(a) Any qualified producer organization of beef, pork, and eggs may make application to the commissioner requesting a referendum of beef, pork, or egg producers, on forms prescribed by the commissioner, for the purpose of determining whether an assessment of a specified amount can be levied, collected, and disbursed under this chapter, or whether a prior assessment should be amended or terminated. The application shall state the amount of the assessment that is to be proposed in the referendum and a brief statement of the purposes for which the funds collected are proposed to be spent.

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 43-29-106

  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture. See Tennessee Code 43-29-103
  • Corn: means all kinds of varieties of corn except popcorn, sweet corn, and ornamental corns. See Tennessee Code 43-29-103
  • Egg: means a pullet egg or a hen egg and excludes all other types of eggs. See Tennessee Code 43-29-103
  • Producer: means any person who produces a commodity and thereafter causes the commodity to be marketed. See Tennessee Code 43-29-103
  • Qualified producer organization: means any agricultural organization, federation, or association that is organized as a "not for profit" organization under the laws of the state of Tennessee, and whose membership is fairly representative of farmers who are active producers of one (1) or more agricultural commodities covered under this chapter. See Tennessee Code 43-29-103
  • Referendum: means any voting procedure under which affected producers may, by secret ballot, vote for or against an assessment authorized by this chapter. See Tennessee Code 43-29-103
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Any qualified producer organization of corn may make application to the commissioner requesting a referendum of corn producers, on forms prescribed by the commissioner, for the purpose of determining whether an assessment of one cent ($0.01) per bushel of corn sold can be levied, collected, and disbursed under this chapter, or whether a prior assessment should be terminated. The application shall briefly state the purposes for which the funds collected are proposed to be spent.
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