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.

• § 76317 — Upon certification of the commission, the director shall contact all producers in each district by mail, or call meetings of producers in each district for the purpose of nominating and electing perso
• § 76318 — To be eligible for election to the commission, producer nominees must present to the director a nomination petition with the signatures of at least 10 eligible producers from the district from which t
• § 76319 — 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 as shal
• § 76320 — (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the director pursuant to Section 76312, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the director the amount that the director deems necessary to d
• § 76341 — (a) The commission shall, not later than March 31 of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible, establish the assessment for the following marketing year.
• § 76341.5 — This chapter does not apply to the wool produced only for the producer’s home use.
• § 76341.7 — This article applies to wool that was removed from sheep after December 31, 1998.
• § 76342 — Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate record of all wool handled with the name of the producer whose wool was handled.
• § 76343 — All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the director from producers or handlers or any other source, and all lists of producers in the possession of the commission or the director ar
• § 76344 — Every handler shall be personally liable for the payment of collected assessments and failure of a handler to collect the assessment from a producer shall not exempt the handler from liability.
• § 76345 — Any assessment which is levied as provided for in this chapter is a personal debt of every producer so assessed.
• § 76346 — Any producer or 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 the amount of the assessment
• § 76347 — When the 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 failing to collect or make payment of
• § 76361 — It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Fail or refuse to render or furnish a report, statement, or record required by the commission.
• § 76362 — 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
• § 76363 — 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 specif
• § 76381 — (a) Every five years, commencing with the 2004–05 marketing year, the secretary shall hold a hearing to determine whether the operation of this chapter shall be continued in effect.
• § 76382 — If a petition is filed as provided in Section 76382.
• § 76382.5 — 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
• § 76382.6 — The secretary shall terminate the commission at the end of the current marketing year if the secretary finds that the termination of the commission is requested in writing, within a 90-day period, by
• § 76383 — After the effective date of suspension of the operation of this chapter, the operation of the commission shall be concluded and any and all funds remaining held by the commission, collected by assessm
• § 76384 — Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all producers affected by the suspension whose names and addresses are on file.
• § 76501 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “California Salmon Marketing and Development Act.
• § 76502 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 76510 — “Council” means the California Salmon Council.
• § 76511 — “Commercial salmon vessel operator” is a commercial fisherman who operates a commercial salmon vessel for which a valid commercial salmon vessel permit has been issued pursuant to Article 4.
• § 76520 — “Exporter” means any individual who is, or an individual working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization which is, engaged in the export to a foreign nation or natio
• § 76525 — “Fiscal year” means from April 1 of a year to March 31 of the next succeeding year.
• § 76530 — “Fisherman” means an individual licensed to commercially harvest fish pursuant to Sections 7850 to 7852, inclusive, of the Fish and Game Code.
• § 76535 — “Handler” means any of the following: (a) A processor.
• § 76537 — “Individual” means a person, as defined in Section 64506.
• § 76540 — “Marketing association” means any commercial fishermen’s organization established on either a local, county, or statewide level, incorporated in this state, to enable fishermen to collectively negotia
• § 76550 — “Processor” means any individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to Section 8034 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged
• § 76560 — “Receiver” means any individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to Section 8033 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged i
• § 76570 — “Salmon” means the following species of fish: (a) King or chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
• § 76571 — “Salmon fishery” means either of the following: (a) One or more species of salmon taken offshore California with troll lines for commercial usage, treated as a unit for the purposes of conservation, r
• § 76572 — “Salmon products” means any item manufactured which contains 50 percent or more of salmon flesh or parts from salmon, including the head, scales, skin, bone, or entrails, and which is intended for hum
• § 76580 — “Wholesaler” means any individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to Section 8035 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged
• § 76600 — The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter is enacted in the exercise of the power of this state for the purposes of protecting and furthering the public health and welfare.
• § 76601 — The Legislature further finds and declares that the salmon fishery of this state is affected with a public interest, in that, among other things: (a) The harvesting, processing, manufacturing, and dis
• § 76602 — The Legislature declares that the purposes of this chapter are as follows: (a) Enable the salmon fishery, with the aid of the state, to develop, maintain, and expand the state, nationwide, and foreign
• § 76603 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 76604 — If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be
• § 76605 — A violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor.
• § 76650 — The secretary shall administer and enforce this chapter, and may exercise any of the administrative powers that are conferred by Sections 11180 to 11191, inclusive, of the Government Code upon a head
• § 76651 — Upon recommendation by the council, the secretary may adopt, consistent with this chapter, any regulations that cover the administration and enforcement of this chapter that may be necessary to carry
• § 76652 — Upon the adoption of any regulations under this chapter, a copy of the regulations shall be displayed on the department’s Internet Web site.
• § 76700 — (a) There is in the state government the California Salmon Council.
• § 76701 — (a) The voting members of the council shall be appointed by the secretary, after consultation with the Director of Fish and Wildlife, giving due consideration to proper geographic distribution.
• § 76702 — (a) The commercial salmon vessel operators and their alternates shall be selected from lists of nominees submitted by marketing associations and any organization deemed to represent the majority of or
• § 76703 — The voting members of the council shall each be appointed to a three-year term, except that in the first year of the council, three members shall be appointed to one-year terms; three members shall be
• § 76704 — The term of office of a member of the council shall begin on April 1 and expire on March 31.
• § 76705 — Any vacancy in the membership of the council that occurs during the unexpired term shall be filled by the secretary for the unexpired term from the eligible nominees.
• § 76706 — The secretary may remove any member of the council or alternate for cause, and, upon that removal, there is a vacancy that shall be filled in the manner as provided for the unexpired term in Section 7
• § 76707 — The secretary shall give notice, not later than January 31 of each year, of the vacancies that will exist upon the expiration of terms on March 31, in writing, to all marketing associations and organi
• § 76708 — (a) The notice requesting nominations shall indicate that nominations shall be mailed or sent electronically to the secretary at his or her office in Sacramento and that the secretary shall consider n
• § 76709 — The nonvoting members of the council shall be representatives of the following agencies, as selected by the secretary: (a) The department.
• § 76710 — There is no fixed term for nonvoting members of the council.
• § 76711 — A majority of the voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business, including the election of officers.
• § 76712 — (a) The council shall select annually from its voting members, to serve at its pleasure, a chair and vice chair.
• § 76713 — The council shall hold two regular meetings in each year at times and places which are fixed by the council.
• § 76714 — The voting members of the council shall receive forty dollars ($40) per day per diem for each day spent in actual attendance at the meetings or on the business of the council and shall be reimbursed f
• § 76715 — No member of the council, except members of the executive committee, shall receive compensation for more than three days’ service per month.
• § 76716 — The secretary may require any employee or agent of the council to give a fidelity bond, executed by a surety company that is authorized to do business in this state, in favor of the secretary, in the
• § 76717 — No member or employee of the council shall be held responsible individually to any person for liability on any contract or agreement of the council.
• § 76718 — An alternate member of the council shall sit as a voting member of the council if the member for whom he or she is an alternate fails for any reason to attend any meeting of the council.
• § 76719 — The Legislature finds and declares that commercial salmon vessel operators, receivers, processors, wholesalers, or exporters appointed to the council pursuant to this article are intended to represent
• § 76750 — The duties of the council shall be advisory, except as to those duties that may be delegated to it by the secretary or as otherwise designated in this chapter.
• § 76751 — The council shall keep books, records, and accounts of all its transactions, dealings, contracts, agreements, funds, and expenditures that it deems necessary.
• § 76752 — 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 coun
• § 76753 — Funds which are collected pursuant to this chapter shall not be used for political contributions.
• § 76754 — 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 ens
• § 76800 — The secretary shall conduct, or may cause the council to conduct, programs of education, research, or public information, that are designed to accomplish the following purposes, among others: (a) Incr
• § 76801 — 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
• § 76802 — The council shall not expend council funds for the advertising of brand name salmon products.
• § 76850 — The Attorney General shall annually review all applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and procedures used to set salmon fishing seasons and shall determine whether allocations of rights to ha
• § 76851 — If the Attorney General determines under Section 76850 that selling allocation rights to harvest salmon would be binding and consistent with California public policy and if an agreement for purchase o
• § 76852 — The council, in any negotiations for the purchase of tribal allocations of rights to harvest, if any, however they may exist, may, with the secretary, seek federal or other funds as may be available t
• § 76900 — Programs and administration of the activities that are conducted pursuant to this chapter shall be funded as follows: (a) (1) Every fisherman who sells salmon to any person who is required to be licen
• § 76901 — Consistent with Section 8041 of the Fish and Game Code, the following persons shall remit the fees required by subdivision (a) of Section 76900 to the secretary: (a) Any person who is required to be l
• § 76901.5 — (a) Each person who is required by this chapter to collect a fee from fishermen or pay a fee as a handler shall maintain a complete and accurate record of all transactions subject to the fee.
• § 76902 — Except as specified in Section 76905, the amount of fees due under this article shall be determined by multiplying the weight in the round of salmon by two cents ($0.
• § 76903 — The fees imposed under this article shall be paid monthly to the secretary within 60 days after the last day of each month.
• § 76904 — Sections 8058 to 8070, inclusive, of the Fish and Game Code apply to claims for overpayment of fees to the secretary.
• § 76904.5 — The secretary may consult with and enter into agreements with the Director of Fish and Wildlife where necessary and reasonable, to assist in the administration of this chapter and in enforcing complia
• § 76905 — After one year after the establishment of the council, and not before the commercial salmon season of 1990, the council may recommend to the secretary an increase over and above the two cents ($0.
• § 76906 — (a) All money that is collected by the secretary 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
• § 76907 — Money that is deposited pursuant to Section 76906 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 Chap
• § 76908 — The secretary, after consultation with the council, shall prepare an annual budget that sets forth in reasonable detail the proposed expenditures that the secretary deems necessary for the performance
• § 76909 — The secretary may receive funds in amounts that may be reasonable and necessary to defray the initial expenses in making effective this chapter.
• § 76910 — The secretary may accept contributions to advance the purposes of this chapter.
• § 76950 — On or before August 15, 1989, the secretary shall establish a list of commercial salmon vessel operators eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter.
• § 76951 — Any commercial salmon vessel operator whose name does not appear upon the secretary’s list of commercial salmon vessel operators affected may have his or her name established on the list by filing wit
• § 76952 — 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
• § 76953 — The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the implementation referendum that shall not be more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe additional procedures as may be necessary to
• § 76953.5 — (a) Before the referendum vote is conducted by the secretary, the proponents of the council shall deposit with the secretary the amount that the secretary determines is necessary to defray the expense
• § 76954 — Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 76955 — (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given, the secretary shall so certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all commercial salmon vessel operators whose names and addresse
• § 76961 — On or before January 31, 2016, the secretary shall establish a list of handlers eligible to vote on whether they shall be subject to this chapter.
• § 76962 — Any handler whose name does not appear upon the secretary’s list of handlers may have his or her name established on the list by filing with the secretary a signed statement, identifying himself or he
• § 76963 — This chapter shall not apply to handlers until the secretary finds in a referendum conducted by the secretary under this article that at least 40 percent of the total number of handlers from the list
• § 76964 — The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum that shall not be more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe additional procedures as may be necessary to conduct the re
• § 76965 — (a) Before the referendum vote is conducted by the secretary, the proponents of this article shall deposit with the secretary the amount that the secretary determines is necessary to defray the expens
• § 76966 — Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 76967 — (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given, the secretary shall so certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all handlers whose names and addresses may be on file with the
• § 76971 — (a) Between January 1, 2019, and February 28, 2019, and in the same period each five years thereafter, the secretary shall, by the public hearing procedure, and if appropriate, the procedure specified
• § 76972 — If the secretary determines that a referendum procedure is appropriate, the secretary shall establish a referendum period of not to exceed 30 days during which period ballots shall be submitted to eve
• § 76973 — If the council program is submitted to a referendum as provided in this article, the secretary shall find that commercial salmon vessel operators and, if applicable, handlers subject to this chapter s
• § 76974 — (a) This chapter shall continue if commercial salmon vessel operators and handlers vote for continuation in accordance with the requirements of this article.
• § 76981 — If the commercial salmon vessel operators and the handlers vote to terminate the council pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 76971), the council shall remain in existence for the purpose o
• § 7700 — (a) (1) There is in state government the Invasive Species Council of California.
• § 77001 — The production and handling of walnuts constitute an important industry of this state.
• § 77002 — The maintenance and expansion of the walnut industry of California is necessary to ensure the consuming public of a continuous supply of this vital food and the maintenance of needed levels of income
• § 77003 — 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 walnuts and of the production and di
• § 77003.5 — The establishment of the commission is necessary for the efficient development and management of a national and international advertising and promotion program that will enhance the reputation of the
• § 77003.6 — The successes that the walnut industry of California have enjoyed have come about in part through a commitment to industry-funded research that has led to significant improvements in the quality of th
• § 77004 — The production and handling of walnuts produced in this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest.
• § 77005 — No action taken by the commission, nor by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with the rules and regulations adopted under this chapter, is a violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (
• § 77006 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 77007 — 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 tha
• § 77007.5 — Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the walnut industry by creating new markets.
• § 77008 — The commission form of administration created by this chapter is uniquely situated to provide those engaged in the production of walnuts the opportunity to avail themselves of the benefits of collecti
• § 7702 — Upon the appropriation or transfer of adequate moneys to the Invasive Species Account, created pursuant to Section 7706, the Invasive Species Council of California may make recommendations on invasive
• § 77021 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 77022 — “Walnuts” means only walnuts of the English (Juglans regia) varieties grown in California.
• § 77023 — “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.
• § 77024 — “Commission” means the California Walnut Commission.
• § 77026 — “Handle” or “handling” means to market, pack, sell, consign, transport, or ship, except as a common or contract carrier of walnuts owned by another person, or in any other way place walnuts, inshell o
• § 77027 — (a) The districts consist of the following: (1) District 1 consists of the counties in the state that lie north of a line drawn on the south boundaries of the Counties of San Mateo, Alameda, San Joaqu
• § 77028 — “Handler” means any person who handles inshell or shelled walnuts.
• § 77029 — “Pack” means to bleach, clean, grade, shell, or otherwise prepare walnuts for market as inshell or shelled walnuts.
• § 77030 — “Marketing research” means any research relating to the marketing of walnuts in domestic or foreign markets.
• § 77031 — “Marketing year” or “fiscal year” means the period from August 1 of any year to July 31, inclusive, of the next year.
• § 77031.5 — “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other association or entity doing business in California.
• § 77032 — “Producer” means any person in this state who grows walnuts for market and who, upon request, provides proof of commodity sale.
• § 77033 — “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
• § 77034 — “Advertising and sales promotion” means, in addition to its ordinarily accepted meaning, any plan directed toward increasing the sale of walnuts in domestic or foreign markets.
• § 7704 — The Invasive Species Council of California may establish the California Invasive Species Advisory Committee, which shall consist of the following 19 members: (a) Four members designated by the secreta
• § 77051 — (a) There is in state government the California Walnut Commission.
• § 77052 — (a) The secretary may require the commission 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
• § 77053 — The commission or the secretary may bring an action for judicial relief from the secretary’s written notice, or from noncompliance by the commission with the written notice, as the case may be, in a c
• § 77054 — When the secretary is required to concur in a decision of the commission, the secretary shall concur, refuse to concur, or request additional information from the commission within 15 working days fro
• § 77055 — The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter.
• § 77056 — 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.
• § 77057 — Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected to the commission as a producer member or alternate producer member to continue in his or her position due to a change in s
• § 77058 — Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected to the commission as a handler member or alternate handler member to continue in his or her position due to a change in sta
• § 77059 — Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of the public member or alternate member to continue in his or her position due to a change in status making him or her ineligible to serve, or d
• § 7706 — (a) The Invasive Species Account is hereby established in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.
• § 77060 — Any producer member and his or her alternate member 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
• § 77061 — Any handler member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall have a financial interest in handling walnuts for market.
• § 77062 — The public member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member or alternate member, respectively, on the commission.
• § 77063 — For the 2006 marketing year, the term of office of all members of the commission, except ex officio members, shall be from the beginning of the marketing year that commences in the year of their elect
• § 77064 — The commission shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body.
• § 77065 — A quorum of the commission shall be eight voting members of the commission.
• § 77066 — The secretary or his or her representatives shall be notified and may attend each meeting of the commission and any committee meeting of the commission.
• § 77067 — No member of the commission or of any committee established by the commission that may include nonmembers of the commission shall receive a salary.
• § 77068 — All funds received by any person from the assessments levied pursuant this chapter or otherwise received by the commission shall be deposited in banks which the commission may designate and shall be d
• § 77069 — The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 7708 — (a) The Invasive Species Council of California shall coordinate with state and local public agencies, publicly funded educational institutions, and stakeholder groups to develop a plan for the cure or
• § 77081 — The powers and duties of the commission shall include, but are not limited to, all of those contained in this article.
• § 77082 — 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
• § 77083 — The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and do and perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, or in connection with, deemed reasonably necessary for the proper or advisable
• § 77084 — The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and any other officers as it deems necessary.
• § 77085 — 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
• § 77086 — The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.
• § 77087 — The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission to advise the commission in carrying out this chapter.
• § 77088 — The commission may establish offices and 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,
• § 77089 — 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
• § 77090 — The commission may promote the sale of walnuts by brand and generic advertising and other promotional means, including tie-in advertising, for the purpose of creating, maintaining, and expanding domes
• § 77091 — The commission may educate and instruct the wholesale and retail trade in domestic and foreign markets with respect to proper methods of handling walnuts.
• § 77092 — The commission may make market surveys and analyses.
• § 77093 — The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with, local, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters that affect the walnut industry pursuant to this chapter.
• § 77094 — The commission may make, in its name, contracts to receive or render services in formulating and conducting plans and programs and any other contracts or agreements that the commission deems necessary
• § 77095 — The commission may conduct, and contract with others to conduct, research, including the study, analysis, accumulation, and dissemination of information obtained from the research or elsewhere, respec
• § 77096 — 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 maintaini
• § 77097 — The commission may collect information, including, but not limited to, industry crop statistics, and may publish and distribute without charge a bulletin or other communication for dissemination of in
• § 77098 — The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray operating costs of the commission.
• § 77099 — The commission shall establish an annual budget according to accepted accounting practices.
• § 77100 — The commission shall submit to the secretary, for his or her concurrence, an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
• § 77101 — All lists of producers in the possession of the commission or the secretary are confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required by a court order after a hearing in a judicial proceeding i
• § 77102 — 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
• § 77121 — (a) The secretary shall establish a list of producers eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter.
• § 77123 — 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 pe
• § 77124 — The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum that shall not be less than 10 days or more than 60 days in duration and may prescribe additional procedures necessary to cond
• § 77125 — Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 77126 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in Section 77123, the secretary shall so certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all affected producers whose names and
• § 77127 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in Section 77123, the secretary shall so certify and declare this chapter inoperative.
• § 77130 — 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 which s
• § 77130.5 — Subsequent to the initial implementation referendum vote and the first election of commissioners, the commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of providing persons subject to this chapter
• § 77131 — (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the secretary pursuant to Section 77123, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary the amount that the secretary deems necessary t
• § 77151 — (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the following marketing year not later than the first day of each marketing year or as soon thereafter as is possible.
• § 77152 — This chapter does not apply to the walnuts produced only for the producer’s home use and to producers who handle 2,000 pounds or less of walnuts in the preceding marketing year.
• § 77153 — Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate record of all walnuts handled with the name of the producer whose walnuts were handled.
• § 77154 — 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 a court order after a hearing in a
• § 77155 — Every handler shall be personally liable for the payment of collected assessments to the commission, and the failure of a handler to collect the assessment from any producer does not exempt any handle
• § 77156 — Any assessment which is levied as provided for in this chapter is a personal debt of every producer so assessed.
• § 77157 — Any producer or 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 the amount of the assessment
• § 77158 — When the 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 failing to collect or make payment of
• § 77171 — It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Refuse to render a report, statement, or record required by the commission.
• § 77172 — 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 com