RS 3:556.7 Referendum - Louisiana Statutes

§556.7.  Referendum

A.  No assessment provided for in R.S. 3:556.6 shall be levied or imposed unless the assessment is approved by a majority of the crawfish farmers and harvesters voting in a referendum held for that purpose.

B.  If an assessment is approved in a referendum, it shall become effective on the tenth day after the results are promulgated.

C.  Assessments may be reimposed indefinitely in increments of five years if they are approved in referenda conducted in accordance with this Section.

D.  In order to vote in referenda authorized by this Part, voters must meet the following criteria:

(1)  In order to vote in a referendum for the assessment on artificial bait, the crawfish farmer or harvester shall produce invoices or sales receipts to show that he has purchased at least one hundred pounds of artificial bait in the twelve months preceding the election.

(2)  In order to vote in a referendum for the assessment on crawfish bags, the crawfish farmer or harvester shall produce invoices or sales receipts to show that he purchased at least one hundred crawfish bags 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 crawfish farmers and harvesters of the results of the referendum.

G.  Referenda for the reimposition assessments on artificial baits and crawfish bags shall be conducted separately, but shall be conducted at the same time.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 679. §1; Acts 1985, No. 330, §1; Acts 1985, No. 492, §1; Acts 1986, No. 547, §1; Acts 2009, No. 24, §1, eff. June 12, 2009.