2010 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 290 - WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND STANDARDS
Act 29 of 1970 - STATE POTATO INDUSTRY COMMISSION (290.421 - 290.430)
Section 290.429a - Referendum; vote as to whether commission shall levy assessments and carry out act.
STATE POTATO INDUSTRY COMMISSION (EXCERPT)Act 29 of 1970
290.429a Referendum; vote as to whether commission shall levy assessments and carry out act.
Sec. 9a.
Five years after the latest referendum held under this act, the department shall conduct a referendum at which growers shall vote whether or not the commission shall continue to levy the assessments and otherwise carry out this act. If a majority of the growers voting who represent a majority of the hundredweight sold in the previous year vote against having the commission continue to function, the commission shall cease its operations and deliver its assets to the director who shall transfer the assets to Michigan state university for potato research. A grower is entitled to 1 vote and the grower must be able to verify the hundredweight claimed as being sold on the ballot.
History: Add. 1996, Act 99, Imd. Eff. Mar. 5, 1996
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