MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                      1765

(A)    CERTIFIED AGENCY TO ARRANGE AND MANAGE
REFERENDUM.

THE CERTIFIED AGENCY SHALL ARRANGE AND MANAGE ANY
REFERENDUM CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ARTICLE AND SHALL BEAR ALL EXPENSES IN CONNECTION WITH
THE REFERENDUM.

(B)    INFORMATION TO BE DETERMINED AND ANNOUNCED
BEFORE REFERENDUM.

BEFORE CALLING AND ANNOUNCING A REFERENDUM, THE
CERTIFIED AGENCY SHALL DETERMINE AND PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE
THROUGH THE PUBLIC PRESS AT LEAST 60 DAYS BEFORE THE
DATE DETERMINED FOR THE REFERENDUM:

(1)   THE DATE, HOURS, POLLING PLACES, AND
RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR VOTING;

(2)    THE AMOUNT AND BASIS OF THE ASSESSMENT
PROPOSED TO BE COLLECTED;

(3)    THE METHOD BY WHICH THE AUTHORIZED
ASSESSMENT SHALL BE COLLECTED; AND

(4)    HOW THE PROCEEDS SHALL BE ADMINISTERED
AND THE GENERAL PURPOSES TO WHICH THEY SHALL BE
APPLIED.

(C)    WRITTEN NOTICE TO FARM ORGANIZATIONS AND
COUNTY AGENTS.

THE AGENCY ALSO SHALL GIVE DIRECT WRITTEN NOTICE
TO EVERY FARM ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE AND TO THE
COUNTY AGENT IN EACH COUNTY IN WHICH THE AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY IS GROWN.

(D)    ANNUAL ASSESSMENT MAY NOT EXCEED CERTAIN
LIMIT.

NO ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LEVIED UNDER THE PROVISIONS
OF THIS ARTICLE MAY EXCEED ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF
THE VALUE OF THE YEAR'S PRODUCTION OF THE AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY GROWN BY ANY PERSON QUALIFYING AS A VOTER.

REVISOR'S NOTE: Subsection (a) presently appears
as Art. 66C, §83—I of the Code and is set
forth here for organizational purposes.
Subsection (c) is new language, derived from
Art. 66C, §83M, added for organizational
purposes.