KRS 247.6007

It is declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that producers of corn shall be permitted by referendum to be held among the respective groups and subject to the provisions of KRS 247.6001 to 247.6035 to levy upon themselves an assessment on corn and provide for the collection of the assessment for the purpose of financing or contributing toward the financing of a program of research, market development, and education to increase the domestic and foreign consumption, use, sale, and markets for corn and corn products; and for the prevention, modification, or elimination of trade barriers which obstruct the free flow of corn and corn products to market.