Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 114 of 1965 - Beans (290.551 - 290.568)
Section 290.562b - Changing Method or Amount of Assessment; Referendum; Implementation of Proposed Change.

Sec. 12b.
(1) The commission may change the method or the amount of the assessment imposed in section 12, or both, by complying with this section.
(2) If the commission proposes a change as described in subsection (1), then it shall conduct a referendum of growers relative to any such change.
(3) After a referendum, the commission shall implement a proposed change if more than 50% of the growers voting approve any proposed change and those voters represent more than 50% of the hundredweight voting.
History: Add. 1989, Act 144, Imd. Eff. June 29, 1989

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Section 290.563 - Repealed. 1976, Act 403, Imd.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.