CHAPTER 1
ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION
101—1.1(181) Iowa beef industry council composition and purpose. The Iowa beef industry council is the “executive committee” referred to in Iowa Code section 181.6(3). It consists of eight members, two of whom serve ex officio and five of whom are elected and one who is appointed by the respective parties listed in that section. The council engages in market development for beef cattle and veal calves and their products, advances public relations for the beef cattle and veal calf industry, and administers the excise tax on beef cattle and veal calf sales imposed in Iowa Code chapter 181.
This rule is intended to implement 1986 Iowa Acts, House File 2379, section 3.
101—1.2(181) Officers. The officers of the Iowa beef industry council shall be as follows: Chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer. Each officer shall be elected by a vote of the council. A term of office is one year.
	1.2(1) The chair shall set the date for meetings, preside at meetings, and sign vouchers and other documents as approved by the council.
	1.2(2) The vice chair shall act in the chair’s place when the chair is unable to act.
	1.2(3) The secretary shall supervise the preparation of minutes of meetings.
	1.2(4) The treasurer shall supervise the financial records and financial reports of the cattle and veal calf fund.
101—1.3(181) Staff. The Iowa beef industry council may employ an executive director and such other persons as it deems necessary to aid in the completion of its duties.
101—1.4(181) Meetings. The Iowa beef industry council shall meet at those times designated by the chair. All meetings shall be held at such locations as are determined by the chair.
101—1.5(181) Quorum. Two-thirds of the members eligible to vote shall constitute a quorum. Two-thirds of the council is six members.
101—1.6(181) Actions taken. The votes of a majority of all members eligible to vote shall be required to take any agency action, whether or not all members eligible to vote are present at the meeting in question.
101—1.7(181) Forms. The following forms are available at the council office without charge:
	1.7(1) Transmittal form. This form is used to accompany the receipt of checkoff moneys to the council.
	1.7(2) Refund application form. This form must accompany any request for refund of checkoff moneys remitted.
[Filed 4/11/80, Notice 1/23/80—published 4/30/80, effective 6/4/80]
[Filed emergency 6/13/80—published 7/9/80, effective 6/13/80]
[Filed emergency 9/19/86—published 10/8/86, effective 10/1/86]