Iowa Code § 185.13 - Powers and duties

The board shall carry out its purposes as provided in section 185.11. The board shall administer this chapter, including by doing all of the following: 1. Employ and discharge assistants and professional counsel as necessary, prescribe their duties and powers, and fix their compensation. 2. Acquire and establish offices, issue negotiable instruments, incur expenses, and enter into any contracts or agreements necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. 3. Adopt, rescind, and amend all proper and necessary rules for the exercise of its powers and duties. 4. Enter into arrangements for collection of the state assessment on soybeans marketed in this state. 5. Periodically review or evaluate each program conducted pursuant to this chapter to ensure that the program contributes to one of the purposes of the board. 6. Administer the soybean checkoff account as provided in section 185.26. [C73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §185.13] 94 Acts, ch 1146, §22; 2005 Acts, ch 82, §13 – 15; 2009 Acts, ch 95, §1