Senate Bill No. 1087 Summary

• Allows producers in a marketing program to petition for termination by submitting a written petition signed by 25% or 200 affected producers (whichever is less), with petition filing allowed within 30 days before or 60 days after the program's anniversary date.

• Requires the director to hold a hearing within 30 days of receiving a termination petition and notify all producers of record, hearing participants, and interested parties of the director's recommendation within 30 days after the hearing closes.

• Establishes referendum requirements for program termination, where 51% or more of voting producers by number and 51% or more by volume must vote in favor for the marketing program to be terminated.

• Repeals Section 21 of the Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act (MCL 290.671).