§2110 Refund of producer assessments

Summary

A cotton producer who was charged an assessment but does not want to support the research and promotion program can personally ask the Cotton Board for a refund. The producer must use the Board’s approved form and follow rules the Board and Secretary set, and the Board must allow at least 90 days to make the request. The producer must show proof they paid the assessment. The Board must pay the refund within 60 days after the request. The right to get a refund ends if a proposed change to the order implementing the Cotton Research and Promotion Amendments Act of 1990 is approved in the required referendum. If approved, the right ends 30 days after the Secretary announces the result. If a later referendum rejects that amendment, the refund right comes back.