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§ 80.014 — DISCONTINUATION OF PROGRAM AND CORPORATION AND DISPOSITION OF FUNDS ON DISCONTINUANCE

AG § 80.014Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 80. OFFICIAL CITRUS PRODUCERS' PEST AND DISEASE

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(a)On the determination by the corporation that the pest suppression program has been completed in all pest management zones established under this chapter, the corporation shall provide notice of the completion to the commissioner along with a request for discontinuance of the control and suppression program and collection of the assessment. Any request under this subsection must include documentation supporting the fact that pests are no longer a threat to the state's citrus industry and a plan for discontinuance of the program and assessment.
(b)The commissioner shall determine whether or not the further suppression of pests is necessary in the pest management zones and approve or disapprove discontinuance of the corporation and the plan for dissolution.
(c)On completion of the dissolution, the corporation shall file a final report with the commissioner, including a financial report, and submit all remaining funds into the trust of the commissioner. Final books of the corporation shall be filed with the commissioner and are subject to audit by the department.
(d)The commissioner shall pay from the corporation's remaining funds all of the corporation's outstanding obligations.
(e)Funds remaining after payment under Subsection (d) shall be returned to contributing citrus producers on a pro rata basis.
(f)If 30 percent or more of the citrus producers eligible to vote within a zone participating in the program present to the commissioner a petition calling for a referendum of the qualified voters on the proposition of discontinuing the program, the commissioner shall conduct a referendum for that purpose.
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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 29 (S.B. 1749), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.