                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REFERENDA (§ 3.2-2305)

Every five years from the date of the imposition of the tax assessment on
soybeans, another referendum 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, upon petition by a group of soybean
producers representing at least 33 percent of the Commonwealth&#8217;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. The Board shall adopt regulations governing the
conduct of referenda pursuant to § 3.2-112.

HISTORY: 1970, c. 431, § 3.1-684.11; 2008, c. 860.