Iowa Code 179.4 – Expenditure of funds
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 179.4
- commission: shall mean the Iowa dairy industry commission. See Iowa Code 179.1
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Nutrition education: means activities intended to broaden the understanding of sound nutritional principles including the role of milk in a balanced diet. See Iowa Code 179.1
- Producer: means a person who produces milk from cows and thereafter sells the same as milk. See Iowa Code 179.1
- Promotion: means actions including but not limited to advertising, sales, promotion, and publicity to advance the image and sales of and demand for milk. See Iowa Code 179.1
- Research: means studies testing the effectiveness of market development and promotion efforts, studies relating to the nutritional value of milk and to product utilization, and other related efforts to expand demand for milk. See Iowa Code 179.1
Funds collected through the excise tax are to be used for purposes of advertising and promotion, product, process, and nutrition, dietetics, and physiology research, nutrition education, public relations, research and development, and for other activities that contribute to producer efficiency and productivity. In addition, the commission shall use these funds to maintain existing markets, to make contributions to organizations working toward the purposes of this section, and to assist in the development of new or enlarged markets for milk, both domestic and foreign. The primary purpose for use of these funds is to increase consumption of milk. The commission may contract for advertising, publicity, sales promotion, research, and educational services the committee deems appropriate to further the objectives of this section.