California

Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

9,659 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 75595 — The commission may collect information, and publish and distribute without charge, bulletins and other communications for dissemination of information.
• § 75595.5 — The commission may establish an annual assessment rate to defray the operating costs of the commission.
• § 75596 — The commission shall adopt an annual budget according to accepted practices.
• § 75597 — The commission shall annually prepare and submit to the secretary, for his or her concurrence, a statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
• § 75598 — The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and shall not disclose, except when required by court order in a judicial proceeding, all lists of persons subject to this chapter in their pos
• § 75599 — The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of this chapter and file complaints with appropriate law enforcement agencies or officers for suspected criminal violations of this chapte
• § 75601 — (a) The commission may recommend to the secretary the adoption of maturity and quality standards or product labeling standards, or engage in any other activity authorized pursuant to the California Ma
• § 75602 — (a) In order to prevent unfair trade practices, which are detrimental to California’s apple industry, including, but not limited to, deception and misinformation, the commission may collect and dissem
• § 75603 — (a) In order to prevent the use of prohibited substances in organic apple production and processing that would undermine consumer confidence in the apples purchased and consumed, the commission may es
• § 75611 — (a) Within 90 days of the effective date of the amendments made to this section during the 1994 portion of the 1993–94 Regular Session of the Legislature, the secretary shall establish a list of produ
• § 75612 — This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, shall not become operative until the secretary finds, in a referendum vote conducted by the secretary, that at least 40
• § 75613 — The secretary shall establish a period to conduct the referendum that shall not be less than 10 days or more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe additional procedures that may be necessary to
• § 75614 — The failure of an eligible producer to receive a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 75615 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all persons whose names and addresses are
• § 75616 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in this article, the secretary shall certify and declare this chapter inoperative.
• § 75617 — Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall appoint the producer and handler members of the initial commission’s board of directors from a list of eligible persons submitted to the secre
• § 75618 — Subsequent to the first election of members of the commission pursuant to this chapter, persons to be elected to the commission shall be selected pursuant to nomination and election procedures that ar
• § 75619 — (a) Prior to the secretary holding the referendum pursuant to this article, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary the amount that the secretary determines necessary to defr
• § 75630 — (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the marketing year by July 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as is possible.
• § 75631 — This chapter shall not apply to producers who produce no more than 40,000 pounds of apples per year and to production on a noncommercial basis for the producer’s home use, or where the trees are used
• § 75632 — Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate record of all apples handled.
• § 75633 — (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the secretary from producers or handlers is confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required by court order in a judicial proc
• § 75634 — Any assessment which is imposed on the producer as provided for in this chapter is a personal debt of that producer.
• § 75635 — Every handler is personally liable for the payment of the assessments to the commission.
• § 75636 — Any producer or handler who fails to file a return or pay the assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment
• § 75637 — If the producer or handler is a corporation, all of the directors and officers of the corporation in their capacity as individuals shall be included, and any liability for violating this chapter, incl
• § 75641 — It is a misdemeanor for any person to do any of the following: (a) Refuse to render a report, statement, or record required by the commission.
• § 75642 — The commission shall adopt procedures to grant individuals aggrieved by its actions or determinations an informal hearing before the commission or before a committee of the commission designated for t
• § 75643 — (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies provided in law or equity for the collection of assessments and civil penalties and for obtaining injunctive relief or specific p
• § 75643.1 — Any action by the commission to recover any penalty or obtain any other remedy that is prescribed under this chapter shall be commenced within two years from the date of the alleged violation.
• § 75643.2 — It is not necessary for the commission to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist in any action brought under this chapter.
• § 75644 — The suspension or termination of this chapter shall not affect or waive any right, duty, obligation, or liability which has arisen or which may thereafter arise in connection with this chapter, releas
• § 75651 — Every five years after the implementation of this chapter, or every fifth year after an industry-petitioned referendum pursuant to Section 75654, the secretary shall hold a hearing to determine whethe
• § 75652 — If the secretary finds after conducting a hearing that no substantial question exists regarding whether the operation of this chapter should be continued or that a favorable vote has been given in a r
• § 75653 — (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission that the operation of this chapter has not tended to effectuate its declared purposes, the commission may recommend to the s
• § 75654 — (a) The secretary shall terminate the commission at the end of the then current marketing year if the secretary finds that the termination of the commission is requested in writing, within a 90-day pe
• § 75655 — After the effective date of the suspension, the operation of the commission shall be concluded and any and all funds remaining, held by the commission, and not required to defray the expenses of concl
• § 75656 — Upon suspension of this chapter, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all producers and handlers whose names and addresses are on file with the commission.
• § 7571 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 7572, it is unlawful for any person to move any seed screenings or cleanings from crop seed from the place where they may be unless one of the following first h
• § 7572 — The commissioner may permit the movement of seed screenings or cleanings for the purpose of destruction or processing.
• § 7573 — If, upon inspection by the commissioner, any seed screenings or cleanings from crop seed are found to contain the seed of any pest, the commissioner shall give notice in writing of such fact to the pe
• § 7574 — If the person that is notified by the commissioner is not the owner of the screenings or cleanings, the person so notified shall forthwith transmit the notice to the owner.
• § 7575 — If the owner fails or neglects to direct the disposition of the screenings or cleanings within 10 days after the notice has been transmitted to him, the person in possession of the screenings or clean
• § 7576 — Any lot of seed screenings or cleanings from crop seed which contains the seed of any pest, together with its containers, is a public nuisance.
• § 7577 — The district attorney of the county in which the nuisance is found, at the request of the director or the commissioner, shall maintain, in the name of the people of the State of California, a civil ac
• § 7578 — Upon judgment and by order of the court, the lot which is a nuisance shall be handled in one of the following ways: (a) Condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court.
• § 7579 — If the owner fails to comply with the order of the court within the time which is specified in the order, the court may order disposal, or sale, under such terms and conditions as the court may prescr
• § 7580 — If the court orders the sale of any of the seed screenings or cleanings from crop seed, or containers, which can be salvaged, the cost of disposal shall be deducted from the proceeds of sale and the b
• § 7581 — A proceeding pursuant to this article where the value of the property seized amounts to thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) or less is a limited civil case.
• § 76001 — The inability of cherry producers to maintain or expand present markets for California cherries may result in unnecessary economic waste.
• § 76002 — These conditions vitally concern the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.
• § 76003 — The promotional, educational, economic, and marketing research, and any similar activities authorized by this chapter will serve to expand existing markets, create new markets for California cherries,
• § 76004 — It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to aid in preventing economic waste in the marketing of cherries, to develop more efficient and equitable methods in marketing, and to provide prod
• § 76005 — A commission form of administration created by this chapter is designed to deal with the broad fields of advertising, promotion, marketing research, and production research.
• § 76006 — No action taken by the commission, nor by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with the rules and regulations adopted under the chapter, is a violation of the so-called Cartwright Act (Ch
• § 7601 — Every person, before engaging for hire in the business of cleaning crop seed, shall obtain a permit from the commissioner to operate each separate portable seed cleaner which is being used for the fir
• § 7602 — Upon application by the owner for such permit or if the commissioner deems it necessary to determine that the cleaner is free from the seed of any pest, the commissioner may cause an inspection to be
• § 76021 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 76022 — “Cherry” means any variety of cherry produced in the state, including any cherries produced in this state and delivered to a processor for processing into any cherry product.
• § 76023 — “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to the provisions of t
• § 76024 — “Commission” means the California Cherry Commission.
• § 76025 — “Commissioner” means any member of the commission.
• § 76026 — “Grower-handler” means any person who engages in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing cherries which he or she has produced.
• § 76027 — “Shipper” means any person who engages in the operation of selling, marketing, handling, or distributing cherries which he or she has purchased or acquired from a producer, or which he or she is marke
• § 76028 — “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
• § 76029 — “Processor” means every person and every plant within this state to whom or to which cherries are delivered for the purpose of drying, dehydrating, canning, pressing, brining, crushing, extracting, co
• § 7603 — The permit may be suspended or revoked by the commissioner at any time the permittee does not comply with any of the provisions of this division, or any regulations which are adopted pursuant to this
• § 76030 — “Marketing research” means any research relating to the marketing of cherries.
• § 76031 — “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning on April 1 of any year and extending through March 31 of the next year.
• § 76032 — “Process” means to engage in the business of a processor.
• § 76033 — “Producer” or “grower” means any person who is engaged within this state in the business of producing or causing to be produced on land totaling more than one acre, either for fresh market or for proc
• § 76034 — “Production research” means any research related to the production, harvest, and postharvest handling of cherries, other than marketing research.
• § 76051 — (a) There is in state government the California Cherry Commission.
• § 76052 — (a) The districts consist of the following: (1) District 1 is all that area in San Joaquin County east of Jack Tone Road or any extension of that road.
• § 76053 — When the director is required to concur in a decision of the commission, he or she shall indicate his or her response to the commission within 15 working days after receiving the decision.
• § 76054 — (a) The director may require the commission to correct or cease any existing activity or function which is determined by the director not to be in the public interest or which is in violation of this
• § 76055 — The commission or the director may bring an action for judicial relief from the director’s written notice, or from noncompliance by the commission with the written notice, as the case may be, in a cou
• § 76056 — The commission shall reimburse the director for all expenditures incurred by the director in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities under this chapter.
• § 76057 — Each member of the commission, except the ex officio members, shall have an alternate member to be elected in the same manner as the member.
• § 76058 — Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected to the commission as a member or alternate member to continue in his or her position due to a change in status making that
• § 76059 — (a) Any producer member, grower-handler member, or the member’s alternate on the commission shall be an individual or an employee representing a producer who has a financial interest in producing, or
• § 76060 — The public member or his or her alternate on the commission, shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member on the commission.
• § 76061 — The term of office of all members of the commission, except any ex officio member, shall be two years from the date of their election and until their successors are qualified.
• § 76062 — The commission shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body.
• § 76063 — A quorum of the commission shall be any six voting commissioners.
• § 76064 — The director or his or her representative shall be notified and may attend meetings of the commission, including committee meetings.
• § 76065 — No member of the commission or member of a committee established by the commission shall receive a salary.
• § 76066 — All money received by any person from the assessments levied under the authority of this chapter or otherwise received by the commission, shall be deposited in any bank that the commission may designa
• § 76067 — (a) The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 76081 — The powers and duties of the commission include, but are not limited to, all of the powers and duties enumerated in this article.
• § 76082 — The commission may adopt and from time to time alter, rescind, modify, and amend all proper and necessary bylaws, rules, regulations, operating procedures, and orders for carrying out the provisions o
• § 76083 — The commission may administer and enforce this chapter, and do and perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, or in connection with, or deemed reasonably necessary for, proper or advisabl
• § 76084 — The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairman, one or more vice chairmen, and any other officers that it deems necessary.
• § 76085 — The commission may employ a person to serve at the pleasure of the commission as president and chief executive officer of the commission, and other personnel, including legal counsel, that are necessa
• § 76086 — The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.
• § 76087 — The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission, such as a processor or shipper advisory committee, to advise the commission in carrying out the provisi
• § 76088 — The commission may establish offices, incur expenses, enter into contracts and agreements, create liabilities, and borrow funds in advance of receipt of assessments that may be necessary, in the opini
• § 76089 — (a) The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all its dealings, which shall be subject to an annual audit by an auditing firm selected by the commission with the concurrence o
• § 76090 — The commission may promote the sale of cherries by advertising and other promotional means, including cost-sharing advertising, for the purpose of maintaining and expanding present markets and creatin
• § 76091 — The commission may educate and instruct the wholesale and retail trade with respect to proper methods of handling and selling cherries; make market surveys and analyses; present facts to, and negotiat
• § 76092 — The commission may make, in the name of the commission, contracts to render service in formulating and conducting plans and programs, and any other contracts or agreements that the commission may deem
• § 76093 — The commission may conduct and contract with others to conduct scientific research, including the study, analysis, dissemination, and accumulation of information obtained from research or elsewhere, r
• § 76094 — The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, a bulletin or other communication for dissemination of information to producers, shippers, grower-handlers, and processors.
• § 76095 — The commission may establish an assessment rate to defray operating costs of the commission.
• § 76096 — The commission may establish an annual budget according to accepted accounting practices.
• § 76097 — The commission shall submit to the director, for his or her concurrence, an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized under this chapter.
• § 76098 — The commission may manage, if requested by an advisory board, a board of directors, or any other authorized agent, any governmental program establishing grades and standards for the cherry industry.
• § 76099 — The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of this chapter and file complaints with appropriate law enforcement agencies or officers for suspected criminal violations of this chapte
• § 76111 — (a) Within 90 days after a request by the proponents of the commission, or as soon thereafter as possible, the director shall establish a list of producers eligible to vote on implementation of this c
• § 76112 — This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, shall not become operative until the director finds, in a referendum conducted by the director, that at least 40 percent
• § 76113 — (a) The director shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum which shall not be less than 10 days nor more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe additional procedures as may be n
• § 76114 — Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 76115 — If the director finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, he or she shall certify and declare this chapter operative and give notice of the favorable vote to all producer
• § 76116 — If the director finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in this article, he or she shall so certify and declare that this chapter is not operative.
• § 76117 — Upon certification of the commission, the director shall contact, by mail, every producer and grower-handler in each district and every shipper or shall call meetings of producers and grower-handlers
• § 76118 — To be eligible for election to the commission, producer, grower-handler, and shipper nominees must present to the director a nomination petition with signatures of at least six eligible producers, gro
• § 76119 — Subsequent to the first election of members of the commission pursuant to this chapter, persons to be elected to the commission shall be selected pursuant to the nomination and election procedures est
• § 76120 — (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the director pursuant to this article, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the director any amounts that the director may deem necessary t
• § 76141 — (a) The commission shall, not later than April 20 of each year, establish the assessment for the following marketing season, which shall not exceed fifteen cents ($0.
• § 76142 — This chapter does not apply to cherries produced for the producer’s home use, to cherries used only for ornamental purposes, or to cherries grown on land totaling one acre or less by a person who is n
• § 76143 — (a) Every processor, shipper, and grower-handler shall keep a complete and accurate record of all cherries processed, shipped, or grower handled by him or her, with the name of the producer whose cher
• § 76144 — All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the director from producers, processors, shippers, or grower-handlers is confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required in a jud
• § 76145 — Assessments shall be upon the producer.
• § 76146 — Every processor, shipper, and grower-handler is personally liable for the payment of the collected assessments, and failure of the processor, shipper or grower-handler to collect the assessment from a
• § 76147 — Any assessment which is levied as provided for in this chapter, is a personal debt of every producer so assessed.
• § 76148 — Any producer, processor, shipper, or grower-handler who fails to file a return or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10 percent of t
• § 76161 — It is unlawful to do any of the following: (a) Willfully render or furnish a false report, statement, or record required by the commission.
• § 76162 — The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of according individuals aggrieved by its actions or determinations an informal hearing before the commission, or before a committee of the co
• § 76163 — (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies provided in law or equity for the collection of assessments and civil penalties, and for the obtaining of injunctive relief or sp
• § 76181 — Except as otherwise specified in this article, the commission shall cause a referendum to be conducted among producers pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 76111) every five years following
• § 76182 — If a referendum is conducted as the result of a petition pursuant to Section 76183, it shall be conducted every fifth year following the industry petitioned referendum.
• § 76183 — Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the commission that the operation of this chapter has not tended to effectuate its declared purposes, the commission may recommend to the director that the opera
• § 76183.5 — (a) The director shall terminate the commission at the end of the current marketing season if requested in writing, within a 90-day period, by at least 51 percent of the eligible producers who are dir
• § 76184 — After the effective date of suspension of the operation of this chapter, the operations of the commission shall be concluded and any and all moneys remaining held by the commission, collected by asses
• § 76185 — Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter and of the commission, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all producers affected by the suspension whose names and address
• § 76201 — The production, slaughtering, manufacturing and distributing of sheep and wool, and the products derived therefrom constitute an important industry of this state which not only provides substantial an
• § 76202 — The maintenance and expansion of the sheep industry of California and of its local, national, and foreign markets, is necessary to assure the consuming public of a continuous supply of the vital food
• § 76203 — It is necessary for human nutrition and public benefit that the public be made aware of accurate and scientific information relative to the beneficial qualities of sheep, wool, and the products derive
• § 76204 — The production and marketing of sheep, wool, and the products derived therefrom, produced in this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest.
• § 76205 — No action taken by the commission, nor by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with the rules and regulations adopted under the chapter, is a violation of the so-called Cartwright Act (Ch
• § 76205.5 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 76206 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that members of the commission are intended to represent and further the interest of a particular agricultural industry concerned, and
• § 76207 — A commission form of administration created by this chapter is designed to deal with the broad fields of advertising, promotion, marketing research, production research, and protection of sheep.
• § 76221 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 76222 — “Sheep” means, but is not limited to rams, ewes, wethers, and lambs.
• § 76223 — “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to this chapter.
• § 76224 — “Commission” means the California Sheep Commission.
• § 76225 — “Commissioner” means any member of the commission.
• § 76226 — “Districts” shall consist of the following: (a) District 1 consists of the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, and Lake.
• § 76227 — “Handler” means any person engaged in the marketing of wool which he or she has produced or purchased or acquired from a producer, or is marketing on behalf of a producer whether as owner, agent, empl
• § 76227.5 — “Market” means to sell, ship, distribute, or otherwise handle wool.
• § 76228 — “Marketing research” means any research relating to the marketing of sheep, wool, and the products derived therefrom.
• § 76229 — “Marketing year” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning April 1 of any year and ending March 31 of the following year.
• § 76230 — “Producer” means any person in this state who raises, breeds, grows, or feeds sheep, and markets, or causes to be marketed, the wool derived therefrom and who, upon request, provides proof of commodit
• § 76231 — “Production research” means any research relating to the production of sheep, wool, and the products derived therefrom.
• § 76232 — “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
• § 76233 — (a) “Wool” means the shorn fiber of live sheep in the grease basis, including offsort wool or offsorts in the natural state before cleaning or scouring.
• § 76251 — (a) There is in the state government the California Sheep Commission.
• § 76252 — (a) The director may require the commission to correct or cease any existing activity or function which is determined by the director not to be in the public interest or which is in violation of this
• § 76253 — The commission or the director may bring an action for judicial relief from the director’s written notice, or from noncompliance by the commission with the written notice, as the case may be, in a cou
• § 76254 — When the director is required to concur in a decision of the commission, he or she shall indicate his or her response to the commission within 15 working days from notification of the decision.
• § 76255 — The commission shall reimburse the director for all expenditures incurred by the director in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter.
• § 76256 — Each member of the commission, except the ex officio members, shall have an alternate member to be elected in the same manner as the member.
• § 76257 — Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected to the commission as a member or alternate member to continue in his or her position due to a change in status, making him
• § 76257.5 — Any producer member or his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual or an employee representing a producer who has a financial interest in producing, or causing to be produced, wool f
• § 76258 — The public member or his or her alternate on the commission, shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member on the commission.
• § 76259 — The term of office of all members of the commission, except ex officio members, shall be two years from the date of their election and until their successors are qualified.
• § 76260 — The commission shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body.
• § 76261 — A quorum of the commission shall be eight voting members of the commission.
• § 76262 — The director or his or her representatives shall be notified and may attend each meeting of the commission and any committee meeting of the commission.
• § 76263 — No member of the commission or member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission shall receive a salary.
• § 76264 — All funds received by any person from the assessments levied under the authority of this chapter or otherwise received by the commission shall be deposited in banks which the commission may designate
• § 76265 — The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 76281 — The powers and duties of the commission shall include, but are not limited to, all of those contained in this article.
• § 76282 — The commission may adopt and from time to time alter, rescind, modify, and amend all proper and necessary bylaws, rules, regulations, operating procedures, and orders for carrying out this chapter, in
• § 76283 — The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and to do and perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, or in connection with, or deemed reasonably necessary for proper or advisab
• § 76284 — The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairman, one or more vice chairmen, and such other officers as it deems necessary.
• § 76285 — The commission may employ a person to serve at the pleasure of the commission as president and chief executive officer of the commission, and other personnel, including legal counsel, necessary to car
• § 76286 — The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.
• § 76287 — The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission including, but not limited to, a committee of handlers, to advise the commission in carrying out this ch
• § 76288 — The commission may establish offices, incur expenses, enter into any and all contracts and agreements, create liabilities, and borrow funds in advance of receipt of assessments as may be necessary in
• § 76289 — The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all of its dealings, which shall be subject to an annual audit by an auditing firm selected by the commission with the concurrence of
• § 76290 — The commission may promote the sale of lamb, wool, and the products derived therefrom by advertising and other promotional means, including cost-sharing advertising, for the purpose of maintaining and
• § 76291 — The commission may educate and instruct the wholesale and retail trade with respect to proper methods of handling and selling wool.
• § 76291.3 — The commission may make market surveys and analyses.
• § 76291.5 — The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters which affect this chapter.
• § 76292 — The commission may make, in its name, contracts to render service in formulating and conducting plans and programs and any other contracts or agreements that the commission may deem necessary for carr
• § 76293 — The commission may conduct, and contract with others to conduct, research, including the study, analysis, dissemination, and accumulation of information obtained from the research or elsewhere, regard
• § 76293.5 — The commission may accept contributions of, or match private, state, or federal funds, and employ or make contributions of funds to other persons or state or federal agencies for purposes of promoting
• § 76294 — The commission may collect information, including, but not limited to, industry statistics, and may publish and distribute, without charge, a bulletin or other communication for dissemination of infor
• § 76295 — The commission may establish an assessment rate to defray operating costs of the commission.
• § 76296 — The commission may establish an annual budget according to accepted accounting practices.
• § 76297 — The commission may submit to the director, for his or her concurrence, an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
• § 76298 — The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of this chapter and file complaints with appropriate law enforcement agencies or officers for suspected criminal violations of this chapte
• § 76311 — (a) Not later than April 1, 1999, or as soon thereafter as possible, the secretary shall establish a list of producers eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter.
• § 76312 — This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, shall not become operative until the director finds in a referendum vote conducted by the director that at least 40 perc
• § 76313 — The director shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum which shall not be less than 10 days nor more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe additional procedures that may be nec
• § 76314 — Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 76315 — If the director finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in Section 76312, he or she shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all producers whose names and addresses may be
• § 76316 — If the director finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in Section 76312, he or she shall certify and declare all provisions of this chapter inoperative.