§ 16-1502 — Contract termination or cancellation; notification, time periods

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), if a producer fails to comply with the provisions of a contract that requires a capital investment in excess of $100,000 or more and has a useful life of five years or more, a contractor may not terminate or cancel that contract until:
(1) The contractor has given written notice with all the reasons for the termination or cancellation at least 90 days before termination or cancellation or as provided in subsection (b); and
(2) the producer who receives the notice fails to correct the reasons stated for termination or cancellation in the notice within 60 days of receipt of the notice.
(b) The 90-day notice period and 60-day notice period under subsection (a)(1) and (2) are waived and the contract may be terminated or canceled immediately if the alleged grounds for termination or cancellation are:
(1) Voluntary abandonment of the contract relationship by the producer;
(2) conviction of the producer of an offense directly related to the business contracted under the contract;
(3) material breach of the contract by the producer;
(4) a failure to care for the swine in accordance with good animal husbandry practices;
(5) the bankruptcy or insolvency of the producer; or
(6) an acceleration of any indebtedness secured by the property on which the swine are being raised.

Legislative History

L. 1994, ch. 130, § 9; April 14.