§ 3.1-1100. (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Assessment for initial referendum; expiration
A. Beginning July 1, 1997, until sufficient moneys are collected to pay the cost of conducting the initial referendum, a fee of eighty-five cents per bale is hereby assessed on any cotton sold within the Commonwealth. The Tax Commissioner shall collect the assessment and shall pay any proceeds to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the purpose of conducting an initial referendum on the question of establishing a Cotton Board. No initial referendum may be held until sufficient funds to pay the cost of such referendum are collected.
B. If the initial referendum fails, any assessments collected in excess of the amount necessary to conduct such referendum shall be paid to the Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Suffolk, Virginia, for use in cotton research or cotton-related educational activities. If the referendum is approved, such assessments shall be collected and administered in accordance with this chapter.
C. The provisions of this section shall expire on the date the Governor proclaims that the referendum has been approved.
(1997, c. 873.)
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