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