Application for referendum

(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. (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. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 870,s 3, eff. 5/3/2018. Acts 1985, ch. 188, § 6. (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. (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. Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 870,s 3, eff. 5/3/2018. Acts 1985, ch. 188, § 6.