(1) All affected commercial cotton growers must be entitled to vote, and any question of eligibility must be determined by the department.
(2) At least 51 percent of the commercial cotton growers in the eradication zone must be required to vote, and passage of the referendum must require a two-thirds majority of those growers voting.
History.—s. 13, ch. 87-55; s. 1, ch. 88-303; s. 1, ch. 90-128; s. 4, ch. 91-429.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXXV - Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry
Chapter 593 - Agricultural Commodity Insect Control
Part I - Boll Weevil Eradication (Ss. 593.101-593.117)
593.103 - Powers and duties of department.
593.104 - Entry of premises; eradication activities; inspections.
593.105 - Reports by persons growing cotton.
593.106 - Quarantine; regulation of articles within eradication zone.
593.107 - Regulation of collection, transportation, distribution, and movement of cotton.
593.108 - Cooperative programs authorized.
593.111 - Eligibility for certification of cotton growers’ organization.
593.112 - Certification of cotton growers’ organization.
593.1141 - Authority to enter agreements with the Farm Service Agency.
593.115 - Mandamus or injunction.