South Carolina § 46-31-140 - Alternate methods for assessments.
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§ 46-31-140. Alternate methods for assessments.
If the board of directors of Tobacco Associates finds that it is not reasonably feasible to base the authorization, making, or collection of an assessment on a "per acre" unit, it may by an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of its members, which vote shall include the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the board members who were elected by South Carolina farm organizations, use a "tobacco poundage" unit as the basis for the authorization, making, or collection of an assessment. No assessment may exceed fifty cents for each one hundred pounds of the flue-cured tobacco marketed by each farmer. The amount of any alternate assessment based upon a "tobacco poundage" unit as permitted by the provisions of this section must not be related to or limited by the amount of the assessment which could be authorized, made, or collected if it were based upon a "per acre" unit.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 3-249.10; 1974 (58) 2216; 1981 Act No. 158 SECTION 5; 1988 Act No. 550, SECTION 9, eff May 29, 1988.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 46-31-140 ("Alternate methods for assessments.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. 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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