Terms Used In Iowa Code 185C.2

  • 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
  • Promotional order: means an order pursuant to this chapter which provides for the administration of this chapter and provides for a state assessment necessary to provide for its administration. See Iowa Code 185C.1
  • Secretary: means the secretary of agriculture. See Iowa Code 185C.1
 Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least five hundred producers requesting an initial referendum election to determine whether a promotional order shall be placed in effect, the secretary shall call an initial referendum election to be conducted within sixty days following receipt of the petition. Producers shall vote by written ballot in the manner provided by this chapter for referendum elections.