Each producer, upon signing a statement certifying that the person is a bona fide producer, as defined in this chapter, shall be entitled to one vote. At the close of the referendum period, the secretary of agriculture shall count and tabulate the ballots filed during the referendum period. If the secretary finds that a majority of the total number of producers voting favor the assessment, the excise tax provided in this chapter shall be assessed and levied within ninety days.
The ballots shall constitute complete and conclusive evidence for use in any finding made by the secretary under the provisions of this chapter. The secretary may prescribe additional procedures as necessary to conduct a referendum.
In the event of the failure of the initial referendum, a second initial referendum may be called by producers within one hundred eighty days after the secretary's determination on the first referendum. In the event of failure of the second initial referendum to pass, no further referendums shall be conducted.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 181.10]
86 Acts, ch 1195, § 1
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