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The Board shall not act on such a petition for conducting such a referendum until at least five years have passed since the last referendum. If the Governor determines that a simple majority is not in favor of the assessment, the Board shall hold no new referendum for at least one year after the Governor has declared his findings. The cost of conducting any such referendum under this section shall be from the Virginia Horse Industry Promotion and Development Fund.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":223308,"text":"The Board, upon petition by members of the horse industry representing at least 10 percent of the number of members of the horse industry who voted in the preceding referendum, or as determined by the Commissioner, may provide for a referendum on the continuation of the equine infectious anemia test assessment in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 3.2-112 and 3.2-1705. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 497<\/a> and 588<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59220,"section_number":"3.2-112","catch_line":"Regulations governing the conduct of referenda","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-112\/"},{"id":59017,"section_number":"3.2-1705","catch_line":"Management of referenda; Commissioner's duties; notice","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-1705\/"}],"permalink":{"id":194711,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61076,"identifier":"3.2-1708","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/17\/2\/3.2-1708","url":"\/3.2-1708\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1708\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/17\/2\/3.2-1708","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referenda","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1708","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Board<\/span>, upon petition<\/span> by members of the horse industry representing at least 10 percent of the number of members of the horse industry who voted in the preceding referendum<\/span>, or as determined by the Commissioner<\/span>, may provide for a referendum<\/span> on the continuation of the equine infectious anemia test assessment in accordance with the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 3.2-112<\/a> and 3.2-1705<\/a>. The Board<\/span> shall not act on such a petition<\/span> for conducting such a referendum<\/span> until at least five years have passed since the last referendum<\/span>. If the Governor determines that a simple majority is not in favor of the assessment, the Board<\/span> shall hold no new referendum<\/span> for at least one year after the Governor has declared his findings<\/span>. The cost of conducting any such referendum<\/span> under this section shall be from the Virginia Horse Industry Promotion and Development Fund.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENDA (\u00a7 3.2-1708)\n\nThe Board, upon petition by members of the horse industry representing at least\n10 percent of the number of members of the horse industry who voted in the\npreceding referendum, or as determined by the Commissioner, may provide for a\nreferendum on the continuation of the equine infectious anemia test assessment\nin accordance with the provisions of \u00a7\u00a7 3.2-112 and 3.2-1705. The Board shall\nnot act on such a petition for conducting such a referendum until at least five\nyears have passed since the last referendum. If the Governor determines that a\nsimple majority is not in favor of the assessment, the Board shall hold no new\nreferendum for at least one year after the Governor has declared his findings.\nThe cost of conducting any such referendum under this section shall be from the\nVirginia Horse Industry Promotion and Development Fund.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 497, 588, \u00a7 3.1-22.63; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}