It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that producers of bovine animals shall be permitted by referendum to be held among the respective groups and subject to the provisions of KRS
247.610 to 247.685 to levy upon themselves an assessment on bovine animals and provide for the collection of the assessment for the purpose of financing or contributing towards the financing of a program of research, market development, and education to increase the domestic and foreign consumption, use, sale, and markets for bovine animal products.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 247.625

  • Animal: includes every warm-blooded living creature except a human being. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

Effective: July 13, 2004
History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004. — Created
1976 Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 4.