KRS 247.4457: Assessment in public interest.

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the

agricultural economy of the state that producers of milk on a commercial basis shall be

permitted by referendum to be held among this group and subject to the provisi ons of

KRS 247.4451 to 247.4483, to levy upon themselves an assessment on this commodity

and provide for the collection of the assessment, for the purpose of financing or

contributing toward the financing of educational and applied research programs to

improve and enhance the production of milk.