Iowa Code 181.19 – Initial and special referendums
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1. The secretary shall, upon the petition of five hundred producers, conduct an initial referendum to determine whether a state assessment is to be imposed, at a rate established by the executive committee not to exceed one dollar per head on all cattle sold for any purpose.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 181.19
- Cattle: means any live domesticated bovine animal regardless of age. See Iowa Code 181.1
- Executive committee: means the executive committee of the association as created in section 181. See Iowa Code 181.1
- Federal assessment: means an excise tax on the sale of bovine animals imposed pursuant to the federal Act. See Iowa Code 181.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Secretary: means the secretary of agriculture. See Iowa Code 181.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
- State assessment: means an excise tax on the sale of cattle imposed pursuant to this chapter. See Iowa Code 181.1
2. The secretary shall, upon the petition of five hundred producers, conduct a special referendum to do any of the following:
a. Determine whether a state assessment already imposed shall be increased to a rate, established by the executive committee, not to exceed one dollar per head on all cattle sold for any purpose.
b. Determine whether a state assessment suspended pursuant to section 181.7A is to be in addition to a federal assessment. The state assessment shall be imposed at a rate not to exceed one dollar per head on all cattle sold for whatever purpose.
3. If a referendum passes, the secretary shall establish an effective date to commence the state assessment. However, the state assessment must be commenced within ninety days from the date that the secretary determines that the referendum has passed.
4. If a special referendum to increase the rate of the state assessment does not pass, the result of the special referendum shall not affect the existence or length of the state assessment in effect on the date that the special referendum was conducted.