California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §6296.7: The revenue from the assessments imposed pursuant to this chapter by the district are trust funds and shall be encumbered only for the purposes for which the district is formed and for the benefit of

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District assessment revenue must be held as trust funds and spent only for the district's authorized purposes and member benefit.

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The revenue from the assessments imposed pursuant to this chapter by the district are trust funds and shall be encumbered only for the purposes for which the district is formed and for the benefit of the property assessed. The district shall expend the minimum amount necessary for overhead and other administrative costs. No district funds shall be donated, loaned, or transferred to any other local agency or to the State of California for any purpose, except for the implementation of the duties of the district, set forth under this chapter, as determined necessary by the district board.

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