KRS 247.4465: Referendum to be statewide.

Any referendum conducted under the provisions of KRS 247.4451 to 247.4483 shall be

held on a statewide basis. The referendum may be participated in by all producers

engaged in the production of the agricultural commodity on a commercial basis, including

owners of farms on which the commodity is produced, tenants and sharecroppers sharing

in the proceeds of the commodity. In the referendum, the individuals so eligible for

participation shall vote upon the question of whether or not there shall be levied an

annual assessment in the amount set forth in the call for the referendum.