106-564. Collection of assessments; custody and use of funds.
In the event two thirds or more of the farmers eligible for participation in such referendum and voting therein shall vote in favor of such assessment, then the said assessment shall be collected annually or at regular intervals during the year established by the rules and regulations of the duly certified commission, council, board or other agency for the number of years set forth in the call for such referendum, and the collection of such assessment shall be under such method, rules and regulations as may be determined by the agency conducting the same; and the said assessment so collected shall be paid into the treasury of the agency conducting such referendum, to be used together with other funds from other sources, including donations from individuals, concerns or corporations, and grants from State or governmental agencies, for the purpose of promoting and stimulating, by advertising and other methods, the increased use and sale, domestic and foreign, of the agricultural commodity covered by such referendum. 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. 15; 1951, c. 1172, s. 3; 1965, c. 1046, s. 1; 1975, c. 708, s. 1.)
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.