KRS 247.862: Notice as to deduction required -- Use of funds collected -- Records to be

open for inspection.

In the event a majority of the eligible handlers in the referendum who vote therein shall

vote in favor of the assessment, then the Commissioner shall noti fy forthwith, by

registered or certified mail, all handlers of eggs engaged in the business of purchasing or

selling eggs in this state, that on and after the date specified in such letter, the specified

assessment shall be in effect. The assessment shall , on or before the fifteenth day of the

month following the end of the month in which the handler purchased or sold eggs, be

remitted to the duly certified association which conducted the referendum. Such funds,

including donations from individuals, conc erns, corporations and grants from state or

governmental agencies, shall be used for the purpose of promoting and stimulating by

advertising, research and other methods the increased production, use and sale, domestic

and foreign, of eggs. The books and r ecords of all handlers shall at all times be open for

inspection by the Commissioner or his duly authorized agents during regular business

hours.