(1) Any referendum conducted under KRS § 247.6040 to KRS § 247.6070 may be held either on an areawide or statewide basis, as determined by the duly certified association before the referendum is called. The referendum may be participated in by all cotton growers. The Commissioner shall determine any questions of eligibility to vote. In the referendum, individuals eligible for participation shall vote upon the question of whether or not there shall be levied an assessment to offset, in whole or in part, the cost of boll weevil or other cotton pest suppression or eradication programs.
(2) Passage of the referendum shall require a two-thirds (2/3) majority of those eligible cotton growers voting.
(3) Upon passage of the referendum, the Commissioner shall determine the amount of the assessment, not to exceed twenty dollars ($20) per acre, and the period of time for which it is levied.
Effective: June 26, 2007
History: Created 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 79, sec. 12, effective June 26, 2007.