181.19 - INITIAL AND SPECIAL REFERENDUMS.
181.19 INITIAL AND SPECIAL REFERENDUMS.
1. The secretary shall, upon the petition of five hundred
producers, conduct an initial referendum to determine whether a state
assessment is to be imposed, at a rate established by the council of
not to exceed fifty cents per head on all cattle sold for any
purpose.
2. The secretary shall, upon the petition of five hundred
producers, conduct a special referendum to do any of the following:
a. Determine whether a state assessment already imposed shall
be increased to a rate, established by the council, not to exceed one
dollar per head on all cattle sold for any purpose.
b. Determine whether a state assessment suspended pursuant to
section 181.7A is to be in addition to a federal assessment. The
state assessment shall be imposed at a rate of fifty cents per head
on all cattle sold for whatever purpose.
3. If a referendum passes, the secretary shall establish an
effective date to commence the state assessment. However, the state
assessment must be commenced within ninety days from the date that
the secretary determines that the referendum has passed.
4. If a special referendum to increase the rate of the state
assessment does not pass, the result of the special referendum shall
not affect the existence or length of the state assessment in effect
on the date that the special referendum was conducted. Section History: Early Form
[C75, 77, 79, 81, § 181.19; 81 Acts, ch 71, § 2] Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1195, § 4; 97 Acts, ch 30, §6, 7; 2004 Acts, ch 1037,
§15, 19
Referred to in § 181.7A, 181.15