3 Del. C. § 714
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§ Â 714. Termination of order.
Official statutory text
(a) The Advisory Board shall suspend or terminate a development order whenever it finds, after a public hearing or hearings, that an order is contrary to or does not tend to effectuate the purposes or provisions of this chapter, provided that such suspension or termination shall not become effective until the expiration of the current marketing year. The current marketing year described under this chapter shall be determined by the Board together with the Secretary.
(b) Upon petition of the same number of producers as required to initiate the development order, the Secretary with the advice and consent of the Advisory Board shall within 60 days conduct a referendum to determine whether or not the development order shall be continued. The Secretary shall terminate the order at the end of the current marketing year if a majority of the persons voting in the referendum vote in favor of termination. Such petitions of producers shall include a certification statement that the signatures are those of qualified producers of the commodity involved.
(b) Upon petition of the same number of producers as required to initiate the development order, the Secretary with the advice and consent of the Advisory Board shall within 60 days conduct a referendum to determine whether or not the development order shall be continued. The Secretary shall terminate the order at the end of the current marketing year if a majority of the persons voting in the referendum vote in favor of termination. Such petitions of producers shall include a certification statement that the signatures are those of qualified producers of the commodity involved.
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