HF 1547

as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to agriculture; eliminating the late fee for 
  1.3             renewal of a license to use the Minnesota grown logo 
  1.4             or labeling; clarifying a term related to the 
  1.5             Minnesota grown matching account; amending Minnesota 
  1.6             Statutes 2000, sections 17.102, subdivision 3; and 
  1.7             17.109, subdivision 3. 
  1.8   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.9      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 17.102, 
  1.10  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  1.11     Subd. 3.  [LICENSE.] A person may not use the Minnesota 
  1.12  grown logo or labeling without an annual license from the 
  1.13  commissioner.  The commissioner shall issue licenses for a fee 
  1.14  of $5.  The commissioner shall charge a late fee of $10 for 
  1.15  renewal of a license that has expired. 
  1.16     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 17.109, 
  1.17  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  1.18     Subd. 3.  [APPROPRIATIONS MUST BE MATCHED BY PRIVATE 
  1.19  FUNDS.] Appropriations to the Minnesota grown matching account 
  1.20  may be expended only to the extent that they are matched with 
  1.21  contributions to the account from private sources on a basis of 
  1.22  $4 of the appropriation to each $1 of private contributions.  
  1.23  Matching funds are not available after the appropriation is 
  1.24  encumbered.  For the purposes of this subdivision, "private 
  1.25  contributions" includes, but is not limited to, advertising 
  1.26  revenue, listing fees, and revenues from the development and 
  2.1   sale of promotional materials.