RS 3:558.7 Referendum
§558.7. Referendum
A. No assessment shall be levied or imposed unless the assessment is approved by a simple majority of the catfish farmers voting in a referendum held for that purpose.
B. If an assessment is approved in a referendum, it shall become effective on the thirtieth day after the results are promulgated.
C. Assessments may be renewed indefinitely in increments of five years if they are approved in referenda conducted in accordance with this Section.
D. In order to vote in a referendum for the assessment on catfish feed, the catfish farmer shall produce invoices or sales receipts to show that he has purchased at least five tons of catfish feed in the twelve months preceding the election.
E. All referenda shall be conducted by the department under the direction of the board.
F. The board shall notify the catfish farmers of the results of the referendum.
Acts 1990, No. 189, §1.