183A.9 - REFERENDUM.

        183A.9  REFERENDUM.
         At a time designated by the council within eighteen months after
      the termination of the collection of assessments under the Pork
      Promotion Act, the secretary shall conduct an initial referendum
      under administrative procedures prescribed by the department of
      agriculture and land stewardship.
         Upon signing a statement certifying to the secretary that the
      person is a bona fide producer as defined in this chapter, each
      producer is entitled to one vote in each referendum.  The secretary
      shall determine the qualification of producers under this section.
         The secretary shall count and tabulate the ballots filed during
      the referendum within thirty days of the close of the referendum.  If
      from the tabulation the secretary determines that a majority of the
      total number of producers voting in the referendum favors the
      assessment, the assessment provided for in the referendum shall be
      levied.  The ballots cast pursuant to this section constitute
      complete and conclusive evidence for use in determinations made by
      the secretary under this chapter.
         The secretary shall hold subsequent referendums on request of ten
      percent or more of the number of producers eligible to vote, to
      determine whether the producers favor the termination or suspension
      of the assessment.  The secretary shall suspend or terminate
      collection of the assessment within six months after the secretary
      determines that suspension or termination of the assessment is
      favored by a majority of the producers voting in the referendum, and
      shall terminate the assessment in an orderly manner as soon as
      practicable after the determination.  
         Section History: Recent Form
         85 Acts, ch 199, §9; 86 Acts, ch 1100, § 18