Michigan Compiled Laws Act 114 Of 1965 Beans (290.551 - 290.568)

• Section 290.551 Definitions.
  As used in this act: (a) “Beans” means Michigan dry, edible beans, except soybeans. (b) “Commission” means the Michigan bean commission. (c) “Director” means...
• Section 290.552 Division Of State Into Districts.
  For the purposes of this act, the state is divided into 8 districts: (a) District 1 consists of the counties of Arenac, Bay, and...
• Section 290.553 Michigan Bean Commission; Creation; Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms Of Members; Ex Officio Members; Reapportionment.
  (1) The Michigan bean commission of 9 voting members is created, consisting of a grower from each district created under section 2 and 1...
• Section 290.554 Michigan Bean Commission; Procedure For Appointment Of Members; Meetings; Cessation Of Membership; Vacancies.
  (1) The governor shall appoint the first members of the commission within 30 days after this act takes effect with the advice and consent...
• Section 290.555 Michigan Bean Commission; Quorum; Compensation And Expenses; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice.
  (1) A majority of the members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business and for performing the duties of the...
• Section 290.556 Michigan Bean Commission; Election Of Chairman, Treasurer, And Other Officers; Appointment And Compensation Of Executive Secretary.
  The commission shall elect each year a chairman, a treasurer, and other officers it deems advisable. The commission, as often as it deems advisable,...
• Section 290.557 Bean Commission; Deposit Of Money Received; Treasurer's Bond; “financial Institution” Defined.
  (1) Money received by the commission, or any other state official, from the assessments under this act, shall be deposited in a financial institution...
• Section 290.558 Bean Commission; Body Corporate, Seal, Records As Evidence.
  The commission is a body corporate and may sue and be sued and contract and be contracted with. The commission shall adopt a seal....
• Section 290.559 Bean Commission; State And Employees Not Liable For Acts; Disbursements.
  The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts. All disbursements shall be limited to the funds collected by...
• Section 290.560 Michigan Bean Commission; Powers And Duties Generally; Prohibitions.
  (1) The commission shall perform the following: (a) Adopt, amend, or rescind rules, pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306,...
• Section 290.561 Enforcement; Reimbursement For Costs.
  The state department of agriculture or its agents shall enforce this act. The commission shall reimburse the department for costs incurred by the department...
• Section 290.562 Grower Assessment On Beans Grown And Produced.
  (1) A grower assessment of 10 cents per hundredweight, when sold or shipped, is levied and imposed upon all beans grown and produced in...
• Section 290.562a Assessment On Beans Grown And Produced; Payment; Report; Use; Research Advisory Board; Referendum.
  An assessment of 1 cent per hundredweight is levied and imposed upon all beans grown and produced in this state in the year 1974,...
• Section 290.562b Changing Method Or Amount Of Assessment; Referendum; Implementation Of Proposed Change.
  (1) The commission may change the method or the amount of the assessment imposed in section 12, or both, by complying with this section....
• Section 290.563 Repealed. 1976, Act 403, Imd. Eff. Jan. 5, 1977.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to election to become nonparticipating grower.
• Section 290.564 Supplemental Assessment For Special Projects; Referendum To Determine Rate; Collection.
  (1) Whenever 800 of the growers, of which not more than 200 are in the same district, petition the commission, the commission shall conduct...
• Section 290.565 Records Of First Receiver; Preservation; Availability; Records Of Grower Processing Or Retailing Own Production.
  A first receiver shall keep complete and accurate records of the number of pounds of beans purchased from each grower by the receiver during...
• Section 290.566 Violation; Penalties; Prosecution.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who violates or aids in the violation of this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor....
• Section 290.567 Referendum On Continuation Of Commission Functions; Referendum On Termination Of Commission; Petition; Notice; Hearings; Cessation Of Operations And Transfer Of Assets; Voting; Submitting Ballot To Legislative Committees For Review.
  (1) Five years after the latest referendum held under this section, the department of agriculture shall conduct a referendum at which growers shall vote...
• Section 290.568 Effective Date.
  This act shall take effect January 1, 1966. History: 1965, Act 114, Eff. Jan. 1, 1966

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