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The Board, upon petition by members of the equine industry representing at least 10 percent of the number of members of the equine industry who voted in the preceding referendum, or as determined by the Commissioner, may provide for a referendum on the continuation or adjustment of the assessment. The Board shall not act on such a petition for conducting such a referendum until at least five years have passed from the time the manufactured equine feed assessment was established or until at least five years have passed since the last referendum.\n\t\tIf 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, but, at the expiration of one year and upon petition by 10 percent of the members of the Commonwealth’s equine industry that voted in the most recent referendum, the Board may provide for a referendum. 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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":87440,"section_number":"3.2-1716","catch_line":"Action of Governor if a simple majority of voters favors assessment","order_by":null,"url":"\/3.2-1716\/"}],"permalink":{"id":194753,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68619,"identifier":"3.2-1718","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/17\/3\/3.2-1718","url":"\/3.2-1718\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-1718\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/17\/3\/3.2-1718","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referenda","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-1718","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

If the Governor issues<\/span> a proclamation under \u00a7 3.2-1716<\/a>, then no other referendum<\/span> shall be held on the equine industry that was the subject of the proclamation except that after the expiration of five years from the date of the imposition of the assessment on manufactured equine feed<\/span>, another referendum<\/span> may be held in the manner herein prescribed to determine whether the assessment shall be continued or adjusted. The Board<\/span>, upon petition<\/span> by members of the equine industry representing at least 10 percent of the number of members of the equine industry who voted in the preceding referendum<\/span>, or as determined by the Commissioner<\/span>, may provide for a referendum<\/span> on the continuation or adjustment of the assessment. The Board<\/span> shall not act on such a petition<\/span> for conducting such a referendum<\/span> until at least five years have passed from the time the manufactured equine feed<\/span> assessment was established or until at least five years have passed since the last referendum<\/span>.\n\t\tIf 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>, but, at the expiration of one year and upon petition<\/span> by 10 percent of the members of the Commonwealth’s equine industry that voted in the most recent referendum<\/span>, the Board<\/span> may provide for a referendum<\/span>. The cost of conducting any referendum<\/span> under this section may be paid from the Virginia Horse Industry Promotion and Development Fund.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENDA (\u00a7 3.2-1718)\n\nIf the Governor issues a proclamation under \u00a7 3.2-1716, then no other\nreferendum shall be held on the equine industry that was the subject of the\nproclamation except that after the expiration of five years from the date of the\nimposition of the assessment on manufactured equine feed, another referendum may\nbe held in the manner herein prescribed to determine whether the assessment\nshall be continued or adjusted. The Board, upon petition by members of the\nequine industry representing at least 10 percent of the number of members of the\nequine industry who voted in the preceding referendum, or as determined by the\nCommissioner, may provide for a referendum on the continuation or adjustment of\nthe assessment. The Board shall not act on such a petition for conducting such a\nreferendum until at least five years have passed from the time the manufactured\nequine feed assessment was established or until at least five years have passed\nsince the last referendum.\n\t\tIf the Governor determines that a simple majority is not in favor of the\nassessment, the Board shall hold no new referendum for at least one year after\nthe Governor has declared his findings, but, at the expiration of one year and\nupon petition by 10 percent of the members of the Commonwealth’s equine\nindustry that voted in the most recent referendum, the Board may provide for a\nreferendum. The cost of conducting any referendum under this section may be paid\nfrom the Virginia Horse Industry Promotion and Development Fund.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, cc. 497, 588, \u00a7 3.1-22.73; 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}}