KRS 247.6058: Application for assessment referendum -- Contents of form -- Publication.

(1) Any existing association which is fairly representative of the cotton growers of

Kentucky may at any time after June 26, 2007, make application to the State Board

of Agriculture on forms provided by the board for certification and approval for the

purpose of conducting a referendum among cotton growers upon the question of

levying an assessment upon the cotton growers to offset, in whole or in part, the

cost of boll weevil or other cotton pest suppression or eradication programs. The

application forms shall include but not be limited to the following:

(a) Applicant's name and address;

(b) Date;

(c) Program to be undertaken for growers;

(d) Brief statement of how the program is to be implemented;

(e) Referendum to be conducted on a statewide or areawide basis;

(f) Proposed effective date of the program;

(g) Geographic area, by counties, of growers to be affected by the program; and

(h) Signature of the applicant.

(2) The Commissioner shall publish the application through the medium of the public

press in the state within ten (10) days of receipt of the application.