§ 106-568.40 – Title.

106-568.40. Title. This Article shall be known as the "Tobacco Growers Assessment Act." (2013-311, s. 1.)

§ 106-568.41 – Purpose.

106-568.41. Purpose. It is in the public interest for the State to enable growers of tobacco to assess themselves in order to raise funds to promote the interests of tobacco growers. This assessment shall be in addition to the assessment authorized by Article 50C of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes to promote export sales […]

§ 106-568.42 – Definitions.

106-568.42. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) Association. – The Tobacco Growers Association of North Carolina, Inc., a North Carolina nonprofit corporation. (2) Buyer. – Any person engaged in the business of buying tobacco from a producer of tobacco grown in North Carolina, including a broker, dealer, or agent of the buyer. […]

§ 106-568.43 – Referendum.

106-568.43. Referendum. (a) The Association may conduct among tobacco growers a referendum upon the question of whether an assessment shall be levied on tobacco produced in this State. (b) The Association shall determine the amount of the proposed assessment and the date by which the referendum ballot must be returned by mail as provided in […]

§ 106-568.44 – Payment and collection of assessment.

106-568.44. Payment and collection of assessment. (a) The assessment shall not be collected unless more than two-thirds of the votes cast in the referendum are in favor of the assessment. If more than two-thirds of the votes cast in the referendum are in favor of the assessment, then the Association shall notify the Department of […]

§ 106-568.45 – Use of assessments; refunds; annual audit.

106-568.45. Use of assessments; refunds; annual audit. (a) At least once per month, the Department shall remit all funds collected under this Article to the Association. The Association shall use the funds to promote the interests of tobacco growers. The Association shall prepare an annual report on the assessment funds collected and the use of […]

§ 106-568.46 – Termination of assessment.

106-568.46. Termination of assessment. Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least ten percent (10%) of the tobacco growers in North Carolina known to the Association, the Department shall notify the Association, and the Association shall, within six months, conduct a referendum upon the question of continuing the assessment. If a majority of the […]