HB 1207 — Relating to the creation of districts, district commission member nomination and election procedures, the costs of elections of district representative commission members, and the referral of cattle assessments; to amend and reenact sections 4.1‑03‑01, 4.1‑03‑02, 4.1‑03‑03, 4.1‑03‑04, 4.1‑03‑12, and 4.1‑03‑17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a cattle industry representative, the election and terms of members to the North Dakota beef commission, commission vacancies, and requiring livestock auction markets and livestock dealers to forward names of cattle sellers, and the refund of assessments; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date.

25.0418.0200225.0418.04000 Adopted by the Agriculture Committee Title.04000 February 6, 2025 Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota PROPOSEDFIRST AMENDMENTSENGROSSMENT TOENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO.

Olson Senators Boehm, Schaible, Van Oosting InA placeBILL for an Act to create and enact four new sections to chapter 4.1-03 of the amendmentsNorth 25.0418.02001Dakota proposedCentury inCode, relating to the journalcreation byof districts, district commission member nomination and election procedures, the House,costs Houseof Billelections No.of district representative commission members, and the referral of cattle assessments;

1207to isamend amendedand byreenact amendmentsections 25.0418.020024.1-03-01, as4.1-03-02, follows:4.1-03-03, 4.1-03-04, 4.1-03-12, and 4.1-03-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a cattle industry representative, the election and terms of members to the North Dakota beef commission, commission vacancies, and requiring livestock auction markets and livestock dealers to forward names of cattle sellers, and the refund of assessments;

A BILL for an Act to create and enact four new sections to chapter 4.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of districts, district commission member nomination and election procedures, the costs of elections of district representative commission members, and the referral of cattle assessments;

to amend and reenact sections 4.1-03-01, 4.1-03-02, 4.1-03-03, 4.1-03-04, and 4.1-03-12, and 4.1-03-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of a cattle industry representative, the election and terms of members to the North Dakota beef commission, commission vacancies, and requiring livestock auction markets and livestock dealers to forward names of cattle sellers, and the refund of assessments;

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If an individual is appointed after August 1, 2009, to complete a vacancy, thatThe service is not counted as aof the initial term, for purposes of this section, unless the duration of Pagethat No.service exceeds one year under subdivision a of subsection 3 for commission members of districts two and five is not counted for purposes of this subsection.

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a.a.When the attorney general certifies to the commission that refunds of assessments paid under subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 4.1-03-11 are no longer precluded by federal law, the commission may provide to producers refunds of assessments paid under subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 4.1-03-11.

When the attorney general certifies to the commission that refunds of assessments paid under subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 4.1-03-11 are no longer precluded by federal law, the commission may provide to producers refunds of assessments paid under subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 4.1-03-11.

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