AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 4.1-02-03, 4.1-02-12, and 4.1-13-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to member districts and the assessments levied by the barley council and wheat commission.

Established that council members must be residents and participating producers in the districts they represent.

Implemented term limits allowing elected members to serve a maximum of three consecutive terms, with exceptions for appointed replacements serving less than one year.

Added provisions for filling vacant council seats when no participating producer is available in a district, allowing at-large appointments from other districts.

Set council member terms to four years beginning April 1st, with staggered elections limiting expirations to no more than two terms per year.

Set barley assessment rate at twentythirty mills per bushel for barley grown, delivered to, or sold in the state, excluding barley used as livestock feed by the producer.

Set wheat assessment rate at fifteentwenty mills per bushel by weight for wheat grown, delivered to, or sold through commercial channels in the state.