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3. Duties.__The commission shall:

 
A.__Not less than once every 3 years, conduct independent
studies of the economics and practices of the milk industry
in order to assist the commission in establishing minimum
prices.__The studies must include the compilation of cost
data for farms at 3 different levels of production; and

 
B. Ensure that distributors give 30 days' notice before
terminating delivery to any customer in their delivery area
or in the traditional delivery area of a distributor they
have purchased.__The 30-day notice does not apply to
cancellations resulting from a failure to pay bills.

 
4. Authority; accounts and records.__To enable the commission
to perform its duties, the commission may inquire into the
management of the businesses of the producers, dealers and stores
to obtain from them all necessary information. Every producer,
dealer and store shall keep and render to the commission, at such
times and in such manner and form as may be prescribed by the
rules of the commission, accounts of all business transacted that
is related to the production, purchasing, processing, sale or
distribution of milk. Such accounts must reasonably reflect, in
such detail as the commission considers appropriate, income,
expense, assets, liabilities and such other accounting entries as
the commission considers necessary, to assist the commission in
making its determinations as to:

 
A. Minimum prices generally;

 
B. Separate minimum price categories to be established to
reflect different container costs;

 
C. Separate minimum price categories to be established for
different quantities of milk packaged and sold in separate
containers;

 
D. Separate minimum price categories to reflect identifiable
distribution costs; and

 
E. All matters pertinent to the proper performance of its
duties.

 
The commission shall adopt routine technical rules that establish
procedures to enable the commission to inspect the records, books
and accounts of dealers, producers and stores at their various
offices and places of business at reasonable times.__Rules
adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules
as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.


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