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Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

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• § 64604 — An alternate member of the council shall sit as a regular member of the council if the member for whom he is an alternate fails for any reason to attend any meeting of the council.
• § 64605 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that producers, packers, or processors appointed to the council pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the inte
• § 6461 — It is unlawful to ship or transport any plant or any other thing into this state which is infested with any pest which has been listed, by the director, as detrimental to agriculture in this state.
• § 6461.5 — Except as otherwise provided in this article, if any shipment of plants or any other things in violation of this chapter or any quarantine which has been established, is brought into this state and it
• § 6462 — If the nature of the pest is such that no detriment can be caused to agriculture in the state by the shipment of the plant or thing out of the state, the officer who makes the inspection may affix a w
• § 6463 — If the plant or thing is not shipped out of the state within the time which is specified in the notice, the inspecting officer shall immediately after the expiration of the time seize the plant or thi
• § 64631 — The duties of the council shall be advisory, except as to those duties which may be delegated to it by the director.
• § 64632 — The council shall keep such books, records, and accounts of all its transactions, dealings, contracts, agreements, funds, and expenditures as it deems necessary.
• § 64633 — A member, alternate agent, or employee of the council shall not do any of the following: (a) Appear before any legislative committee of the state or federal government as a representative of the counc
• § 64634 — None of the funds which are collected pursuant to this chapter shall be used for political contributions.
• § 64635 — The council shall prepare annually, summarized statements of the activities in which it has been engaged in the previous annual period, and of the activities in which it proposes to engage in the ensu
• § 6464 — If the pest may be exterminated by treatment or processing which is prescribed by the director and it is determined by the inspecting officer that the nature of the pest is such that no damage can be
• § 6465 — If, after the treatment or processing, the inspecting officer determines that the pest has been exterminated, the shipment may be released.
• § 64661 — The director shall conduct, or may cause the council to conduct, programs of education, research, or public information, which are designed to accomplish the following purposes, among others: (a) Incr
• § 64662 — No program or activity which is conducted or sponsored pursuant to this chapter shall make false or unwarranted claims, or disparage the quality, value, use, or sale of any commodity authorized by law
• § 64663 — The council shall not expend beef council funds for the advertising of brand name beef products, unless the expenditures are approved by a two-thirds vote of the council with the concurrence of the se
• § 64671 — Whenever a petition is presented to the director which has been signed by 2,000, or more, of the total producers in the state, not more than six months prior to its presentation to the director, the d
• § 64672 — The director shall count and tabulate the ballots received, and announce the results at the close of the referendum period.
• § 64673 — If the promotion and research program is declared to be voluntary, Section 64695 shall become operative and funds for the administration and enforcement of this chapter shall be provided by voluntary
• § 64674 — If the director finds that the referendum did not receive the required votes in favor of a voluntary promotion and research program pursuant to Section 64672, he shall declare this result and shall in
• § 64675 — If the voluntary promotion and research program does not receive the required favorable vote or if less than the required number of producers have voted, another referendum shall not be petitioned for
• § 64676 — No referendum shall be conducted pursuant to this article until after the expiration of a period of two years from the effective date of this article.
• § 64691 — (a) In order to carry out the programs and administer the activities which are conducted pursuant to this chapter, except as specified in Sections 64691.
• § 64691.1 — Each person who is required to pay or collect the fees which are required in Section 64691 shall maintain a complete and accurate record of all transactions subject to fees under this chapter.
• § 64691.5 — A fee greater than one dollar ($1) per head on cattle and calves prescribed by Section 64691 shall not be charged pursuant to that section under a mandatory fee payment program, unless and until the g
• § 64691.7 — The fees required pursuant to Section 64691 shall be due and payable as follows: (a) The fee for cattle or calves, whether originating in the state or out of state, shall be paid by the seller.
• § 64693 — (a) Any person who fails to pay, collect, or remit any fees due within the time specified in this chapter shall be liable for administrative costs incurred by the department in enforcing this chapter,
• § 64693.5 — At the request of the director, the Attorney General shall petition an appropriate court for the issuance of an injunction, restraining any person in violation of any requirement specified in this cha
• § 64694 — The fees which are collected by the Bureau of Livestock Identification pursuant to this article shall be forwarded to the director at the same time and in the same manner as the inspection fees which
• § 64695 — Any person who is subject to the fee which is required by Section 64691 may obtain a refund of the fee collected from him by submitting to the director a claim for such refund.
• § 64696 — (a) All money that is collected by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in any bank, or other depository that is approved by the Director of Finance, allocated to the purposes of t
• § 64697 — Money which is deposited pursuant to Section 64696 may be invested and reinvested by the Treasurer or the council in any of the securities described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 16430) of Cha
• § 64698 — The director, after consultation with the council, shall prepare an annual budget which sets forth in reasonable detail the proposed expenditures which he deems necessary for the performance by him an
• § 64699 — The director may receive funds in such amounts as he may deem necessary to defray the initial expenses in making effective this chapter.
• § 64700 — The director may accept contributions to advance the purposes of this chapter.
• § 64701 — Any inspector who is described in Section 20010 may accept voluntary contributions on behalf of the director.
• § 64702 — The following shall apply to this chapter so long as the federal Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 (7 U.
• § 64731 — The provisions of this chapter shall continue to be operative permanently except as provided in this article.
• § 64732 — A referendum among the state’s producers shall be conducted by the director in any of the following cases: (a) Whenever the director, on his own motion or at the request of the council, determines tha
• § 64733 — The ballot form shall be substantially as follows: BALLOT California Beef Council Law Termination of Council and Program Shall the existence of the Ca
• § 64734 — If upon the count of the ballots the director finds that 30 percent, or more, of all producers established by the director’s list have voted and that 51 percent, or more, of the total number of produc
• § 64735 — If upon a count of the ballots the director finds that less than 51 percent of the total number of producers voting have assented to such discontinuance and termination, he shall make a finding to tha
• § 64736 — On the expiration of this chapter pursuant to this article, the council shall remain in existence for the purpose of furnishing the director with a complete record of its outstanding financial obligat
• § 65001 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The production of cattle for both beef and dairy constitutes a paramount industry of this state that not only provides substantial revenues
• § 65002 — The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (a) Most notably, to authorize and enable the secretary and the appointed governing body of the council to formulate and effectuate, directly or in coopera
• § 65003 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 65004 — It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that council members and alternates are intended to represent and further the interest of the particular industry concerned and that this
• § 6501 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 6502, 6504, 6506, or 6924, it is unlawful for any person to receive or bring into any county or locality of the state from another county or locality within the
• § 65011 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 65012 — (a) “Beef” means the meat of cattle and includes veal.
• § 65015 — There is in the state government the California Cattle Council that consists of 11 members and 11 alternates appointed by the secretary, each of whom shall be a producer in this state who is a range c
• § 65016 — The secretary or the secretary’s designee shall serve as an ex officio member.
• § 65017 — (a) The secretary shall appoint to the council three range cattle producers, three cattle feeders, three dairy producers, one processor, and one public member to represent the general public.
• § 65018 — Except as otherwise provided in this section, the public member and the public member’s alternate shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member or alternate, respectively, on t
• § 65019 — (a) The terms of office of the members and alternates of the council shall be three years.
• § 6502 — Any shipment of less than five pounds of agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed, or comprised of packages of less than three pounds of each kind of such seed, is exempt from the requirements of this
• § 65020 — Six members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business, including the election of officers.
• § 65021 — (a) The council shall annually select a chairperson and vice chairperson from its membership, to serve at the council’s pleasure, who, together with three other members selected annually by the counci
• § 65022 — (a) The council shall have two regular meetings each year at times and places determined by the council.
• § 65023 — Members of the council shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties.
• § 65024 — An alternate member of the council shall sit as a regular member of the council if the regular member fails for any reason to attend any meeting of the council.
• § 65025 — The secretary or the secretary’s representative shall be notified and may attend each meeting of the council.
• § 65026 — No member or alternate of the council shall receive a salary.
• § 65027 — All funds received by any person from the assessments levied under this chapter or otherwise received by the council shall be deposited in banks designated by the council and shall be disbursed by ord
• § 65028 — The state is not liable for the acts of the council or its contracts.
• § 65029 — The council may enter into contracts.
• § 6504 — Except as provided in Sections 6505, 6506, and 6923 any shipment of nursery stock which is moved from one county or locality to another county or loca
• § 65040 — The powers and duties of the council shall include, but are not limited to, all of those contained in this article.
• § 65041 — The council may adopt and from time to time alter, rescind, modify, and amend all proper and necessary bylaws, rules, and orders in accordance with council procedures for purposes of carrying out this
• § 65042 — If the council and the California Beef Council determine that a project is of mutual benefit and consistent with state and federal laws governing the California Beef Council, the project may be jointl
• § 65043 — (a) The council may employ a person to serve at the pleasure of the council as the executive director of the council and other personnel.
• § 65044 — The council may appoint committees composed of members, alternates, and nonmembers not serving with the council in any official capacity to advise the council in carrying out this chapter.
• § 65045 — The council shall approve reasonable compensation for the executive director and any agents or contractors of the council.
• § 65046 — The council may establish offices and incur expenses, enter into any and all contracts and agreements, create liabilities, develop, own, and control the use of any intellectual or physical property, i
• § 65047 — The council shall keep books, records, and accounts of all its transactions, dealings, contracts, agreements, funds, and expenditures as it deems necessary.
• § 65048 — Funds collected pursuant to this chapter shall not be used for political contributions.
• § 65049 — The council may accept grants from state and federal entities to carry out the duties authorized by this chapter.
• § 6505 — The commissioner may waive the exemption in Section 6504 by written notice to the director designating the kind of nursery stock, and the pest that may be transmitted thereby, which shall be held for
• § 65050 — The council may collect information about California beef and dairy production and publish and distribute, without charge, a bulletin or other communication to all eligible producers.
• § 65051 — (a) The council shall establish an annual budget according to generally accepted accounting practices.
• § 65052 — When the secretary is required to concur in a decision of the council, the secretary shall give his or her response to the council within 15 working days from notification of the decision.
• § 65053 — The council shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter.
• § 65054 — (a) The secretary may require the council to correct or cease any existing activity or function that is determined by the secretary not to be in the public interest or that is in violation of this cha
• § 65055 — The council may recommend to the secretary the adoption of administrative regulations that relate to the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
• § 65056 — (a) The council and the secretary shall keep confidential and shall not disclose, except when required by court order after a hearing in a judicial proceeding, all lists in their possession of persons
• § 65057 — The council may investigate all matters that affect the administration of this chapter and report violations to the secretary.
• § 65058 — (a) (1) A program or activity that is conducted or sponsored pursuant to this chapter shall not make false or unwarranted claims, or disparage the quality, value, use, or sale of any commodity authori
• § 6506 — Any shipment of seed from an origin inspected warehouse is exempt from the requirements of this article.
• § 65060 — (a) On or before June 1, 2019, the Bureau of Livestock Identification shall submit to the secretary for review a list of producers who have sold or owned cattle in the last calendar year.
• § 65061 — This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, shall not become operative until the secretary finds that a majority of producers participating in an initial referendum
• § 65062 — An implementation referendum shall advertise the amount to be assessed and declare that the assessment shall be a mandatory fee.
• § 65063 — The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct a referendum, that shall not be more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe additional procedures necessary to conduct the referendum.
• § 65064 — Nonreceipt of a ballot by an eligible producer shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 65065 — If the secretary finds that a majority vote has been given, the secretary shall certify and give notice of the majority vote to all producers whose names and addresses are on file with the secretary.
• § 65066 — If the secretary finds that a majority vote has not been given for an initial referendum, the secretary shall certify and declare all provisions of this chapter inoperative, except as necessary to con
• § 65067 — (a) Before an implementation referendum vote conducted by the secretary pursuant to this article, a proponent of the establishment of the council shall deposit with the secretary the amount that the s
• § 65068 — (a) Five years after implementation of this chapter, the secretary shall hold a public hearing after providing proper notice to producers subject to this chapter and any other persons or entities who
• § 65069 — (a) On the secretary’s own motion, at the request of the council, or at the request of a producer, the secretary may determine that it is no longer in the best interest of the state to continue the ex
• § 65071 — (a) In order to carry out the programs and administer the activities that are conducted pursuant to this chapter, an assessment of one dollar ($1) per head shall be paid on each sale of cattle and cal
• § 65072 — (a) Each person who is required to pay or collect the assessment shall maintain a complete and accurate record of all transactions subject to assessments under this chapter.
• § 65073 — (a) The assessment for cattle or calves, whether originating in the state or out of state, shall be paid by the seller.
• § 65074 — The assessments that are collected by the Bureau of Livestock Identification pursuant to this article shall be forwarded to the secretary at the same time and in the same manner as the inspection fees
• § 65075 — Any person who is subject to the assessment that is required by Section 65071 may obtain a refund of the assessment collected by submitting to the council a claim for a refund.
• § 65076 — (a) Proprietary information obtained pursuant to this article by the council or the secretary, including the names and addresses of producers and the amounts of individual refunds or the identity of a
• § 65077 — An assessment that is levied pursuant to this chapter is a personal debt of the assessed person.
• § 65081 — Any person who fails to pay, collect, or remit any fees due within the time specified in this chapter shall be liable for administrative costs incurred by the department in enforcing this chapter.
• § 65082 — The secretary may pursue an action to hold a person civilly liable in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each head of cattle or calves that is sold by any person who fails to pay,
• § 65083 — The secretary may request that the Attorney General file an action in an appropriate court to collect any unpaid fees, civil penalties, or other costs incurred by the department in pursuit of a violat
• § 65084 — The secretary may request that the Attorney General petition an appropriate court for the issuance of an injunction, restraining any person in violation of any requirement specified in this chapter, o
• § 65085 — Any action by the secretary for any penalty or other remedy that is prescribed under this chapter shall be commenced within three years from the date of discovery of the alleged violation.
• § 65086 — (a) Any person subject to this chapter may contest a determination of delinquent assessments, or other violation of this chapter, and request an informal hearing as outlined in this section.
• § 65087 — The termination of this chapter shall not affect or waive any right, duty, obligation, or liability that has arisen or that may thereafter arise in connection with this chapter, release or extinguish
• § 651 — Any building or improvement that is controlled by the department may contain space in excess of the requirements of the department.
• § 6521 — Except as otherwise provided in Sections 6523 and 6524, if any shipment of any nursery stock, plant, or container of any nursery stock or plant, or appliance, or any host or other carrier of any pest
• § 6522 — The officer who makes the inspection of a shipment which is described in Section 6521 may affix a warning tag or notice to the shipment and shall notify in writing the owner or bailee of the shipment
• § 6523 — If the pest may be exterminated or controlled by treatment or processing which is prescribed by the commissioner, and if the commissioner determines that the nature of the pest is such that no damage
• § 6524 — If the commissioner determines that only a portion of the shipment is infested or infected with a pest, or that there is reasonable cause to believe that only a portion of the shipment may be so infes
• § 653 — The department may contract with the Department of General Services to handle the rentals of any space over and above that which is required for the department and to furnish general supervision and m
• § 654 — The secretary may allocate space to the commissions, divisions, bureaus, advisory boards, and services that comprise the department or agencies that are subject to its jurisdiction in any building con
• § 655 — The occupancy of any space that is not required by the department for the commissions, divisions, bureaus, advisory boards, and services specified in Section 654 shall be confined to that of other fun
• § 65500 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Grapes produced in California for fresh human consumption compose one of the major agricultural crops of California, and the production and
• § 65501 — Notwithstanding other laws to the contrary, in the event a commodity or marketing agreement or marketing order under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Agriculture or other appropriat
• § 65502 — This chapter shall be known as the Ketchum Act.
• § 65520 — As used in this chapter, the words in the following sections have the following meanings set forth hereafter unless otherwise apparent from the context.
• § 65521 — “Cartwright Act” means the act set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700), Part 2, Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.
• § 65522 — “Unfair Practices Act” means the act set forth in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000), Part 2, Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.
• § 65523 — “Fresh grapes” also designated “table grapes” means any and all varieties of grapes produced in the State of California shipped for fresh human consumption, but does not include grapes delivered to a
• § 65524 — “Producer” means a person engaged within this state in the business of producing or causing to be produced for market “fresh grapes.
• § 65525 — “Shipper” means any person engaged within this state in shipping fresh grapes, whether as owner, agent, or otherwise.
• § 65526 — “Processor” and derivatives therefrom, means every person and every plant within this state to whom or to which grapes are delivered for the purpose of drying, dehydrating, canning, pressing, crushing
• § 65527 — “Person” means an individual, firm, corporation, association, or any other business entity, and includes a state agency that engages in any of the commercial activities regulated pursuant to this chap
• § 65528 — “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
• § 65529 — “Advertising and sales promotion” means, in addition to the ordinarily accepted meaning thereof, trade promotion and activities for the prevention, modification or removal of trade barriers which rest
• § 65530 — “State” means the State of California.
• § 65531 — “Commission” means the California Table Grape Commission.
• § 65532 — “Commissioner” means a person appointed by the secretary pursuant to Section 65550.
• § 65533 — “Districts” means and includes: (a) District 1, which includes all that area of California south of a line described as beginning at the point of intersection of the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean wit
• § 65550 — There is in the state government the California Table Grape Commission.
• § 65551 — The California Table Grape Commission shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body.
• § 65552 — The commission may employ a president, a treasurer, and a secretary.
• § 65553 — A commissioner shall be an individual producer, or a partner or employee of a producer, who is actively engaged in growing fresh grapes within this state for a period of at least five years and is pro
• § 65555 — The regular terms of office of the commissioners shall be three years from the date of appointment by the secretary and until their successors are appointed.
• § 65556 — Each commissioner for each district shall be elected by a plurality of votes cast by producers in the district.
• § 65559 — The commission shall annually compile and maintain a list of eligible producers and certify the list to the secretary at least 30 days before the date set for a meeting to nominate commissioners to of
• § 65559.5 — (a) The commission, in preparing a list of producers to be used under this chapter, may omit from the list any person who makes only casual sales or sales as a result of activities other than a commer
• § 65562 — Upon establishment of the lists of producers, the secretary shall call meetings of producers in each district, for the purpose of nominating persons to be appointed to the office of commissioner.
• § 65563 — Upon expiration of the voting period, the secretary shall tabulate all votes and appoint a commissioner for each district.
• § 65564 — Nonreceipt of notice of a meeting for the nomination of commissioners or of ballots shall not invalidate any such meeting, nomination or election.
• § 65566 — A person appointed to the office of commissioner by the secretary shall be selected pursuant to the nomination, election, and appointment procedures established by the commission in accordance with th
• § 65567 — In the event the office of a commissioner becomes vacant due to failure to qualify, resignation, disqualification, death or for any other reason, such position shall be filled by an election held by t
• § 65568 — A majority of the members of the commission at any meeting shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business and the carrying out of the duties of said commission.
• § 65569 — A commissioner shall not receive a salary.
• § 65570 — All moneys received by a person from the assessments levied under the authority of this chapter or otherwise received by the commission shall be paid to the commission, shall be deposited into such ba
• § 65571 — The State of California shall not be liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 65572 — The powers and duties of the commission shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) To elect a chairperson, and from time to time other officers as it may deem advisable, and dele
• § 65573 — (a) The commission shall continue to operate if, in a referendum conducted by the commission in which at least 40 percent of the total number of producers certified as marketing 40 percent of the tota
• § 65574 — The commission shall appoint a shipper advisory committee of five members appointed from shippers at large to advise the commission on the exercise of its powers and duties under this chapter.
• § 65575 — Members of the shipper advisory committee shall not receive a salary.
• § 65575.1 — The public member of the commission shall be appointed by the secretary from nominees recommended by the commission.
• § 65575.2 — The public member of the commission shall represent the interests of the general public in all matters coming before the commission and shall have the same voting and other rights and immunities as ot
• § 65576 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that producers or employees of producers appointed to the commission pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the
• § 65600 — (a) There is hereby levied and imposed upon all fresh grapes shipped during each marketing season an assessment as fixed by the commission at that amount determined by the commission as reasonably nec
• § 65601 — A shipper shall keep a complete and accurate record of all fresh grapes shipped by the shipper and the producer.
• § 65602 — Every shipper shall, at such times as the commission may by rule or regulation require, file with the commission a return, under oath, on forms to be prescribed and furnished by the commission, statin
• § 65603 — All information obtained by the commission from shippers shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except when required by a court order in a judicial proceeding involving this chapter.
• § 65604 — All assessments imposed by this chapter shall be due and payable and shall be paid to the commission by each shipper.
• § 65605 — All such assessments shall be paid to the commission by the shipper first shipping such fresh grapes.
• § 65650 — The commission may, if it believes a violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation has occurred, or in the event of nonpayment of any assessment, bring an action in its name for collection of su
• § 65650.5 — (a) A person aggrieved by an action of the commission may file a grievance with the commission or a duly authorized committee of the commission designated for that purpose.
• § 65651 — Any person subject to this chapter and allegedly aggrieved hereby or by any rule, or order of the commission shall comply with and exhaust the appeal procedure prescribed, in accordance with this chap
• § 65651.5 — An action by the commission for a violation of this chapter shall be commenced within two years from the date of discovery of the alleged violation.
• § 65652 — Venue for actions commenced by the commission may be established at the domicile or place of business of the defendant or in the county of the principal office of the commission.
• § 65653 — It shall be a misdemeanor for: (a) Any person to violate or aid in the violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the commission.
• § 65654 — Agents of the commission, upon specific written authorization signed by the chairman or secretary of the commission, shall have the right to inspect the premises, books, records, documents and all oth
• § 65660 — (a) Before the initiation of a referendum for the continuation of the operation of the commission, as described in Section 65573, and upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the commissioners that the
• § 65661 — At the close of the referendum period established for any referendum required by Section 65660, the secretary shall tabulate the ballots filed during that period.
• § 65662 — Upon and after the effective date of suspension of the operation of the commission, the operations of the commission shall be wound up and any and all moneys remaining held by the commission, collecte
• § 65663 — Upon suspension of the operation of the commission, a notice of the suspension shall be posted on the department’s website.
• § 65671 — In any civil or criminal action or proceeding for violation of the Cartwright Act (Section 16700, Business and Professions Code, and following), the Unfair Practices Act (Section 17000, Business and P
• § 65673 — The commission shall reimburse to the secretary all expenses incurred by them in the supervision of elections.
• § 65674 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 65675 — (a) Between January 1 and March 31 of each fifth calendar year commencing with the year 1972, unless the commission has filed a petition for recommending the continuance of the operation of the commis
• § 66501 — The inability of lettuce shippers to maintain or expand present markets for iceberg lettuce results in an unreasonable and unnecessary economic waste and accompanying loss of employment to the Califor
• § 66502 — These conditions vitally concern the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.
• § 66503 — The promotional, educational, economic and marketing research, and any similar activities authorized by this chapter will serve to expand existing markets and create new markets for California iceberg
• § 66504 — It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to aid in preventing economic waste in the marketing of iceberg lettuce, to develop more efficient and equitable methods in marketing, and to maint
• § 66505 — The production and marketing of fresh California iceberg lettuce for human consumption is declared to be affected with a public interest.
• § 66506 — Notwithstanding any other laws to the contrary, in the event a commodity or marketing agreement or marketing order under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Agriculture, or other appro
• § 66507 — A commission form of administration created by this chapter is designed to deal with the broad fields of advertising, promotion, and marketing research.
• § 66521 — As used in this chapter, the following words have the following meaning set forth hereafter unless otherwise apparent from the context.
• § 66522 — “Advertising and sales promotion” means, in addition to the ordinarily accepted meaning thereof, trade promotion and activities for the prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which res
• § 66523 — “Books and records” means any book, record, account, contract, document, memorandum, paper, correspondence, or other written datum reflecting operations under this chapter.
• § 66524 — “Cartwright Act” means the act set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700), Part 2, Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.
• § 66525 — “Cause to be produced” means the proprietary functions of initiating and supervising iceberg lettuce production.
• § 66526 — “Commission” means the California Iceberg Lettuce Commission.
• § 66527 — “Commissioner” means any member of the commission.
• § 66528 — “Districts” consist of: District 1.
• § 66529 — “Director” means the Director of Food and Agriculture.
• § 66530 — “Fiscal year,” means the period beginning April 1 of any year and extending through March 31 of the following year.
• § 66531 — “Grower” means any person engaged within this state in the business of producing or causing to be produced iceberg lettuce.