2-19-132
Section 2-19-132 Cotton growers assessment referendum authorized; assessments generally. (a) At the request of the certified organization, the board shall authorize a referendum among cotton growers upon the question of whether an assessment shall be levied upon cotton growers in the state to offset, in whole or in part, the cost of boll weevil or other cotton pest suppression or eradication programs authorized by this article or by any other law of this state. (b) The assessment levied under this article shall be based upon the number of acres of cotton planted. The amount of the assessment, the period of time for which it shall be levied, and the geographical area to be covered by the assessment shall be determined by the board. In no event shall the amount of the assessment exceed $50 per acre for any growing season. (c) All affected cotton growers shall be entitled to vote in any such referendum and the board shall determine any questions of eligibility to vote. (d) If at least...
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2-8-125
Section 2-8-125 Authority of certified organization to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in the manner set forth in Section 2-8-124, such organization shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the producers and growers of such particular agricultural commodity a referendum on the question of whether or not such growers and producers shall levy upon themselves an assessment under and subject to and for the purposes stated in this article. Such referendum may be conducted either on a statewide or area basis. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p. 142, §6.)...
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2-8-126
Section 2-8-126 Notice of referendum; maximum assessment. When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-125, the certified organization shall, before calling and announcing such referendum, fix, determine and publicly announce, at least 30 days before the date determined upon for such referendum, the date, hours and polling places for voting in such referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means by which such assessment shall be collected if authorized by the growers and the general purposes to which said amount so collected shall be applied. Such notice shall be published by the certified association through the medium of an established farm publication, and written notice thereof shall be given to each county extension chairman in the area covered by the referendum. Provided, however, any referendum called under the provisions of this article for the assessment of peanuts, notice shall also be published once a week in a...
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2-19-131
Section 2-19-131 Certification; revocation. Upon determination by the board that the organization meets the requirements of Section 2-19-130, the board shall certify the organization as the official cotton growers' organization. Such certification shall be for the purposes of this article only, and shall not affect other organizations or associations of cotton growers established for other purposes. The board shall certify only one such organization; provided that the board may revoke the certification of the organization if at any time the organization shall fail to meet the requirements of this article. The organization so certified above shall be authorized to borrow money or otherwise incur indebtedness and to expend the moneys so acquired for the purpose of destroying and eradicating the boll weevil in Alabama. Any indebtedness created pursuant to this paragraph shall be repaid from the assessments on cotton growers provided for in Section 2-19-132 or from other funds available to...
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9-13-193
Section 9-13-193 Referendum; amount of assessment; payment and remission of assessment; notice of referendum. (a) The commission shall authorize a referendum among owners or lessees of forest land to determine whether an assessment shall be levied upon said owners or lessees to offset, in whole or in part, the cost of forestry and forest fire protection programs. (b) The assessment levied against each owner or lessee under this article shall be ten cents per acre of forest land owned. (c) All affected owners or lessees of forest land shall be entitled to vote in any such referendum. The commission shall determine any questions of eligibility to vote and shall establish rules and regulations pertaining to the vote. (d) If a majority of those voting at the referendum vote in favor of the assessment, then the charge, fee or assessment shall be collected from the owners or lessees of forest land. The finance charge, fee or assessment levied by this article shall not be effective until a...
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2-8-160
Section 2-8-160 Subsequent referendums. In the event any referendum conducted as provided in this article shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from egg producers eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified association conducting the referendum shall be authorized to call another referendum for the purposes set forth in this article in the next succeeding year, on the question of an assessment and promotional program for the period authorized by this article, but no such referendum shall be held within a period of 12 months following the date on which the last referendum was held. In the event such referendum is carried or favored by the required number of eligible voters participating therein, and assessments in pursuance thereof are levied for the period set forth in the call for the referendum, then the organization conducting such referendum shall have power and authority to call and conduct during or after the last year of such period...
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2-8-236
Section 2-8-236 Notice of referendum. With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article, the duly certified organization shall, not less than 30 days before the date for such referendum, publicly announce the date, hours, polling places and rules for voting in the referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means by which such assessment shall be collected, and the general purposes to which said amount so collected shall be expended and applied. Such notice shall be published by the certified organization through the medium of an established farm publication and written notice thereof shall be given to each county agent in the area covered by the referendum. (Acts 1985, No. 85-701, p. 1142, §7.)...
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2-8-133
Section 2-8-133 Collection of assessment; disposition. In the event a majority of the producers eligible for participation in a referendum conducted under the provisions of this article and voting therein, shall vote in favor of the assessment, then the assessment shall be collected annually for three years, as set forth in the call for the referendum, and the collection of the assessment shall be under such method, rules, and regulations as may be determined by the organization conducting the referendum. The assessment collected shall be paid into the treasury of the organization conducting the referendum, to be used together with other funds from other sources, including donations from individuals, concerns, or corporations and grants from state or governmental agencies, for the purpose of promoting and stimulating, by research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased use and sale, domestic and foreign, of the agricultural commodity covered by the referendum. Upon...
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2-8-136
Section 2-8-136 Refund of assessment. In the event a referendum conducted as provided in this article is carried in the affirmative and the assessment is levied and collected as provided in this article and under the regulations to be promulgated by the duly certified organization conducting the same, any farmer or producer upon and against whom such annual assessment shall have been levied and collected under the provisions of this article, if dissatisfied with said assessment and the results thereof, shall have the right to demand of and receive from the treasurer of said organization a refund of such annual assessment so collected from such farmer or producer, if such demand for refund is made in writing within 30 days from the date on which said assessment is collected from such farmer or producer. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p. 142, §17.)...
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2-8-131
Section 2-8-131 Hours, voting places, rules and regulations, etc., for referendum; notices to be given. The hours, voting places and rules and regulations for any referendum authorized in this article with respect to any of the agricultural commodities herein referred to and the area in which such referendum shall be held shall be established and determined by the organization of the commercial growers and producers of such agricultural commodity duly certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in this article. The said referendum date, area, hours, voting places and rules and regulations with respect to the holding of such referendum shall be published by such organization conducting the same through the medium of the public press in the State of Alabama at least 30 days before the holding of such referendum, and direct written notice thereof shall likewise be given to farm organizations within the State of Alabama and to each county agent in any county in...
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