1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to agriculture; changing requirements for 
  1.3             certain commodity council referenda; amending 
  1.4             Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.56, subdivision 5. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.56, 
  1.7   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 5.  [FAILED REFERENDUM.] If a referendum is conducted 
  1.9   and a proposed promotional order is not approved, the 
  1.10  commissioner shall not conduct another referendum on any 
  1.11  promotional order for the same commodity until one year has 
  1.12  elapsed, except for the Minnesota canola council, for which six 
  1.13  months must have elapsed. 
  1.14     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.15     This act is effective the day following final enactment.