§ 1220.315 - Certification of non-producer status for certain transactions.

(a) A person marketing soybeans, processed soybeans, or soybean products on which an assessment has been collected may claim non-producer status and shall not be required to pay an assessment if such person certifies to the purchaser that the assessment has been collected and remitted or will be remitted in a timely fashion.

(b) Each person claiming nonproducer status pursuant to this subpart shall provide purchasers with a Statement of Certification of Nonproducer Status on a form approved by the Board and the Secretary. A Statement of Certification of Non-Producer Status form shall be required for each transaction except that one such form, if approved by the Board, may be used to cover all transactions during a specified period not to exceed 12 consecutive months. The Board is authorized to approve a stamp process for providing such certification on invoices or other methods of such certification upon individual written requests. Forms and information on requirements for stamps and other methods of certification can be obtained from the Board.

(c) A copy of the Statement of certification of Non-Producer Status shall be forwarded, upon request, by the subsequent purchasers to the Qualified State Soybean Board or the Board.