ARTICLE 6. Assessments and Records [71120. - 71138.]
Article 6 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1.
§§ 71120–71138 · 19 sections
- § 71120 (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the marketing season not later than September 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as is possible. The…
- § 71121 (a) This chapter does not apply to handlers of less than 100,000 hundredweight in any marketing season or to rice produced only for a producer’s home use or…
- § 71122 Any person requesting an exemption from this chapter shall file an affidavit with the commission attesting that he or she is not a handler, as defined in…
- § 71123 Every person who handles rice in any quantity shall keep a complete and accurate record of all transactions involving the purchase or sale of rice and shall…
- § 71124 (a) All proprietary information obtained or developed pursuant to this article by the commission or the secretary from any source, including, but not limited…
- § 71125 Any assessment that is levied as provided for in this chapter is a personal debt of every person assessed.
- § 71126 (a) Only the first handler of rice is subject to the handler assessment and shall deduct the producer assessment from amounts paid by him or her to the…
- § 71127 When the handler or producer is a corporation, all of the directors and officers of the corporation in their capacity as individuals shall be included, and any…
- § 71128 Any person who fails to file a return or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10 percent of…
- § 71129 In addition to any other penalty imposed, the commission may require any person who fails to pay an assessment or related charge pursuant to this article to…
- § 71130 It is a violation of state law for any person to do any of the following: (a) Willfully render or furnish a false report, statement, or record required by the…
- § 71131 The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of according individuals aggrieved by its actions or determinations an informal hearing before the…
- § 71132 (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies provided in law or equity for the collection of assessments and civil penalties and for…
- § 71133 Any action by the commission for any violation of this chapter shall be commenced within two years from the date of discovery of the alleged violation. Any…
- § 71134 The termination of this chapter shall not affect or waive any right, duty, obligation, or liability that has arisen or that may thereafter arise in connection…
- § 71135 (a) (1) Every five years, commencing with the fifth marketing season following the certification pursuant to Section 71104, the secretary shall conduct a…
- § 71136 (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission that the operation of this chapter has not tended to effectuate its declared…
- § 71137 After the effective date of suspension of this chapter, the operation of the commission shall be concluded and all moneys held by the commission not required…
- § 71138 Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all eligible persons affected by the…