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H0599...............................................by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
IDAHO HORSE BOARD - Amends existing law relating to the Idaho Horse Board
to revise provisions relating to assessments on horses; to provide for
Idaho Horse Board paid assessment cards; and to revise provisions and
procedures regarding referendums relating to horse owner mandatory
assessments.
02/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/10 Rpt prt - to Agric Aff
02/23 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/24 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/01 3rd rdg - PASSED - 70-0-0
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford,
Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson,
Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood,
Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher,
Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle,
Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo,
Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali(Sali), Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie,
Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Stevenson
Title apvd - to Senate
03/02 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Agric Aff
03/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Marley, Sweet
Floor Sponsor - Burtenshaw
Title apvd - to House
03/21 To enrol
03/22 Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/23 Pres signed - To Governor
03/24 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 202
Effective: 07/01/06
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 599
BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE IDAHO HORSE BOARD; AMENDING SECTION 25-2505, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 REVISE PROVISIONS RELATING TO ASSESSMENTS ON HORSES, TO PROVIDE THAT IDAHO
4 HORSE BOARD PAID ASSESSMENT CARDS SHALL BE EVIDENCE TO THE STATE BRAND
5 BOARD THAT ASSESSMENTS HAVE BEEN PAID AND TO PROVIDE A PERIOD OF VALIDITY
6 FOR IDAHO HORSE BOARD PAID ASSESSMENT CARDS; AND AMENDING SECTION 25-2510,
7 IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PROVISIONS AND PROCEDURES REGARDING REFERENDUMS
8 RELATING TO HORSE OWNER MANDATORY ASSESSMENTS.
9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
10 SECTION 1. That Section 25-2505, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
11 amended to read as follows:
12 25-2505. ASSESSMENTS -- COLLECTION. (1) There is hereby levied and
13 imposed upon all horses an assessment of three one dollars ($31.00) per head
14 to be paid by the owner. The assessment shall revert increase to one three
15 dollars ($13.00) per head if the a referendum held as provided in section
16 25-2510(1), Idaho Code, results in a majority vote opposing favoring the three
17 dollar ($3.00) per head assessment. A reversion to a one dollar ($1.00)
18 assessment shall be effective on the date the director of the department of
19 agriculture announces, as provided in section 25-2510, Idaho Code, that the
20 referendum resulted in a majority vote opposing the three dollar ($3.00)
21 assessment.
22 (2) The assessment levied and imposed in this section shall be collected
23 on all brand inspections completed on horses in the state of Idaho. Any person
24 may purchase an Idaho horse board paid assessment card for one hundred dollars
25 ($100) from the Idaho horse board. The paid assessment card shall be evidence
26 to the state brand board, by and through the state brand inspector or a desig-
27 nated agent thereof, at the time a brand inspection fee is collected as pro-
28 vided in section 25-1160, Idaho Code, that the assessment due pursuant to this
29 section has been paid. A paid assessment card shall be valid for a period of
30 one (1) year from the date of purchase.
31 (3) The state brand inspector shall collect the assessment in addition
32 to, at the same time, and in the same manner as the fee charged for state
33 brand inspections. The assessment so collected belongs to and shall be paid to
34 the Idaho horse board, either directly or later by remittance together with a
35 report detailing collection of the assessment. The board shall reimburse the
36 state brand inspector for the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred for
37 such collection, in an amount determined by the board and the inspector.
38 SECTION 2. That Section 25-2510, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
39 amended to read as follows:
40 25-2510. REFERENDUM FOR HORSE OWNERS. (1) Within three (3) years from
41 July 1, 2000, a A referendum shall may be held at the discretion of the horse
2
1 board to determine if horse owners favor an increase from one dollar ($1.00)
2 to three dollars ($3.00) in the mandatory assessment prescribed in section
3 25-2505, Idaho Code. The question shall be submitted made available to all
4 horse owners who had a brand inspection the year prior to the referendum.
5 Horse owners who have been issued a lifetime brand inspection after July 1,
6 20002004, are also eligible to participate in the referendum and may do so by
7 requesting a ballot from the Idaho horse board. The Idaho horse board shall
8 publish notice of the referendum once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks,
9 with the last notice being published one (1) week prior to the referendum, in
10 a newspaper of general circulation in each county in the state. The notice
11 shall set forth the process and procedures for voting. Any horse owner eligi-
12 ble to vote in the referendum, and who wishes to vote, shall contact the Idaho
13 horse board for an official ballot as set forth in the notice. Voting on the
14 referendum shall be open for thirty (30) days. Voting shall be by secret bal-
15 lots upon which the words "Do you favor the an increase from one dollar
16 ($1.00) to three dollars ($3.00) in the mandatory assessment to fund the Idaho
17 Horse Board?" are printed with a square before each of the printed words "YES"
18 and "NO" with directions to insert an "X" mark in the square before the propo-
19 sition which the voter favors. If a majority of the referendum vote is in
20 favor of the mandatory assessment of three dollars ($3.00), the provisions of
21 section 25-2505, Idaho Code, shall be extended indefinitely or until such time
22 that the horse board deems it necessary to hold another referendum on the
23 issue. If a majority of the referendum vote is against the three dollar
24 ($3.00) assessment, provided in section 25-2505, Idaho Code, the assessment
25 shall revert to remain at one dollar ($1.00). If the referendum receives a
26 majority vote in favor of the increase, the assessment shall be increased to
27 three dollars ($3.00) on the date the director of the department of agricul-
28 ture announces the results of the referendum.
29 (2) After five (5) years from the effective date of the referendum
30 required in subsection (1) of this section, and every five (5) years thereaf-
31 ter, a referendum on the continuation of the mandatory assessment to fund the
32 Idaho horse board may be held at the petition of horse owners, or at the
33 request of the Idaho horse board. The question shall be submitted to all horse
34 owners who paid an assessment the year before the referendum and by owners who
35 hold a lifetime brand inspection issued since July 1, 1993. The question shall
36 be submitted by secret ballots upon which the words, "Do you favor the contin-
37 uation of a mandatory assessment to fund the Idaho Horse Board?" are printed
38 with a square before each of the printed words "YES" and "NO" with directions
39 to insert an "X" mark in the square before the question which the voter
40 favors. If a majority of the referendum vote is in favor of continuing the
41 mandatory assessment, all of the provisions of chapter 25, title 25, Idaho
42 Code, shall continue. If a majority of the referendum vote is against continu-
43 ing the mandatory assessment, the assessment imposed in section 25-2505, Idaho
44 Code, shall cease to be mandatory on the date the director of the department
45 of agriculture announces the results of the referendum vote. The procedures
46 necessary to initiate a referendum under this subsection are as follows:
47 (a) A referendum shall be held if the Idaho department of agriculture
48 receives a petition requesting such a referendum signed by ten percent
49 (10%) or more of horse owners who have had a brand inspection, in either
50 of the two (2) immediate past years; or
51 (b) A referendum shall be held if the Idaho department of agriculture
52 receives a written request for such referendum from the Idaho horse board.
53 (3) Any referendum held pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this sec-
54 tion shall be conducted as follows:
55 (a) Any referendum must be supervised by the Idaho department of agricul-
3
1 ture.
2 (b) Any referendum shall be held, and the result determined and declared
3 by the director of the department of agriculture, and recorded in the
4 office of the secretary of state.
5 (c) Notice of any referendum must be given by the Idaho horse board in a
6 the manner determined by it set forth in subsection (1) of this section.
7 The ballots must be prepared by the Idaho horse board and forwarded be
8 made available to eligible owners. Returned ballots shall be delivered to
9 the Idaho department of agriculture, main office.
10 (d) The Idaho horse board shall pay the costs of any referendum.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15907
The purpose of this proposed legislation is to bring Idaho Code
up-to-date regarding the current assessment (one dollar per head)
that is paid to the Idaho Horse Board by horse owners who receive
a brand inspection. The proposed legislation also establishes an
"Idaho Horse Board Paid Assessment Card" that may be purchased by
a horse owner for a flat fee of one hundred dollars ($100). This
card is good for one year and exempts the horse owner from having
to pay an assessment to the Idaho Horse Board at the time of
brand inspection regardless of the number of horses inspected
during the year. The proposed legislation also revises
provisions and procedures regarding holding a referendum to
increase the check-off that funds the Idaho Horse Board from one
dollar ($1) per head to three dollars ($3) per head.
FISCAL NOTE
No fiscal impact.
Contact
Name: Stan Boyd, Idaho Horse Council
Phone: 890-9914
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 599