                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PETITION FOR REFERENDUM ON QUESTION OF ASSESSMENT; ACTION OF BOARD AND
COMMISSIONER; AMOUNT OF ASSESSMENT (§ 3.2-1713)

The Board, upon a joint petition requesting a referendum being filed with it by
at least three of the following: the Virginia Horse Council, Inc., the Virginia
Thoroughbred Association, the Virginia Horse Shows Association, the Virginia
Quarter Horse Association, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, or the Virginia
Agribusiness Council, and upon finding that sufficient interest exists among the
members of the equine owners in the Commonwealth to justify a referendum, shall
authorize the holding of a referendum as set forth in this article.
		The Commissioner shall thereupon be fully empowered and directed to hold and
conduct a referendum, in accordance with the provisions of §§ 3.2-112 and
3.2-1705, on the question of whether or not equine owners in the Commonwealth
are of the opinion that additional market development, education, publicity,
research, and promotion of the equine industry are required. If approved in the
referendum authorized by this section, an assessment of $3 per ton or $0.075 per
50-pound bag of manufactured equine feed shall be established. The cost of
conducting a referendum under this section shall be paid from the Virginia Horse
Industry Promotion and Development Fund.

HISTORY: 2005, cc. 497, 588, § 3.1-22.68; 2008, c. 860.