§ 185C.21 — State assessment

Iowa § 185C.21

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title V: AGRICULTURE
• Ch. 185C: CORN PROMOTION BOARD

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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-quarter of one cent per bushel upon corn marketed in this state.
2. Upon request of the board, the secretary shall call a special referendum for producers
to vote on whether to authorize an increase in the state assessment above one-quarter of one
cent per bushel, notwithstanding subsection 1. The special referendum shall be conducted as
provided in this chapter for referendum elections. However, the special referendum shall not
affect the existence or length of the promotional order in effect. If a majority of the producers
votinginthespecialreferendumapprovetheincrease,theboardmayincreasetheassessment
to the amount approved in the special referendum. The board shall establish the effective
date of a rate change. However, a state assessment shall not exceed a scheduled maximum
rate determined as follows:
a. Before September 1, 2014, one cent.
b. ForeachmarketingyearoftheperiodbeginningSeptember1, 2014, andendingAugust
31, 2019, two cents.
c. For each marketing year beginning on and after September 1, 2019, three cents.

Legislative History

[C77, 79, 81, §185C.21]