2003 Minnesota Statutes

     17.64 Termination of the order. 

    Subdivision 1.    By council.  The council after 
 consultation with the commissioner and by a majority vote shall 
 suspend or terminate a promotional order whenever it finds, 
 after a public hearing, that an order is contrary to or does not 
 effectuate the purposes or provisions of sections 17.51 to 
 17.69, provided that the suspension or termination shall not 
 become effective until the expiration of the current marketing 
 year.  

    Subd. 2.    By referendum.  Upon petition of the same 
 number of producers as required to initiate the promotional 
 order, the commissioner shall within 60 days conduct a 
 referendum to determine whether or not the promotional order 
 shall be continued.  The commissioner shall terminate the order 
 at the end of the current marketing year if a majority of the 
 producers voting in the referendum vote in favor of 
 termination.  The petition of producers shall include a 
 statement certifying that the signatures are those of qualified 
 producers of the commodity involved.  The commissioner shall not 
 conduct a referendum for termination of a promotional order if a 
 referendum for termination of the same promotional order has 
 been conducted within the preceding year.  

    HIST: 1969 c 1021 s 14; 1976 c 149 s 62 subd 2; 1982 c 424 s 
 130; 1982 c 582 s 12; 1986 c 444; 1997 c 187 art 3 s 7