4-21-203. Revenue from fees to be used to promote beef industry — Payment of revenue monthly to Utah Beef Council — Deduction of costs of administration and processing funds — Annual audit of books, records, and accounts — Financial statement of audit published.
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Terms Used In Utah Code 4-21-203- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- Council: means the Utah Beef Council created in Section 4-21-103. See Utah Code 4-21-102
- Livestock: means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses, mules, poultry, domesticated elk as defined in Section 4-39-102, or any other domestic animal or domestic furbearer raised or kept for profit. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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All revenue derived from the collection of fees authorized by this chapter shall be paid to the council and used to promote the beef industry of the state. |
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The revenue shall be paid monthly, as requested by the council, and the actual costs of administration for processing the funds shall be deducted before disbursing the funds. |
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The books, records, and accounts of the council shall be audited at least once annually by a licensed accountant approved by the Office of the State Auditor. |
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The results of the audit shall be submitted to the commissioner, and a financial statement of the audit and a general statement of operations and promotional and advertising activities shall be published by the council in a major livestock publication having general circulation in Utah. |
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The books, records, and accounts of the council’s activities are public records. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 393, 2018 General Session
