KRS 247.740: Referendum on area or statewide basis -- Who may participate.

Any referendum conducted under the provisions of KRS 247.710 to 247.785 may be held

either on an area or statewide basis, as may be determined by the duly certified

association before the referendum is called; and such referendum, on an area or statewide

basis, may be participated in by all burley tobacco producers, including owners of farms

on which the burley tobacco is produced and tenants sharing in the proceeds of burley

tobacco. In the referendum, individuals so eligible for participation shall vote u pon the

question of whether or not there shall be levied an assessment in the amount set forth in

the call for the referendum.