If the board of directors of Tobacco Associates finds that it is not reasonably feasible to base the authorization, making, or collection of an assessment on a "per acre" unit, it may by an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of its members, which vote shall include the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the board members who were elected by South Carolina farm organizations, use a "tobacco poundage" unit as the basis for the authorization, making, or collection of an assessment. No assessment may exceed fifty cents for each one hundred pounds of the flue-cured tobacco marketed by each farmer. The amount of any alternate assessment based upon a "tobacco poundage" unit as permitted by the provisions of this section must not be related to or limited by the amount of the assessment which could be authorized, made, or collected if it were based upon a "per acre" unit.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 3-249.10; 1974 (58) 2216; 1981 Act No. 158 Section 5; 1988 Act No. 550, Section 9, eff May 29, 1988.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 31 - Flue-cured Tobacco
Section 46-31-10. Declaration of public interest.
Section 46-31-20. Desirability of referendum on annual assessment.
Section 46-31-30. Provision for referendum; amount of proposed assessment.
Section 46-31-40. Date, hours, voting places, notices, rules and regulations or referenda.
Section 46-31-50. Ballots; poll holders; canvass and declaration of result.
Section 46-31-60. Question in referendum.
Section 46-31-70. Effect of one-third negative vote in referendum.
Section 46-31-80. Effect of two thirds affirmative vote in referendum.
Section 46-31-90. Collection and disposition of assessment.
Section 46-31-100. Dissatisfied farmers and producers shall receive refunds.
Section 46-31-110. Annual statement of amounts received and disbursed.
Section 46-31-120. Subsequent referendum when preceding one unsuccessful.
Section 46-31-130. Subsequent referendum when preceding one successful.