106-553. Policy as to referenda, assessments, etc., for promoting use and sale of farm products.
It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the State that farmers, producers and growers commercially producing the commodities herein referred to shall be permitted by referendum to be held among the respective groups and subject to the provisions of this Article, to levy upon themselves an assessment on such respective commodities or upon the acreage used in the production of the same and provide for the collection of the same, for the purpose of financing or contributing towards the financing of a program of advertising and other methods designed to increase the consumption of and the domestic as well as foreign markets for such agricultural products. Such assessments may also be used for the purpose of financing or contributing toward the financing of a program of production, use and sale of any and all such agricultural commodities. (1947, c. 1018, s. 4; 1951, c. 1172, s. 2.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 50 - Promotion of Use and Sale of Agricultural Products.
§ 106-551 - Federal Agricultural Marketing Act.
§ 106-552 - Associations, activity, etc., deemed not in restraint of trade.
§ 106-553 - Policy as to referenda, assessments, etc., for promoting use and sale of farm products.
§ 106-554 - Application to Board of Agriculture for authorization of referendum.
§ 106-555 - Action by Board on application.
§ 106-556 - Conduct of referendum among growers and producers on question of assessments.
§ 106-558 - Management of referendum; expenses.
§ 106-559.1 - Basis of vote on milk product assessment.
§ 106-560 - Effect of more than one-third vote against assessment.
§ 106-561 - Effect of two-thirds vote for assessment.
§ 106-562 - Regulations as to referendum; notice to farm organizations and county agents.
§ 106-563 - Distribution of ballots; arrangements for holding referendum; declaration of results.
§ 106-563.1 - Supervision of referendum on milk product assessment.
§ 106-564 - Collection of assessments; custody and use of funds.
§ 106-564.1 - Alternate method for collection of assessments.
§ 106-564.2 - Further alternative method for collection of assessments.
§ 106-564.3 - Alternative method for collection of assessments relating to cattle.
§ 106-564.4 - Alternative method for collection of assessments relating to sweet potatoes.
§ 106-565 - Subsequent referendum.
§ 106-566 - Referendum as to continuance of assessments approved at prior referendum.
§ 106-567 - Rights of farmers dissatisfied with assessments; time for demanding refund.
§ 106-567.1 - Refund of milk product assessments.
§ 106-568 - Publication of financial statement by treasurer of agency; bond required.