This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum, does not become operative until the director finds in a referendum conducted by him or her, or a person designated by the director, that at least 40 percent of the total number of handlers from the list established by the director pursuant to Section 75111, participated, and that he or she finds either one of the following:
(a) Sixty-five percent or more of the handlers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of this chapter, and the handlers so voting handled a majority of the volume of eggs and egg products in the preceding season by all of the handlers who voted in the referendum.
(b) A majority of the handlers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of this chapter, and the handlers so voting handled 65 percent or more of the volume of eggs and egg products in the preceding season by all of the handlers who voted in the referendum.
(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 121, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1998.)