{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-247.780","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 247.780","heading":"Annual review of program -- Referendum required, when -- Termination.","body":"(1) The board shall review the assessment program annually. If, at the end of any year\nafter the first year of the assessment program, the board has reason to believe that a\nmajority of producers are not in favor of the program, the Commissioner may\nconduct a referendum among the producers in the area or if the board determines\nthat fifty percent (50%) of the producers in the referendum area are not participating\nin the program, the Commissioner shall then conduct a referendum among the\nproducers in the area. I f, upon the referendum, a majority of the producers in the\narea reject the program, it shall be terminated as of the end of the month in which\nthe referendum for the area was conducted and held; otherwise, such assessment\nprogram shall continue in force and effect.\n(2) If the certified association of producers expresses in writing its desire to the\nCommissioner to discontinue the assessment program and terminate it, 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 reviewing the\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 th e board action is taken; and in this event the Commissioner\nshall notify by certified mail all operators of tobacco warehouses, tobacco\nmanufacturers, or tobacco dealers of the termination of the program.\n(3) If the certified association requests in writin g to the Commissioner to hold a\nreferendum on the question of increasing the assessment within the limits of KRS\n247.710 to 247.785, the Commissioner shall within fifteen (15) days of the receipt\nof the request convene the board to review and act on the re quest. 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 247.710 to 247.785.","path":["KRS Chapter 247"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11812","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:59Z","sha256":"4375b8cdb432d15deba175429b74ae6257e597b2408d42f8e30cb0876fcdeb41","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-247.775","next":"us-ky/krs-247.785"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}