LD 1985
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LR 3053
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4.__Expenditures for administration and inspection services.
The commissioner may expend annually up to 13% of the Stipend
Fund for administrative and inspection services provided under
this chapter.

 
5. Distribution to all eligible licensees.__The amount
remaining in the Stipend Fund after distributions in accordance
with subsections 2, 3 and 4 must be divided among fair licensees
meeting the eligibility criteria in subsection 6, prorated
according to the amount of premiums and gratuities actually paid
by those licensees in full and in cash or valuable equivalent.

 
In determining distribution under this subsection, no allowance
is made on premiums offered and paid by a licensee at any event
held other than during the period at which its annual fair is
held.__Allowance may not be made or consideration given for lump
sums, payments or premiums previously arranged and agreed upon
for the presentation and display of any animals or products
without regard to competition.

 
Premiums and gratuities used to determine apportionment under
this subsection are limited to those paid for:

 
A.__Livestock and poultry;

 
B.__Vegetables, grains, fruits and flowers;

 
C.__Products derived from livestock;

 
D.__Home-canned, home-cooked and home-baked goods;

 
E.__Grange and farm exhibits;

 
F.__Boys' and girls' club exhibits;

 
G.__Mechanical arts exhibits;

 
H.__Domestic and fancy articles produced in the home;

 
I.__Pulling contests for equines and oxen; and

 
J.__Pulling contests for farm tractors and pickup trucks.

 
6.__Eligibility for stipend.__A licensee is not entitled to a
stipend under this chapter unless:

 
A.__The licensee holds a license that is valid for the year
for which the stipend is calculated;


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