No excise tax shall be assessed or collected under the provisions of this chapter until the secretary of agriculture finds that the assessment has been assented to by referendum vote. The secretary, upon the request of any fifty beef producers, shall conduct an initial referendum by written ballot to determine such assent, after giving due notice of intention to conduct the referendum.
Notice of any referendum on the question of whether to initiate or extend an excise tax shall be given by publication for a period of not less than five days in a newspaper of general circulation in the state and in such other newspapers as the secretary may prescribe. No referendum shall be commenced prior to five days after the last day of the period of publication. The notice of referendum shall set forth the period and voting places for the referendum, and the amount of the excise tax to be collected if the referendum is favorable.
[C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 181.9]
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