Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of such application as is provided for in Section 2-8-123, on the part of any commission, council, board, other agency or association, the said board shall, within 30 days thereafter, meet and consider the application. If upon such consideration the said board shall find that the commission, council, board, other agency or association making such application is fairly representative of and has been duly chosen and delegated as representative of the growers producing such commodity, and the board shall otherwise find and determine that such application is in conformity with the provisions of this article and the purposes stated in this article, it shall be the duty of said board to certify such commission, council, board, other agency or association as the duly delegated and authorized group or organization representative of the commercial growers and producers of such agricultural commodity and to likewise certify that such organization is duly authorized to conduct among the growers and producers of such commodity a referendum for the purposes stated in this article.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.
Article 4 - Nuts, Bulbs, Fruits and Vegetables.
Section 2-8-120 - Declaration of Policy.
Section 2-8-121 - Authorized Activities Not Illegal or in Restraint of Trade.
Section 2-8-122 - Referendum to Levy Assessment Declared to Be in Public Interest.
Section 2-8-123 - Application for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Generally.
Section 2-8-125 - Authority of Certified Organization to Conduct Referendum on Assessment.
Section 2-8-126 - Notice of Referendum; Maximum Assessment.
Section 2-8-127 - Conduct of Referendum; Payment of Expense.
Section 2-8-128 - Eligibility to Vote in Referendum; Question Before Voters.
Section 2-8-129 - Negative Vote in Referendum.
Section 2-8-130 - Affirmative Vote in Referendum.
Section 2-8-132 - Ballots and Poll Holders for Referendum; Canvass of Results.
Section 2-8-133 - Collection of Assessment; Disposition.
Section 2-8-134 - Subsequent Referendum After Negative Vote.
Section 2-8-135 - Subsequent Referendum After Affirmative Vote.
Section 2-8-136 - Refund of Assessment.
Section 2-8-137 - Annual Statements by Treasurer of Organization; Bond of Treasurer.