Within thirty (30) days of receipt of an application requesting a referendum, the commissioner shall make a determination of whether or not the petitioner is a qualified producer organization and, upon the determination, shall set a date for the referendum, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days after receipt of the application, and shall publish by any reasonable means, the date of the referendum, the polling places and the hours they will be open, the amount of the proposed assessment, and the date the assessment shall begin, if adopted.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 43 - Agriculture and Horticulture
Chapter 29 - Agriculture Commodities Promotion
§ 43-29-103. Chapter Definitions
§ 43-29-104. Legality of Associations or Activities — Restraint of Trade
§ 43-29-105. Referendum on Assessment for Promotion and Research
§ 43-29-108. Conducting Referendum — Eligibility — Voting
§ 43-29-109. Withholding and Transfer of Funds — Report
§ 43-29-111. Application for Refund of Assessments
§ 43-29-112. Referendum on Continuation of Assessment Program
§ 43-29-113. Establishment of Promotion Boards
§ 43-29-114. Promotion Boards — Meetings — Organization — Duties
§ 43-29-116. Personal Debt — Penalties — Collection