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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2-8-131
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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2-8-155
Section 2-8-155 Authority of certified association to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon
being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in the manner set forth in
Section 2-8-154, such organization shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold
and conduct on the part of the producers of eggs in Alabama a referendum wherein they shall
be entitled to vote on the question of whether or not an assessment shall be levied upon such
producers under and subject to and for the purpose stated in this article. The referendum
may be conducted either on a statewide or area basis as may be determined by the certified
association and approved by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (Acts 1963, No.
351, p. 844, §6.)...
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2-8-235
Section 2-8-235 Authority of certified association to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon
being so certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, such organization shall
thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama
wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers a referendum wherein they shall be entitled
to vote on the question of whether or not they shall levy upon themselves an assessment under
and subject to and for the purpose stated in this article. The referendum shall be conducted
on a statewide basis. (Acts 1985, No. 85-701, p. 1142, §6.)...
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2-8-123
Section 2-8-123 Application for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Generally.
Any commission, council, board or other agency or any nonprofit association of producers,
fairly representative of the growers or producers of any agricultural commodity referred to
in this article may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of the
State of Alabama for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum
among the growers or producers of such particular agricultural commodity for commercial purposes
upon the question of levying an assessment under the provisions of this article and collecting
and utilizing the same for the purposes stated in such referendum. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p.
142, §4.)...
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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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2-8-135
Section 2-8-135 Subsequent referendum after affirmative vote. In the event a referendum conducted
as provided in this article is carried by the vote of a majority of the eligible producers
participating therein and assessments in pursuance thereof are levied annually for three years
as set forth in the call for the referendum, then the organization conducting the referendum
shall, in its discretion, have full power and authority to call and conduct, during the third
year of the period, another referendum in which the producers of such agricultural commodity
shall vote upon the question of whether or not assessments shall be continued for the next
ensuing three years. The certified organization shall have the full power and authority to
hold subsequent referendums it deems necessary to alter or modify the terms of the existing
assessment. Intermediary referendums shall comply with the terms and conditions of the original
request. In the event the intermediary referendum fails to receive...
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2-8-124
Section 2-8-124 Application for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Action by
board on application. Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of
such application as is provided for in Section 2-8-123, on the part of any commission, council,
board, other agency or association, the said board shall, within 30 days thereafter, meet
and consider the application. If upon such consideration the said board shall find that the
commission, council, board, other agency or association making such application is fairly
representative of and has been duly chosen and delegated as representative of the growers
producing such commodity, and the board shall otherwise find and determine that such application
is in conformity with the provisions of this article and the purposes stated in this article,
it shall be the duty of said board to certify such commission, council, board, other agency
or association as the duly delegated and authorized group or organization...
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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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2-8-275
Section 2-8-275 Authority of certified association to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon
being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-274,
such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on
the part of the Alabama catfish producers a referendum wherein they shall be entitled to vote
on the question of whether or not they shall levy upon themselves an assessment under and
subject to and for the purpose stated in this article. The referendum shall be conducted on
a statewide basis. (Acts 1987, No. 87-587, p. 961, §6.)...
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