1. A. If the director decides there is justification for creating or abolishing a pink bollworm control district, the department shall hold a referendum. A pink bollworm control district shall be created or abolished if:

   1. (1) two-thirds or more of the eligible cotton producers voting vote in favor of the referendum; or
   2. (2) those voting in favor of the referendum represent more than fifty percent, as determined by the director, of the cotton acreage within the area threatened with or infested by the pink bollworm.

History: Laws 2001, ch. 13, § 7.

ANNOTATIONS

Effective dates. — Laws 2001, ch. 13 contained no effective date provision, but, pursuant to N.M. Const., art. IV, § 23, was effective June 15, 2001, 90 days after adjournment of the legislature.

Compiler’s notes. — Laws 2001, ch. 13, § 7 was enacted without a Subsection B.