184A.2 - ASSESSMENT.
184A.2 ASSESSMENT.
1. If an assessment is approved by a majority of the eligible
voters voting at a referendum as provided in section 184A.1A or
184A.12, all of the following shall apply:
a. The assessment shall be imposed on each turkey delivered
for processing.
b. The council shall establish a rate of assessment for each
turkey delivered for processing. The council may establish different
rates based on attributes or characteristics of turkeys. However, a
rate shall not be more than three cents for each turkey delivered for
processing.
c. The assessment shall be imposed on the producer and
collected at the time of delivery of a turkey to the processor. The
assessment shall be deducted by the processor at the time of delivery
from the price paid to the producer at the time of the sale to the
processor. A processor shall remit assessments to the council on a
monthly basis as provided by the council. The council shall deposit
the remitted assessments in the Iowa turkey fund as provided in
section 184A.4.
2. The council may enter into agreements with processors from
outside this state for the payment of the assessment.
3. The council shall provide for a refund of an assessment
according to rules adopted by the council. Section History: Early Form
[C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 184A.2] Section History: Recent Form
99 Acts, ch 158, §5, 18, 19
Referred to in § 184A.1A, 184A.4, 184A.10, 184A.12, 184A.12A
Right to refund not subject to execution or transfer; § 179.5A