Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 61-3-2 - Administrative2.1. Associations, organizations or individuals, not operated for profit, entitled to benefits as provided in these rules, shall submit to the Commissioner of Agriculture a brief description of the activities, the date and location of the event, the name and address of the president and the secretary of the event.2.2. At the discretion of the Commissioner or by legislative intent, events may be funded. The amount shall not exceed twenty thousand dollars per event. In the event that there is more than one organization, association, or individual in a county that requests and receives funding, the aggregate sum shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars.2.3. Once the appropriation for an event has been made, the association, organization or the individual shall submit on forms as prescribed by the Commissioner, at a minimum, the following information: 2.3.a. An acceptance letter stating that the guidelines of the event have been met.2.3.b. A budget for the event, showing at a minimum the total income and expensesof the event.2.3.c. The Federal Employer's Identification Number (FEIN) of the event.2.4.2.4.1. Reconciliation reports are due in the Commissioner's office not later than June 1 of the appropriate year unless otherwise stipulated by that office.2.4.2. If the association, organization or individual does not expend the funds that were appropriated in a fiscal year the excess shall be returned to the Department of Agriculture but no later than June 30 of the year which the event was held.