185.26 - ADMINISTRATION OF MONEYS. - Iowa Statutes

185.26 ADMINISTRATION OF MONEYS. 1. The state assessment collected by the board shall be deposited in a special fund known as the soybean promotion fund, in the office of the treasurer of state. The fund may also contain any gifts or federal or state grant received by the board. Moneys collected, deposited into the fund, and transferred to the board, as provided in this chapter, shall be subject to audit by the auditor of state. The department of administrative services shall transfer moneys from the fund to the board for deposit into an account known as the soybean checkoff account which shall be established by the board in a qualified financial institution. The department shall transfer the moneys into the account as provided in a resolution adopted by the board. However, the department is only required to transfer moneys once during each day and only during hours when the offices of the state are open. From moneys collected, deposited, and transferred to the soybean checkoff account as provided in this section, the board shall first pay the costs of referendums, elections, and other expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter, before moneys may be expended to carry out the purposes of the board as provided in section 185.11. The board shall strictly segregate moneys in the soybean checkoff account from all other moneys of the board. Moneys in the soybean checkoff account shall be expended by the board exclusively for carrying out the purposes of the board as provided in section 185.11. The account shall be subject to audit by the auditor of state. 2. The fiscal year of the association shall commence on October 1 and end on September 30.          Section History: Early Form [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 185.26]          Section History: Recent Form 94 Acts, ch 1146, §27; 2003 Acts, ch 145, §286; 2005 Acts, ch 82, §22; 2006 Acts, ch 1030, §18 Referred to in § 185.13, 185.21, 185.29, 185.30, 185.34