{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-247.680","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 247.680","heading":"Annual review of assessment program -- Referendum required, when --","body":"Termination of program.\n(1) The board shall review the assessment program annually. If, at the end of each year\nafter the first year of the assessment program, the board determines that fifty percent\n(50%) of the producers in the referendum area are not participating in the program,\nthe Commissioner shall then conduct a referendum among the producers in such\narea. If, upon such referendum, a majority of the producers in the area reject  the\nprogram, it shall be terminated as of the end of the month in which the referendum\nfor the area was conducted and held; otherwise, such assessment program shall\ncontinue in force and effect.\n(2) If the certified association of producers expresses in w riting its desire to the\nCommissioner to discontinue the assessment program and terminate the same, the\nCommissioner shall within fifteen (15) days following receipt of the request\nconvene the board to review and act on the request. The board, after review ing such\nrequest and conducting whatever proceedings are deemed appropriate and necessary\nin connection with the request, may terminate the program effective at the end of\nthe month in which the board action is taken; and in this event the Commissioner\nshall notify, by certified mail, all operators of a livestock market, meat packing\nestablishment or slaughter establishment of the termination of the program.\n(3) If the certified association requests in writing to the Commissioner to hold a\nreferendum on the  question of increasing the assessment within the limits of KRS\n247.610 to 247.685, the Commissioner shall within fifteen (15) days of the receipt\nof the request convene the board to review and act on the request. The board, after\nreviewing the request and conducting whatever proceedings are deemed appropriate\nand necessary with the request, shall, if the request is approved, conduct a\nreferendum in accordance with the provisions of KRS 247.610 to 247.685.","path":["KRS Chapter 247"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11778","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:59Z","sha256":"989fa1f49de871cc58b4ee97ca47527336af96015e52344ad0645458e91f782d","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-247.675","next":"us-ky/krs-247.685"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}