275.320. Establishment--petition, contents--membership. - Missouri Statutes

Establishment--petition, contents--membership.

275.320. A representative group of not less than fivepercent of the producers of an agricultural commodity maypetition the director for permission to establish a commoditymerchandising council. This petition shall include:

(1) A statement of the area of production to be included(the area shall be statewide, except that it may be limited to awell-defined smaller area where such area is the principalcommercial producer in the state of the commodity);

(2) A statement of the general purposes of the commoditymerchandising council program which may include research,education, grades and standards, merchandising, publicity, salespromotion and cooperation with other state, regional and nationalorganizations;

(3) The amount of the fee that is desired to be collectedfor each designated unit of commercial quantities of thecommodity;

(4) The method or methods to be used in the collection ofthe fee;

(5) The composition, qualification, terms of office, methodof nomination, election, filling unexpired terms, salaries,travel expenses, and duties of the members of the council;

(a) The council shall consist of an odd number of not lessthan five nor more than fifteen members of whom the majorityshall be producers to be selected by producers;

(b) The director shall serve as an ex officio member of thecouncil;

(c) The dean of the college of agriculture, university ofMissouri, will serve as an ex officio member of the council;

(6) A recommendation as to what shall constitute acommercial quantity of the commodity;

(7) The method of conducting the referendum of the commodityproducers either by mail or by polling place depending on thearea and volume of the commodity.

(L. 1969 S.B. 65 § 3, A.L. 1973 S.B. 92)