183A.5 - DUTIES, OBJECTS, AND POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.

        183A.5  DUTIES, OBJECTS, AND POWERS OF THE COUNCIL.
         1.  The council shall:
         a.  Aid in the promotion of the pork industry of the state.
         b.  Make an annual report of its proceedings and expenditures
      to the secretary.
         c.  Elect a chairperson, secretary, and other officers it
      deems advisable.
         d.  Administer and enforce this chapter, and do and perform
      all acts and exercise all powers reasonably necessary to effectuate
      the purposes and requirements of this chapter.
         e.  Hire and discharge employees and professional counsel as
      necessary, prescribe their duties and powers, and fix their
      compensation.
         f.  Establish offices, incur expenses, and enter into any
      contracts or agreements necessary to carry out the purposes of this
      chapter.
         g.  Report alleged violations of this chapter to the attorney
      general or appropriate county attorney.
         h.  Keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all its
      dealings.
         i.  Receive, administer, disburse and account for, in addition
      to the funds received from the assessment provided in this chapter,
      other funds voluntarily contributed to the council for the purpose of
      promoting the pork industry.
         2.  The council or its designated agent may enter into
      arrangements with persons purchasing Iowa produced pork outside Iowa,
      for collection of the assessment from those persons.
         3.  The council is a state agency only for the purposes of
      chapters 21 and 22.  Chapter 17A does not apply to the council.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         85 Acts, ch 199, § 5; 86 Acts, ch 1100, § 14, 15; 2009 Acts, ch
      41, §263