South Carolina § 46-17-140 - Referendum to determine assent to marketing order.
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§ 46-17-140. Referendum to determine assent to marketing order.
After final recommendation of the adoption, amendment, or termination of a marketing order, the Commission shall determine by referendum whether the affected producers assent to the proposed action. The Commission shall conduct the referendum within forty-five days after the issuance of the final order. The affected producers shall be deemed to have assented to the proposal if either of the following conditions are met:
(1) If sixty-six and two-thirds percent or more by number of those voting representing fifty-one percent or more of the volume of the affected commodity produced by those voting assent to the proposal.
(2) If fifty-one percent or more by number of those voting representing sixty-six and two-thirds percent or more of the volume of the affected commodity produced by those voting assent to the proposal.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 3-235.13; 1968 (55) 2743.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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