New Hampshire Revised Statutes 184:114 – Calculation of Payment
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I. The homegrown cost of feed shall be $6.10 per hundredweight of milk produced.
II. To arrive at the amount to be paid to the producer, the cost of feed in paragraph I shall be multiplied by the percentage of homegrown feed loss in 2016 over either the year 2015 due to drought or the year 2014 due to drought, at the producer’s discretion, and that product shall be multiplied further by the producer’s total milk production in hundredweight of milk produced in 2016. There shall be subtracted from that amount any drought-related payments received by the producer from the federal government.
III. Proof of loss shall be in the form of a notice of loss or other typical documentation of loss from a competent authority, including but not limited to such agencies as the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency or crop insurance agent.
IV. If the amount appropriated for dairy producer drought relief by the general court is insufficient to pay each producer entirely and in whole in the manner as outlined in this section, any such final distribution shall be prorated and reduced proportionally for the benefit of all the producer applicants. The reduced amount shall then be distributed accordingly.
V. Any unexpended funds, after final distribution, shall be returned to the general fund.
VI. Should a producer cease to be a producer for any reason on or before December 31, 2020, the producer shall reimburse the state the entire amount paid to the producer under this program. The department of health and human services, dairy sanitation program (dairy sanitation) shall provide the department of justice a list of all permitted or licensed dairies. This list shall be provided on December 31 of each year from 2017 through 2020. Should the department of justice find that any producer is no longer permitted or licensed under this chapter by dairy sanitation then the department of justice shall collect reimbursement for the state of the amount paid to the producer.
VII. The administration and distribution of any funds appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision shall be administered by the department, which shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 541-A.
II. To arrive at the amount to be paid to the producer, the cost of feed in paragraph I shall be multiplied by the percentage of homegrown feed loss in 2016 over either the year 2015 due to drought or the year 2014 due to drought, at the producer’s discretion, and that product shall be multiplied further by the producer’s total milk production in hundredweight of milk produced in 2016. There shall be subtracted from that amount any drought-related payments received by the producer from the federal government.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 184:114
- farm: means any land, buildings, or structures on or in which agriculture and farming operations or activities are carried out or conducted and shall include the residence or residences of owners, occupants, or employees located on such land. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:34-a
- justice: when applied to a magistrate, shall mean a justice of a municipal court, or a justice of the peace having jurisdiction over the subject-matter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:12
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- United States: shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
III. Proof of loss shall be in the form of a notice of loss or other typical documentation of loss from a competent authority, including but not limited to such agencies as the United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency or crop insurance agent.
IV. If the amount appropriated for dairy producer drought relief by the general court is insufficient to pay each producer entirely and in whole in the manner as outlined in this section, any such final distribution shall be prorated and reduced proportionally for the benefit of all the producer applicants. The reduced amount shall then be distributed accordingly.
V. Any unexpended funds, after final distribution, shall be returned to the general fund.
VI. Should a producer cease to be a producer for any reason on or before December 31, 2020, the producer shall reimburse the state the entire amount paid to the producer under this program. The department of health and human services, dairy sanitation program (dairy sanitation) shall provide the department of justice a list of all permitted or licensed dairies. This list shall be provided on December 31 of each year from 2017 through 2020. Should the department of justice find that any producer is no longer permitted or licensed under this chapter by dairy sanitation then the department of justice shall collect reimbursement for the state of the amount paid to the producer.
VII. The administration and distribution of any funds appropriated for the purposes of this subdivision shall be administered by the department, which shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 541-A.