247.6062 Referendum on area or statewide basis -- Participation eligibility -- Two-
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thirds majority required for passage -- Amount and period of assessment.
(1)Any referendum conducted under KRS 247.6040 to 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.