A. If the director determines the need for a commission is sufficient to justify the holding of a referendum, he shall within a reasonable time hold a referendum upon the proposition of the creation of the commission.
B. Notice of a referendum upon the proposition of the creation of a commission shall be given in the same manner as notice of other hearings. Included in the notice of referendum shall be:
(1) the name of the commodity for which the commission is to be established;
(2) a concise statement of the reasons for the establishment of a commission;
(3) the name and address of the individual who is authorized to represent the petitioners;
(4) the number of persons to be elected to the commission;
(5) the maximum per unit assessment on the commodity for which the commission is established; and
(6) method of levy and collection of an assessment upon producers for the support of the commission.
C. Preceding any referendum held pursuant to the Agricultural Commodity Commission Act, the director shall determine the number of producers in this state and their total production in the last preceding production season or year of the commodity for which a commission is proposed. The director's determination shall be predicated upon available relevant and reliable information establishing such facts from statistics of the New Mexico department of agriculture, the United States department of agriculture, the United States department of commerce or other sources as determined by the director. At the request of the director, any handlers or other persons shall furnish information available relevant to the determination required of the director.
D. A ballot on the referendum shall be sent to each producer of record. Included on the ballot shall be the minimum information required in the notice of referendum in Paragraphs (1) through (6) of Subsection B of this section.
History: Laws 1983, ch. 231, § 7.
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