This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote under this article, shall not become operative until the secretary finds in an implementation referendum conducted by the secretary under this article that at least 40 percent of the total number of commercial salmon vessel operators from the list established by the secretary have participated by voting in the referendum, and the secretary finds either of the following:
(a)
Sixty-five percent or more of the commercial salmon vessel operators who voted in the referendum voted in favor of implementing this chapter, and the commercial salmon vessel operators who voted in the referendum marketed 51 percent
or more of the total quantity of salmon landed in the preceding fiscal year by all the commercial salmon vessel operators who voted in the referendum.
(b)
Fifty-one percent of the commercial salmon vessel operators who voted in the referendum voted in favor of implementing this chapter, and the commercial salmon vessel operators who voted in the referendum marketed 65 percent or more of the total quantity of salmon landed in the preceding fiscal year by all of the commercial salmon vessel operators who voted in the referendum.