                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REFERENDA (§ 3.2-1405)

The Board, upon petition by a group of corn producers representing at least 10
percent of the number of the Commonwealth&#8217;s corn producers as determined
by the Commissioner, may provide for a referendum on the continuation of the
assessment. If the Governor shall determine that a simple majority of those
voting are not in favor of the assessment, the Board shall hold no new referenda
for at least one year after the Governor has declared his findings, and then
only after receiving a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the number of
the Commonwealth&#8217;s corn producers. The cost of conducting any such
referendum as above prescribed shall come from funds paid into the Virginia Corn
Fund as defined in § 3.2-1411. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the
conduct of referenda pursuant to § 3.2-112.

HISTORY: 1980, c. 395, § 3.1-1041; 2008, c. 860.