{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-247.7926","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 247.7926","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 the area.\nIf, after holding the referendum, a majority of the producers in the are a 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, the assessment program shall\ncontinue in effect.\n(2) If the certified association of producers expresses in writ ing its desire to the\nCommissioner to discontinue the assessment program and terminate the program,\nthe Commissioner shall, within fifteen (15) days following receipt of the request,\nconvene the board to review and act on the request. The board, after revi ewing 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 the board action is taken. If the program is terminated, the\nCommissioner shall notify, by certified mail, all operators of a livestock market,\nmeat packing establishment, or slaughter establishment of the termination of the\nprogram.\n(3) If the certified association requests the Commissioner, in writing, to hold a\nreferendum on the question of increasing the assessment within the limits of KRS\n247.7900 to 247.7928, the Commissioner shall, within fifteen (15) days of the\nreceipt of the request, convene the board to review and act on the request. The\nboard, after reviewing the request and conducting whatever proceedings are deemed\nappropriate and necessary with the request, shall, if the request is approved, conduct\na referendum in accordance with the provisions of KRS 247.7900 to 247.7928.","path":["KRS Chapter 247"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=11827","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:59Z","sha256":"b305efd62a72331f122318c33b494a82f6f63fd2190af83ab8811d26ec2adf66","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-247.7924","next":"us-ky/krs-247.7928"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}