275.320. A representative group of not less than fivepercent of the producers of an agricultural commodity maypetition the director for permission to establish a commoditymerchandising council. This petition shall include:
(1) A statement of the area of production to be included(the area shall be statewide, except that it may be limited to awell-defined smaller area where such area is the principalcommercial producer in the state of the commodity);
(2) A statement of the general purposes of the commoditymerchandising council program which may include research,education, grades and standards, merchandising, publicity, salespromotion and cooperation with other state, regional and nationalorganizations;
(3) The amount of the fee that is desired to be collectedfor each designated unit of commercial quantities of thecommodity;
(4) The method or methods to be used in the collection ofthe fee;
(5) The composition, qualification, terms of office, methodof nomination, election, filling unexpired terms, salaries,travel expenses, and duties of the members of the council;
(a) The council shall consist of an odd number of not lessthan five nor more than fifteen members of whom the majorityshall be producers to be selected by producers;
(b) The director shall serve as an ex officio member of thecouncil;
(c) The dean of the college of agriculture, university ofMissouri, will serve as an ex officio member of the council;
(6) A recommendation as to what shall constitute acommercial quantity of the commodity;
(7) The method of conducting the referendum of the commodityproducers either by mail or by polling place depending on thearea and volume of the commodity.
275.320. A representative group of not less than fivepercent of the producers of an agricultural commodity maypetition the director for permission to establish a commoditymerchandising council. This petition shall include:
(1) A statement of the area of production to be included(the area shall be statewide, except that it may be limited to awell-defined smaller area where such area is the principalcommercial producer in the state of the commodity);
(2) A statement of the general purposes of the commoditymerchandising council program which may include research,education, grades and standards, merchandising, publicity, salespromotion and cooperation with other state, regional and nationalorganizations;
(3) The amount of the fee that is desired to be collectedfor each designated unit of commercial quantities of thecommodity;
(4) The method or methods to be used in the collection ofthe fee;
(5) The composition, qualification, terms of office, methodof nomination, election, filling unexpired terms, salaries,travel expenses, and duties of the members of the council;
(a) The council shall consist of an odd number of not lessthan five nor more than fifteen members of whom the majorityshall be producers to be selected by producers;
(b) The director shall serve as an ex officio member of thecouncil;
(c) The dean of the college of agriculture, university ofMissouri, will serve as an ex officio member of the council;
(6) A recommendation as to what shall constitute acommercial quantity of the commodity;
(7) The method of conducting the referendum of the commodityproducers either by mail or by polling place depending on thearea and volume of the commodity.
275.320. A representative group of not less than fivepercent of the producers of an agricultural commodity maypetition the director for permission to establish a commoditymerchandising council. This petition shall include:
(1) A statement of the area of production to be included(the area shall be statewide, except that it may be limited to awell-defined smaller area where such area is the principalcommercial producer in the state of the commodity);
(2) A statement of the general purposes of the commoditymerchandising council program which may include research,education, grades and standards, merchandising, publicity, salespromotion and cooperation with other state, regional and nationalorganizations;
(3) The amount of the fee that is desired to be collectedfor each designated unit of commercial quantities of thecommodity;
(4) The method or methods to be used in the collection ofthe fee;
(5) The composition, qualification, terms of office, methodof nomination, election, filling unexpired terms, salaries,travel expenses, and duties of the members of the council;
(a) The council shall consist of an odd number of not lessthan five nor more than fifteen members of whom the majorityshall be producers to be selected by producers;
(b) The director shall serve as an ex officio member of thecouncil;
(c) The dean of the college of agriculture, university ofMissouri, will serve as an ex officio member of the council;
(6) A recommendation as to what shall constitute acommercial quantity of the commodity;
(7) The method of conducting the referendum of the commodityproducers either by mail or by polling place depending on thearea and volume of the commodity.
