Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)
Section 290.555 - Michigan Bean Commission; Quorum; Compensation and Expenses; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice.

Sec. 5.
(1) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business and for performing the duties of the commission. A member shall receive a per diem rate to be established by the commission on an annual basis which shall not exceed the rate allowed by law to state officers for each day spent in actual attendance at meetings of the commission, and traveling and other expenses incurred in connection with the business of the commission at the rate allowed by law to state officers, but shall not receive any other compensation or salary.
(2) The business which the commission may perform shall be conducted at a public meeting of the commission held in compliance with Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, date, and place of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended.
History: 1965, Act 114, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966 ;-- Am. 1975, Act 61, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1975 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 403, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1977 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 412, Imd. Eff. Sept. 28, 1978 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 493, Imd. Eff. Jan. 21, 1981

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 290 - Weights, Measures, and Standards

Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)

Section 290.551 - Definitions.

Section 290.552 - Division of State Into Districts.

Section 290.553 - Michigan Bean Commission; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, and Terms of Members; Ex Officio Members; Reapportionment.

Section 290.554 - Michigan Bean Commission; Procedure for Appointment of Members; Meetings; Cessation of Membership; Vacancies; Selection and Appointment of Member at Large.

Section 290.555 - Michigan Bean Commission; Quorum; Compensation and Expenses; Conducting Business at Public Meeting; Notice.

Section 290.556 - Michigan Bean Commission; Election of Chairman, Treasurer, and Other Officers; Appointment and Compensation of Executive Secretary.

Section 290.557 - Bean Commission; Deposit of Money Received; Treasurer's Bond; “Financial Institution” Defined.

Section 290.558 - Bean Commission; Body Corporate, Seal, Records as Evidence.

Section 290.559 - Bean Commission; State and Employees Not Liable for Acts; Disbursements.

Section 290.560 - Michigan Bean Commission; Powers and Duties Generally; Prohibitions.

Section 290.561 - Enforcement; Reimbursement for Costs.

Section 290.562 - Grower Assessment on Beans Grown and Produced.

Section 290.562a - Assessment on Beans Grown and Produced; Payment; Report; Use; Research Advisory Board; Referendum.

Section 290.562b - Changing Method or Amount of Assessment; Referendum; Implementation of Proposed Change.

Section 290.563 - Repealed. 1976, Act 403, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1977.

Section 290.564 - Supplemental Assessment for Special Projects; Referendum to Determine Rate; Collection.

Section 290.565 - Records of First Receiver; Preservation; Availability; Records of Grower Processing or Retailing Own Production.

Section 290.566 - Violation; Penalties; Prosecution.

Section 290.567 - Referendum on Continuation of Commission Functions; Referendum on Termination of Commission; Petition; Notice; Hearings; Cessation of Operations and Transfer of Assets; Voting; Submitting Ballot to Legislative Committees for Review.

Section 290.568 - Effective Date.