KRS 247.6911

It is declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that producers of ovine or caprine animals shall be permitted by referendum to be held among the respective groups and subject to the provisions of KRS 247.6901 to 247.6957 to levy upon themselves an assessment on ovine or caprine animals 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 ovine or caprine animals; and for the prevention, modification, or elimination of trade barriers which obstruct the free flow of ovine or caprine animals to market.