It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that ratite producers are encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with ratite industry related businesses and with the commissioner and the board in promoting and stimulating through research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased and efficient production, distribution, use, and sale of ratites and ratite products. It is further the intent and purpose of this chapter to provide a method and procedure for financing a promotional program for the ratite industry pursuant to powers conferred upon the Legislature by Amendment ____ to the Alabama Constitution of 1901.