lists.
(1) The state beef industry commission is created within the department. The commission shall be composed of 11 members, 2 of whom shall be ex officio and without vote. The following voting members shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate for terms of 3 years: (a) Two members engaged in the rai…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.604
Commission; duties; compensation; personnel; contracts; appropriations; rules.
(1) The commission shall: (a) Annually elect a chairperson, secretary, and treasurer from the members of the commission. (b) Meet not less often than once each calendar quarter and at any other time as set by the chairperson or requested by 4 or more members. (c) Receive and distribute funds, and make arrangements for…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.605
Purposes and objectives of commission's program.
The program created and organized by this act is the state beef industry commission. The purposes and objectives of the commission's program may include but shall not be limited to: (a) The promotion of the sale, use of beef and beef products in this state. (b) The support of the beef promotion, research, education, co…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.606
Assessments; collection; records; report; duties of market agency; commission expenses.
(1) The commission may make an assessment of not more than 1/10 of 1% of gross receipts from sale of all cattle raised or fed in the state and shall impose the assessment upon all producers. The assessment collected from each producer shall be used to defray the commission's program and administrative costs. (2) All ma…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.607
Failure to file report or pay assessment or falsification of information as misdemeanor; penalty; order to pay assessment; interest on unpaid assessment.
(1) A market agency or a producer which fails to file a report or to pay an assessment or which falsifies an affidavit, record, receipt, voucher, or other information required to be maintained by this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment for not more than 90 da…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.608
Enforcement of act; reimbursement.
Employees and agents of the department shall enforce this act. The commission shall reimburse the department in the enforcement of the act. Such funds received by the department are appropriated for the department's use.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.609
Exemption of assessments prohibited; referendum; petition; ballots; costs; termination of programs; payment of debts; disposition of unexpended or unencumbered funds.
(1) An exemption shall not be made of an assessment required to be imposed under this act. (2) After the first 5 full calendar years of operation the commission shall conduct a referendum to determine if the program shall be continued. The program shall be terminated only if, in a referendum, more than 50% of the affec…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.609a
Veal producers; assessment; “veal” defined.
(1) Veal producers who pay an assessment of at least 1/10 of 1% of gross receipts under a veal marketing program pursuant to Act No. 232 of the Public Acts of 1965, being sections 290.651 to 290.674 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, are exempt from this act. (2) For the purposes of this section, "veal" means nonruminating…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 287.610
Falsification of affidavits, records, receipts, or information.
A person who falsifies any affidavit, record, receipt, voucher or any information required to be maintained by this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.