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The Board, upon petition by a group of soybean producers representing at least 33 percent of the Commonwealth’s production, as determined by the Commissioner, may provide for an advisory referendum on the continuation of the assessment. Upon finding that sufficient interest exists among the producers of soybeans in the Commonwealth to justify a referendum, the Board shall authorize the holding of a referendum. The cost of conducting any such referendum as above prescribed shall come from funds paid into the Virginia Soybean Fund. 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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 431 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. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. 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\/"}],"permalink":{"id":195099,"object_type":"law","relational_id":67378,"identifier":"3.2-2305","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/23\/3.2-2305","url":"\/3.2-2305\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-2305\/","token":"3.2\/II\/B\/23\/3.2-2305","dublin_core":{"Title":"Referenda","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-2305","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every five years from the date of the imposition of the tax assessment on soybeans, another referendum<\/span> shall be held to determine whether the assessment for research, education, publicity, and promotion of the sale and use of soybeans shall be continued. The Board<\/span>, upon petition<\/span> by a group of soybean producers representing at least 33 percent of the Commonwealth’s production, as determined by the Commissioner<\/span>, may provide for an advisory referendum<\/span> on the continuation of the assessment. Upon finding<\/span> that sufficient interest exists among the producers of soybeans in the Commonwealth to justify a referendum<\/span>, the Board<\/span> shall authorize the holding of a referendum<\/span>. The cost of conducting any such referendum<\/span> as above prescribed shall come from funds paid into the Virginia Soybean Fund. The Board<\/span> shall adopt regulations governing the conduct of referenda pursuant to \u00a7 3.2-112<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREFERENDA (\u00a7 3.2-2305)\n\nEvery five years from the date of the imposition of the tax assessment on\nsoybeans, another referendum shall be held to determine whether the assessment\nfor research, education, publicity, and promotion of the sale and use of\nsoybeans shall be continued. The Board, upon petition by a group of soybean\nproducers representing at least 33 percent of the Commonwealth’s\nproduction, as determined by the Commissioner, may provide for an advisory\nreferendum on the continuation of the assessment. Upon finding that sufficient\ninterest exists among the producers of soybeans in the Commonwealth to justify a\nreferendum, the Board shall authorize the holding of a referendum. The cost of\nconducting any such referendum as above prescribed shall come from funds paid\ninto the Virginia Soybean Fund. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the\nconduct of referenda pursuant to \u00a7 3.2-112.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 431, \u00a7 3.1-684.11; 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}}