§ 106-559. Basis of referendum; eligibility for participation; question submitted; special provisions for North Carolina Cotton Promotion Association. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 106‑559.  Basisof referendum; eligibility for participation; question submitted; specialprovisions for North Carolina Cotton Promotion Association.

Any referendum conducted under the provisions of this Article may beheld either on an area or statewide basis, as may be determined by thecertified agency before such referendum is called; and such referendum, eitheron an area or statewide basis, may be participated in by all farmers engaged inthe production of such agricultural commodity on a commercial basis, includingowners of farms on which such commodity is produced, tenants and sharecroppers.In such referendum, such individuals so eligible for participation shall voteupon the question of whether or not there shall be levied an annual assessmentfor a period of three years in the amount set forth in the call for suchreferendum on the agricultural product covered by such referendum. Provided,that notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the North CarolinaCotton Promotion Association, Inc., in 1967 shall hold a referendum, pursuantto law, for the years 1969 and 1970, or for the years 1969 through 1973, in itsdiscretion. Thereafter, the North Carolina Cotton Promotion Association, Inc.shall conduct either triennial or sexennial referendums as provided by law. (1947, c. 1018, s. 10; 1967, cc. 213, 561.)