Iowa § 185C.25 Effective period of promotional order — termination

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§ 185C.25 — Effective period of promotional order — termination

Iowa § 185C.25

Title VAGRICULTURE

Ch. 185CCORN PROMOTION BOARD

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Iowa Code § 185C.25 (2026).

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1.Astateassessmentadoptedupontheinitiationofapromotionalordershallbecollected during the effective period of the order, and shall have no effect upon termination of the promotional order. Upon adoption or extension of the promotional order, the order shall be effectivefortheperioddescribedinsection185C.15unlesstheorderisterminatedasprovided in this section or suspended as provided in section 185C.25A.

2.The secretary shall call a referendum to terminate the promotional order if all the following conditions are met:

a.The secretary receives a petition signed by at least five percent of the state’s producers reported in the most recent United States census of agriculture.

b.The petition is signed by at least five percent of the state’s producers residing in each of five districts accordi

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1. Astateassessmentadoptedupontheinitiationofapromotionalordershallbecollected
during the effective period of the order, and shall have no effect upon termination of the
promotional order. Upon adoption or extension of the promotional order, the order shall be
effectivefortheperioddescribedinsection185C.15unlesstheorderisterminatedasprovided
in this section or suspended as provided in section 185C.25A.
2. The secretary shall call a referendum to terminate the promotional order if all the
following conditions are met:
a. The secretary receives a petition signed by at least five percent of the state’s producers
reported in the most recent United States census of agriculture.
b. The petition is signed by at least five percent of the state’s producers residing in each
of five districts according to the most recent United States census of agriculture.
c. The secretary receives the petition not less than one hundred fifty days from the date
that the order is due to expire, but receives the petition not more than two hundred forty days
before the date that the order is due to expire.
3. The secretary shall conduct the election as provided for a referendum under this
chapter, including sections 185C.16 through 185C.20. If upon counting and tabulating the
ballots, the secretary determines that a majority of voting producers favor termination of
the state assessment, the secretary, in cooperation with the board, shall terminate the state
assessment in an orderly manner as soon as practicable.
4. If the assessment is terminated, another referendum shall not be held for at least
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one hundred eighty days from the date that the assessment is terminated. A succeeding
referendum to restore the assessment shall be called by the secretary upon petition of at
least five hundred producers requesting a referendum. The petitioners shall guarantee the
costs of the succeeding referendum. The secretary shall conduct the election as provided
for a referendum under this chapter not later than one hundred fifty days after the secretary
receives the petition. If a referendum held pursuant to this subsection is approved by
producers, the promotional order shall commence no later than two hundred ten days
following the date that the petition is received by the secretary.