2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - .6954   Annual review of program -- Termination.

247.6954 Annual review of program -- Termination. (1) The board shall review the assessment program annually. If, at the end of each year after the first year of the assessment program, the board determines that the producers in the referendum representing twenty percent (20%) of the production of sheep and lambs have indicated their dissatisfaction with the program by demanding a refund of the assessment collected from them, the Commissioner shall conduct a referendum among the producers. If, upon the referendum, a majority of the eligible producers, who vote therein, reject the program, it shall be terminated at the end of the marketing year in which the referendum was conducted; otherwise, the assessment program shall continue in force and effect. (2) The Commissioner shall conduct a referendum five (5) years after the date of the first referendum and each subsequent five (5) year period to determine if the assessment should be continued or terminated. (3) If the duly certified association of sheep and lamb producers expresses in writing its desire to the Commissioner to discontinue the assessment program and terminate the program, the Commissioner shall within fifteen (15) days following receipt of the request convene the board to review and act on the request. The board, after reviewing the request and conducting whatever proceedings are deemed appropriate and necessary in connection with the request, may terminate the program effective at the end of the marketing year in which the board action is taken; and, in this event, the Commissioner shall notify, by certified mail, the purchasers of sheep and lambs affected thereby of the termination of the program. Effective: July 14, 1992 History: Created 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 347, sec. 17, effective July 14, 1992.