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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":false,"permalink":{"id":194749,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86303,"identifier":"3.2-1717","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/17\/3\/3.2-1717","url":"\/3.2-1717\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1717\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/17\/3\/3.2-1717","dublin_core":{"Title":"Action of Governor if referendum found out of order or less than a simple majority of voters favors assessment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1717","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the Governor finds the referendum<\/span> out of order<\/span>, or that at least a simple majority of those voting are not in favor of the assessment for the purpose of conducting additional programs of market development, education, publicity, research, and promotion of the equine industry, he shall so proclaim and an assessment on manufactured equine feed<\/span> shall not be established.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nACTION OF GOVERNOR IF REFERENDUM FOUND OUT OF ORDER OR LESS THAN A SIMPLE\nMAJORITY OF VOTERS FAVORS ASSESSMENT (\u00a7 3.2-1717)\n\nIf the Governor finds the referendum out of order, or that at least a simple\nmajority of those voting are not in favor of the assessment for the purpose of\nconducting additional programs of market development, education, publicity,\nresearch, and promotion of the equine industry, he shall so proclaim and an\nassessment on manufactured equine feed shall not be established.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 497, 588, \u00a7 3.1-22.72; 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}}