KRS 247.6060: Certified association authorized to hold referendum -- Assessment to be

based on cotton acreage.

(1) Upon being certified by the Commissioner, the association shall be fully authorized

and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the cotton growe rs a referendum

on the question of whether or not an assessment shall be levied upon the growers to

offset, in whole or in part, the cost of boll weevil or other cotton pest suppression or

eradication programs.

(2) Any assessment levied upon cotton growers shall be based upon the number of

acres of cotton planted, and shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20) per acre.