1. A.

   1. 1. The assessment imposed pursuant to the provisions of the Boll Weevil Eradication Act shall be levied on a cotton grower at the time of sale and shall be collected and remitted to the board of directors by the cotton gin serving as the selling agent for the cotton produced. The cotton gins shall furnish monthly reports to the board of directors on or before the tenth day of each month regarding the assessments collected, pay all of the assessments collected each month, and furnish the board with any other information reasonably requested by it to ensure the collection of the assessments for each grower.
   2. 2. Pursuant to the provisions of the Boll Weevil Eradication Act no cotton shall be subject to assessment of a fee more than once.

2. B.

   1. 1. The cotton gin serving as selling agent for the cotton grower shall collect the assessment in the same manner as ginning costs are deducted from the purchase price of the cotton or from any funds advanced for that purpose.
   2. 2. The board of directors, by registered or certified mail, shall notify each cotton gin of the duty to collect the assessment, the manner in which the assessment is to be collected, and the date on or after which the cotton gin is to begin collecting the assessment.
   3. 3. The amount of the assessment collected shall be clearly shown on the sales invoice or other document evidencing the transaction. The cotton gin, as the seller's agent, shall furnish a copy of the document to the cotton grower.

3. C.

   1. 1. The cotton gin may rely upon the information or certification provided by the board of directors to the cotton gin regarding the number of cotton acres and other related information as deemed necessary by the board of directors in determining the amount of assessment due and owing from the cotton grower.
   2. 2. A cotton gin collecting an assessment from a cotton grower based upon information or a certification provided by the board of directors regarding such cotton grower shall be relieved of any liability for any errors or omissions in such assessment should it later be determined that the assessment was inaccurate.
4. D. The provisions contained in this section apply to all cotton gins located in the State of Oklahoma or in any other state.

Laws 1997, HB 1882, c. 381, § 5, emerg. eff. July 1, 1997; Amended by Laws 2000, HB 2567, c. 231, § 4, emerg. eff. May 24, 2000 (superseded document available ).