(a) The certified agency shall arrange and manage any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article and shall bear all expenses in connection with the referendum.
(b) Before calling and announcing a referendum, the certified agency shall determine and publicly announce through the public press at least 60 days before the date determined for the referendum:
(1) The date, hours, polling places, and rules and regulations for voting;
(2) The amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected;
(3) The method by which the authorized assessment shall be collected; and
(4) How the proceeds shall be administered and the general purposes to which they shall be applied.
(c) The agency also shall give direct written notice to every farm organization in the State and to the county agent in each county in which the agricultural commodity is grown.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 10 - Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products
Subtitle 1 - Promotion of Use and Sale of Agricultural Commodity
Section 10-103 - Activities Not Deemed Illegal or in Restraint of Trade
Section 10-106 - Referendum on Area or Statewide Basis; Participation; Question
Section 10-107 - Distribution of Ballots; Poll Holders; Canvass of Result of Referendum
Section 10-108 - Effect of Affirmative Referendum Vote
Section 10-109 - Subsequent Referenda
Section 10-110 - Use of Assessment
Section 10-111 - Deduction of Assessments by Purchasers of Agricultural Commodities
Section 10-112 - Collection of Assessments From Producers of Tree Fruits
Section 10-113 - Deduction of Assessments by Purchasers of Livestock for Slaughter
Section 10-115 - Publication of Statement of Amounts Received From Assessments; Treasurer's Bond
Section 10-116 - Deductions to Defray Expenses of Making Assessments