2-8-85
Section 2-8-85 Authority of certified association to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon
being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-84,
such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on
the part of the Alabama soybean 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 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §6.)...
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2-8-194
Section 2-8-194 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
an application by any commission, formed by mutual agreement of two or more nonprofit associations
of cotton producers, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the
application. If it is shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant
is fairly and substantially representative of the cotton producers of this state, and the
board shall otherwise find and determine that such application and the program proposed therein
are in conformity with the provisions and purposes of this article, then, and in such an event,
the board shall certify such organization as the duly delegated and authorized commission
and shall likewise certify that such commission is duly authorized to conduct among the cotton
producers of this state a referendum for the purpose set forth...
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2-8-5
Section 2-8-5 Application of cattle owners' association for certification and approval to conduct
referendum - Action by board on application. Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture
and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of cattle owners as provided
in Section 2-8-4, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application.
If it is shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is fairly
representative of the cattle owners of this state and the board shall otherwise find and determine
that such application is in conformity with the provisions and purposes of this article, the
board shall certify such association as the duly delegated and authorized group or organization
and shall likewise certify that such organization is duly authorized to conduct among the
cattle owners of this state a referendum for the purpose set forth in its application which
shall be consistent with the purposes of this...
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2-8-315
Section 2-8-315 Referendum - Generally. (a) Upon certification by the board, an association
may hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama sheep and goat producers a referendum on the
question of whether to levy upon themselves an assessment. The referendum shall be conducted
on a statewide or area basis as determined by the certified association. (b) The certified
association, not less than 30 days before the date of any referendum, shall publicly announce
the date, hours, polling places, and rules for voting in the referendum, the geographic areas
covered by the referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected,
the means by which the assessment shall be collected, and the general purposes for which the
amount collected shall be expended and applied. The notice shall be published by the certified
association in its trade publication and written notice shall be given to each county agent
in the geographic area covered by the referendum. (c) Arrangements for,...
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2-8-316
Section 2-8-316 Referendum - Voting. (a) If, in any referendum, a majority of the sheep and
goat producers of the geographic area in which the referendum is conducted and eligible to
participate and voting in the referendum, vote in favor of the levying and collection of the
assessment proposed in the referendum, then the assessment shall be levied and collected in
the manner provided in this article. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter,
the certified association shall canvass, tabulate, and publicly declare and announce the results
of the referendum. (b) In the event a referendum fails to receive the required number of affirmative
votes, then the certified association conducting the referendum may call another referendum
in the next succeeding year on the question of an assessment and promotional program for a
five-year period except that no referendum may be held within 12 months from the date on which
the last referendum was held. (c) In the event a referendum is...
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2-8-313
Section 2-8-313 Assessment. It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and
highly advantageous to the economy of the state that sheep and goat producers be permitted
by referendum, as provided in this article, to levy upon themselves an assessment and to provide
for the collection of the assessment for the financing of a program for research, education,
advertising, and other methods designed to increase or promote the efficient and economical
production, distribution, and marketing, as well as the increased use, consumption, and sale,
of sheep and goats and their products. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §4.)...
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2-8-311
Section 2-8-311 Purpose. It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare
that sheep and goat producers are encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with sheep
and goat industry-related businesses and with the commissioner and the board in promoting
and stimulating through research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased
and efficient production, distribution, use, and sale of sheep or goats and their products.
It is further the intent and purpose of this article to provide a method and procedure for
financing a promotional program for the sheep and goat industry pursuant to powers conferred
upon the Legislature by Amendment No. 715 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (Act 2002-523,
p. 1364, §2.)...
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2-8-325
Section 2-8-325 Enforcement and collection of assessments; revocation of certification. The
commissioner, through the Department of Agriculture and Industries, shall enforce and collect
the assessments levied upon sellers of the sheep or goat producers and shall enforce the rules
and regulations of the board. The board, at any time, may revoke or cancel the certification
of an association if the association is not carrying out its promotional program in accordance
with this article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Before any certification
may be revoked, the certified association shall be given notice and an opportunity to be heard
by the board upon the question of whether its certification should be revoked. (Act 2002-523,
p. 1364, §16.)...
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2-8-6
Section 2-8-6 Authority of certified association to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon
being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-5,
such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on
the part of the Alabama cattle owners 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 may be conducted either
on a statewide or area basis as may be determined by the certified association. (Acts 1961,
Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §6.)...
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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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