{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-568.46","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-568.46","heading":"Termination of assessment.","body":"Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the tobacco growers in North Carolina known to the Association, the Department shall notify the Association, and the Association shall, within six months, conduct a referendum upon the question of continuing the assessment. If a majority of the votes cast in the referendum are against continuing the assessment, or if the Association fails to conduct a referendum within the six-month period, the assessment expires at the end of the six-month period. If a majority of the votes cast in the referendum are in favor of continuing the assessment, then no subsequent referendum shall be held for at least three years. (2013-311, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 106. Agriculture.","Article 50D. Tobacco Growers Assessment Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_106/GS_106-568.46.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:16:07Z","sha256":"af4174c6ad948815171be6fcdfc5d85b89eddf34fceda61f7e0bc23369347854","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-568.45","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-568.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}