RS 3:730.6
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RS 3:730.6
§730.6. Deposit and disbursement of assessments
A. All assessments, interest, penalties, and other monies received under the provisions of this Part shall be deposited in a special fund established by the commissioner for the board. The commissioner, as authorized by the board, shall make disbursements from the fund for the activities of the board authorized by this Part.
B. The monies in the fund shall be used for the following purposes:
(1)To provide for the expenses of the program established by this Part. The commissioner may retain a portion of the total assessments collected, not to exceed ten percent, as is necessary to defray the costs of collecting assessments and administering and enforcing this Part.
(2)To fund all costs related to advertising, promotion, and marketing of Louisiana strawberries, research, increasing consumption of strawberries in Louisiana, providing producers, distributors, retailers, and consumers educational information as to the nutritional and health value of strawberries and fulfilling any other purpose authorized by this Part.
Added by Acts 1958, No. 485, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 577, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1253, §1; Acts 2004, No. 764, §1, eff. July 6, 2004; Acts 2009, No. 24, §8D, eff. June 12, 2009.