Iowa § 184A.12 Referendum conducted to continue the council and the imposition of the assessment

Iowa Statutes

§ 184A.12 — Referendum conducted to continue the council and the imposition of the assessment

Iowa § 184A.12

Title VAGRICULTURE

Ch. 184AEXCISE TAX ON TURKEYS

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Iowa Code § 184A.12 (2026).

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assessment.

1.The council shall call for a referendum to continue the council established pursuant to section 184A.1A, and to continue the assessment established pursuant to section 184A.2. The council shall call and conduct the referendum by election as provided in this section. The department shall oversee the conduct of the referendum. The referendum shall be conducted in the fifth year following the referendum establishing the council and assessment.

2.The following procedures shall apply to a referendum conducted pursuant to this section:

a.The council shall publish a notice of the referendum for a period of not less than five days in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the state and for a similar period in othernewspapersasprescribedbythecouncil. Thenoticeshallstateth

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assessment.
1. The council shall call for a referendum to continue the council established pursuant
to section 184A.1A, and to continue the assessment established pursuant to section 184A.2.
The council shall call and conduct the referendum by election as provided in this section. The
department shall oversee the conduct of the referendum. The referendum shall be conducted
in the fifth year following the referendum establishing the council and assessment.
2. The following procedures shall apply to a referendum conducted pursuant to this
section:
a. The council shall publish a notice of the referendum for a period of not less than five
days in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the state and for a similar period in
othernewspapersasprescribedbythecouncil. Thenoticeshallstatethevotingplaces,period
of time for voting, manner of voting, and other information deemed necessary by the council.
A referendum shall not be commenced until five days after the last date of publication.
b. Upon signing a statement certifying to the council that a producer is an eligible voter,
the producer is entitled to one vote in each referendum conducted pursuant to this section. In
order to be an eligible voter under this section, a producer must be a qualified producer who
paid an assessment in the year in which the referendum is held. The council may conduct the
referendum by mail, electronic means, or a general meeting of eligible voters. The council
shall conduct the referendum and count and tabulate the ballots filed during the referendum
within thirty days following the close of the referendum.
(1) If a majority of eligible voters who vote in the referendum approves the continuation
of the council and the imposition of the assessment, the council and the imposition of the
assessment shall continue as provided in this chapter.
(2) If a majority of eligible voters who vote in the referendum does not approve
continuing the council and the imposition of the assessment, the department shall terminate
the collection of the assessment on the first day of the year for which the referendum was to
continue. The department shall terminate the activities of the council in an orderly manner
as soon as practicable after the referendum. A subsequent referendum may be held as
provided in section 184A.1A. However, the subsequent referendum shall not be held within
one hundred eighty days from the date of the last referendum.