§ 106-564.3. Alternative method for collection of assessments relating to cattle. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 106‑564.3. Alternative method for collection of assessments relating to cattle.

As an alternative method for the collection of assessments  providedfor in Article 50 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes, as amended, and asthe same relates to all cattle, including those cattle sold for slaughter, uponthe request of the duly certified agency of the producers of all cattle,including those which are to be sold for slaughter, the Commissioner ofAgriculture shall notify, by registered letter, all livestock auction markets,slaughterhouses, abattoirs, packinghouses, and any and all persons, firms andcorporations, engaged in the buying, selling or handling of cattle in thisState, and on and after the date specified in the letter, the assessmentsapproved and in force under said referendum shall be deducted by the purchaser,or his agent or representative, from the purchase price of all cattle bought,acquired or sold. It shall be unlawful for any livestock auction market,slaughterhouse, abattoir, packinghouse or the administrators or managers oragents of same or for any person, firm or corporation to acquire, buy or sellany cattle, including cattle for slaughter, without deducting the assessmentspreviously authorized by said referendum. The assessment or assessments for anymonth so deducted, shall, on or before the twentieth day of the followingmonth, be remitted by such purchaser as above described, to the Commissioner ofAgriculture of North Carolina, who shall thereupon pay the amount of the assessmentsto the duly certified agency of the producers of all such cattle entitledthereto. The books and records of all such livestock auction markets,slaughterhouses, abattoirs, packinghouses, or persons, firms or corporationsengaged in buying, acquiring or selling all cattle shall at all times duringregular business hours be open for inspection by the Commissioner ofAgriculture or his duly authorized agents. Provided, however, that if anylivestock auction market, slaughterhouse, abattoir, packinghouse,  or anyperson, firm or corporation engaged in buying, selling or handling cattle inthis State shall fail to collect or pay such assessments so deducted to theCommissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina, as herein provided, then and insuch event suit may be brought by the duly certified agency concerned in acourt of competent jurisdiction to enforce the collection of such assessments. (1959, c. 1176; 1969, c. 184.)