Mississippi § 69-35-9 - Dairy producers’ referendum on levying milk assessment.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 69-35-9 — Dairy producers’ referendum on levying milk assessment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 69-35-9. Dairy producers’ referendum on levying milk assessment.
It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that, producers and handlers of milk and dairy products shall be permitted by referendum to be held among producers in the state and subject to the provisions of this act, to levy upon themselves an assessment on such milk produced in the state, for the purpose of financing or contributing towards the financing of a program of promotion and nutrition education designed to strengthen the dairy industry’s position in the marketplace and to maintain and expand domestic and foreign markets and use for fluid milk and dairy products produced in the state and the United States. It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that the state ADA conduct the referendum in coordination with the extension service in accordance with the provisions of this act and the Federal Dairy Promotion Program codified in 7 U.S.C. 4501, et seq.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 69-35-9 ("Dairy producers’ referendum on levying milk assessment.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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