| (a) A referendum to establish a zone, to establish
a suppression program in an existing zone, to add a county or area
to an existing zone, to transfer an area or county from one zone to
another, to discontinue the program in a zone, or to set or continue
an assessment rate must pass by a favorable vote of:
(1) at least two-thirds of those voting vote in favor
of the referendum; or
(2) those voting in favor of the referendum cultivate
more than 50 percent, as determined by the Commissioner, of the citrus
acreage in the relevant pest management zone. The total acreage of
citrus in each pest management zone or area shall be determined by
use of the latest available figures provided to the Department by
the Corporation.
(b) If a pest management zone or program establishment,
assessment, or retention referendum conducted under §80.006 of
the Code is not approved, the Department may not conduct another referendum
in the same area on that same issue before one year after the date
of the election on the failed referendum. In addition, if a zone is
not established or is discontinued, any concurrent board member election
has no effect, and the Commissioner shall appoint a board member to
represent the zone in which the election was held.
(c) If a discontinuation referendum conducted under §80.014
of the Code is not approved, no such referendum may be held within
two years of any other referendum in the pest management zone pertaining
to establishing or discontinuing the pest management zone.
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