Soybean Marketing Act

Sections covered

• 505 ILCS 130/1Agriculture › 505 ILCS 130 — Soybean Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 130/10In any referendum under this Act, voting shall be by ballot cast by eligible voters at geographically located polling places throughout the State
• 505 ILCS 130/11The marketing program established by this Act shall remain in effect for 5 years and shall automatically be extended from year to year unless a referendum election for continued approval is requested by written petition of no less than 2% of soybean producers
• 505 ILCS 130/12Any marketing program established under this Act shall provide for a program operating board consisting of at least 24 members who are charged with the administration of the program
• 505 ILCS 130/13For the initial board any soybean producer may become a candidate from a district and have his name placed on the ballot if he files a petition with the Director containing the signatures of 150 or 3%, whichever is less, of those producers in his district qualified to vote on the referendum
• 505 ILCS 130/14Agriculture › 505 ILCS 130 — Soybean Marketing Act
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• 505 ILCS 130/16Any properly qualified marketing program shall provide for assessments against producers of the affected commodity to defray the costs of the activities provided for in the marketing program
• 505 ILCS 130/16.1Any properly qualified marketing program may provide for assessments as to soybeans grown outside Illinois, but sold to first purchasers in Illinois
• 505 ILCS 130/17A producer who has sold soybeans and has an assessment deducted from the sale price may, by application in writing to the board, secure a refund in the amount deducted
• 505 ILCS 130/18Agriculture › 505 ILCS 130 — Soybean Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 130/19The program operating board shall publish annually an activity and financial report for such marketing program to be available to all of the affected producers of the marketing program
• 505 ILCS 130/2This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Soybean Marketing Act"
• 505 ILCS 130/20Any due and payable assessment required under the provisions of any marketing program created under this Act constitutes a personal debt of every person so assessed or who otherwise owes such assessment
• 505 ILCS 130/21Upon termination of any marketing program, all remaining unobligated funds shall be refunded on a pro rata basis to the persons from whom the funds were collected in the preceding 2 years
• 505 ILCS 130/22No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any requirement of this Act where obligated to comply by a duly approved marketing program
• 505 ILCS 130/23The operation of any marketing program or any part thereof may be temporarily suspended for any reasonable cause by the program operating board, for any period of time not to exceed one growing and marketing season
• 505 ILCS 130/24Agriculture › 505 ILCS 130 — Soybean Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 130/25Sections 7 and 15 of this Act shall not be subject to Sections 5-35, 5-40, 5-100, 5-105, 5-110, 5-115, 5-120, 5-125, and 5-130 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
• 505 ILCS 130/3For the purpose of this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) "Soybean" means and includes all kinds and varieties of soybeans grown in this State and marketed and sold as soybeans by the producer
• 505 ILCS 130/4Agriculture › 505 ILCS 130 — Soybean Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 130/5Agriculture › 505 ILCS 130 — Soybean Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 130/6A marketing program proposal or a proposed amendment to an existing marketing program may be requested by petition to the Director by 2500 producers of soybeans, with at least 10 signers of such petition from each of 50 counties
• 505 ILCS 130/7If any marketing program or amendment to an existing marketing program is proposed under Section 6 of this Act, the Director shall appoint a temporary operating committee consisting of 7 members who are soybean producers to develop such proposed marketing program
• 505 ILCS 130/8Within 90 days after final approval by the temporary operating committee of any proposed marketing program, the Director shall determine by referendum in accordance with this Section and Section 11 of this Act whether the affected producers assent to such proposed program
• 505 ILCS 130/9Agriculture › 505 ILCS 130 — Soybean Marketing Act