3.2-2205 - Referenda. - Virginia Statutes

§ 3.2-2205. Referenda.

The Board, upon petition by a group of small grains producers representing atleast 10 percent of the number of producers, as determined by theCommissioner, may provide for a referendum on the continuation of theassessment. The Board shall not act on such a petition for conducting such areferendum until at least five years have passed since the last referendum.If the Governor determines that a simple majority is not in favor of theassessment, the Board shall hold no new referendum for at least one yearafter the Governor has declared his findings, but at the expiration of oneyear and upon petition by 10 percent of the Commonwealth's small grainsproducers that voted in the most recent referendum, the Board may provide fora referendum. The cost of conducting any referendum under this section shallbe paid from funds paid into the Virginia Small Grains Fund as defined in §3.2-2211. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the conduct ofreferenda pursuant to § 3.2-112.

(1991, c. 587, §§ 3.1-684.45, 3.1-684.50; 2008, c. 860.)