Referendum certification.

1. Law
2. Oklahoma Statutes
3. Agriculture
4. Referendum certification.

A. In a referendum election, if the Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry finds that either of the two conditions set forth in subsection B of this section are met, the Commissioner shall publicly certify the adoption of the referendum proposition. Otherwise, the Commissioner shall certify that the referendum proposition was defeated.

B. 1. The adoption of the referendum proposition will be subject to the referendum process outlined by the federally approved commodity board.

2. In the event that the federally approved commodity board does not have an outlined referendum process, the referendum proposition will be adopted upon finding that:

• a.two-thirds (2/3) or more of those voting in the election voted in favor of the referendum proposition, or
• b.more than one-half (1/2) of those voting in the election voted in favor of the referendum proposition and those voting in favor of the proposition produced at least fifty percent (50%) of the volume of the production of the commodity during the relevant production period.

C. Upon certification of the referendum proposition, the designated federally approved commodity board shall be the recipient of any state assessment.

Added by Laws 2014, c. 371, § 11, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.

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