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.

• § 77173 — (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 spe
• § 77174 — Termination of this chapter shall not affect or waive any right, duty, obligation, or liability which shall have arisen or which may thereafter arise in connection with this chapter, release or exting
• § 77191 — This chapter shall become inoperative at the end of any marketing year in which targeted export assistance funds provided by the federal government have been permanently terminated, unless, pursuant t
• § 77192 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 77191, the secretary shall terminate the commission at the end of the then current marketing year in accordance with Sections 77194 and 77195 if the secretary finds that th
• § 77193 — (a) Every six years, beginning in the 1992–93 marketing year, the secretary shall hold a hearing to determine whether operation of this chapter should be continued.
• § 77194 — 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 and not required to d
• § 77195 — 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.
• § 77201 — The production and marketing of peppers constitute an important industry of this state which not only provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state and employment for its citizens, but als
• § 77202 — The maintenance of the pepper industry of California is necessary to assure the consuming public of a continuous supply of this vital food and the maintenance of needed levels of income for those enga
• § 77203 — The production and marketing of peppers produced in this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest.
• § 77204 — 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 so-called Cartwright Act (C
• § 77205 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 77206 — 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
• § 77207 — A commission form of administration created by this chapter is designed to deal with the broad field of production research.
• § 77221 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 77222 — “Pepper” means all types of fruit grown in California from the plant family Solanaceae, Genus Capsicum, including seed.
• § 77223 — “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.
• § 77224 — “Commission” means the California Pepper Commission.
• § 77225 — (a) The commission shall be composed of five districts.
• § 77226 — (a) “Handler” means any person engaged in marketing of peppers which the person has produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer, or is marketing on behalf of a producer whether as owner, agent, e
• § 77227 — “Market” or “marketing” means to sell peppers.
• § 77228 — “Production research” means any cultural and biological research relating to field production of peppers.
• § 77229 — “Marketing year” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning March 1 of any year and extending through the last day of February of the next year.
• § 77230 — (a) “Producer” means any person in this state who grows peppers for market and who, upon request, provides proof of commodity sale.
• § 77231 — “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
• § 77251 — (a) There is in the state government the California Pepper Commission.
• § 77252 — (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
• § 77253 — 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
• § 77254 — When the secretary is required to concur in a decision of the commission, the secretary shall give his or her response to the commission within 15 working days from notification of the decision.
• § 77255 — 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.
• § 77256 — Each member of the commission, except ex officio members, shall have an alternate member to be elected in the same manner as the member.
• § 77257 — 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 the p
• § 77258 — 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 the member ineligible to serve, or d
• § 77259 — Any producer member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall be an individual producer or an employee representing a producer who has a financial interest in producing, or causing to be
• § 77260 — Any handler member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall have a financial interest in handling peppers for market, or be an employee of a firm which handles peppers.
• § 77260.5 — Any at-large member elected to the commission, and his or her alternate shall have a financial interest in the California pepper industry and shall have all the rights and privileges of any other memb
• § 77261 — 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.
• § 77262 — The term of office of all members and alternate members of the commission, except ex officio members, shall be three years, beginning on the first day of February following his or her election and unt
• § 77263 — The commission shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body.
• § 77264 — A quorum of the commission shall be seven voting members of the commission.
• § 77265 — The secretary or his or her representative shall be notified and may attend each meeting of the commission and any committee meeting of the commission.
• § 77266 — 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.
• § 77267 — 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
• § 77268 — The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 77281 — The powers and duties of the commission include, but are not limited to, all of those contained in this article.
• § 77282 — 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
• § 77283 — 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 advisable
• § 77284 — The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and other officers as it deems necessary.
• § 77285 — 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
• § 77286 — The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.
• § 77287 — The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission to advise the commission in carrying out this chapter.
• § 77288 — 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
• § 77289 — 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
• § 77290 — The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters which affect this chapter.
• § 77291 — 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 may deem necess
• § 77292 — The commission may conduct, and contract with others to conduct, production research, including the study, analysis, accumulation, and dissemination of information obtained from the research or elsewh
• § 77293 — The commission may accept contributions 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 carrying out
• § 77294 — The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, a bulletin or other communication for dissemination of information to producers and handlers.
• § 77295 — The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray operating costs of the commission.
• § 77296 — The commission shall establish an annual budget according to accepted accounting practices.
• § 77297 — The commission shall submit to the secretary for his or her concurrence, an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
• § 77298 — The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and shall not disclose, except when required in a judicial proceeding, all lists of producers and handlers in their possession.
• § 77299 — 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
• § 77311 — (a) Within 30 days of the effective date of this chapter, the secretary shall have established a list of producers and handlers eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter.
• § 77312 — This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, shall not become operative until the secretary finds as follows in a referendum vote conducted by the secretary: (a) At
• § 77313 — The secretary shall use fresh weight in calculating the volume voted pursuant to Section 77312.
• § 77314 — The secretary shall establish a period in that 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
• § 77315 — Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 77316 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in Section 77312, the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all affected producers and handlers whose
• § 77317 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in Section 77312, the secretary shall certify and declare this chapter inoperative.
• § 77318 — Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall do the following: (a) Contact all producers in each district by mail or call meetings of producers in each district for the purpose of nominat
• § 77319 — 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
• § 77320 — (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the secretary pursuant to Section 77312, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary the amount that the secretary deems necessary t
• § 77331 — (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the following marketing year not later than March 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as is possible.
• § 77332 — (a) Unless specified otherwise, this chapter does not apply to persons who grow peppers only for the producer’s home use or who grow or produce less than the number of acres or tons established pursua
• § 77333 — Every person who handles peppers in California, including persons who handle less than the tonnage threshold established pursuant to Section 77226, shall keep a complete and accurate record of all pep
• § 77334 — (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the director from producers or handlers is confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required in a judicial proceeding.
• § 77335 — Any assessment which is levied as provided for in this chapter is a personal debt of every producer and handler so assessed.
• § 77336 — Every handler shall be personally liable for the payment of collected assessments to the commission.
• § 77337 — 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
• § 77338 — When 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, in
• § 77351 — 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.
• § 77352 — 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
• § 77353 — (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 for injunctive relief or sp
• § 77354 — 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, release or extinguish an
• § 77371 — Between May 1, 1993, and April 30, 1994, the commission shall cause a referendum to be conducted among producers and handlers to determine whether the operations of this chapter shall be approved and
• § 77372 — Following a favorable referendum conducted prior to April 30, 1994, a referendum shall be conducted by the commission every fifth year thereafter unless a referendum is conducted as the result of a pe
• § 77373 — (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the full commission that the operation of this chapter has not tended to effectuate its declared purposes, the commission may recommend to the secretary that
• § 77374 — (a) The secretary shall terminate the commission at the end of the then current marketing year if the director finds that the termination of the commission is requested in writing, within a 90-day per
• § 77375 — After the effective date of 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 concluding
• § 77376 — Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all persons affected by the suspension whose names and addresses are on file.
• § 77401 — The production and marketing of strawberries constitutes an important industry of this state that provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state and employment for its citizens.
• § 77402 — The establishment of the commission is necessary for the efficient creation and management of a research program to develop improved varieties of strawberries, an integrated approach to control pests
• § 77403 — The maintenance of the strawberry industry of California is necessary to assure the public of a continuous supply of this vital product and the maintenance of needed levels of income for those engaged
• § 77404 — The production and marketing of strawberries produced in this state is hereby declared to be affected with the public interest.
• § 77405 — 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.
• § 77406 — No action taken by the commission, or by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with rules and regulations adopted under the chapter, shall be deemed a violation of the so-called Cartwright
• § 77407 — It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that members of the commission are intended to represent and further the interest of the particular industry concerned and that this repr
• § 77410 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 77411 — “Strawberries” mean all strawberries produced in California for commercial purposes.
• § 77412 — “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.
• § 77413 — “Commission” means the California Strawberry Commission.
• § 77414 — “Crate” means a shipping container holding more than six pint baskets, or the equivalent volume thereof, and no more than 12 pint baskets, or the equivalent volume thereof, used in preparing for marke
• § 77415 — “Director” means the Director of Food and Agriculture.
• § 77416 — “Districts” consist of the following: (a) District 1 consists of San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside Counties.
• § 77417 — “Ex officio members” are nonvoting members of the commission.
• § 77417.5 — “Market” or “marketing” means to sell or otherwise distribute strawberries into commercial channels or trade resulting in the sale of strawberries.
• § 77418 — “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of strawberries.
• § 77419 — “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and mean the period beginning February 1 of any year and extending through the last day of January of the following year.
• § 77420 — “Process” and “processing” are synonymous terms and mean the operations of receiving, cleaning, grading, capping, slicing, canning, freezing, preserving, or otherwise changing the form of the strawber
• § 77421 — “Processor” means any person who performs any of the functions of processing strawberries within California.
• § 77422 — “Producer” and “grower” are synonymous terms and mean any person who produces or causes to be produced strawberries for market and who shall, upon request of the commission, provide proof of commodity
• § 77423 — “Production research” means any research relating to the production, harvest, and post harvest handling of strawberries.
• § 77424 — “Ship” and “shipping” are synonymous terms and mean the operations of receiving, grading, cleaning, transporting, distributing, or otherwise preparing for market or marketing strawberries in other tha
• § 77425 — “Shipper” means any person who performs any of the functions of shipping strawberries within California.
• § 77430 — (a) There is in the state government the California Strawberry Commission.
• § 77431 — The director may require the commission to correct or cease any existing activity or function that is determined by the director not to be in the public interest or in violation of this chapter.
• § 77432 — 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, in a court of competent juri
• § 77433 — 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.
• § 77434 — Except for the ex officio members of the commission, an alternate member for each member shall be elected in the same manner as the member.
• § 77435 — Any vacancy on the commission including, but not limited to, 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 s
• § 77436 — A producer member or his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual, partner, or employee of a producer who has a financial interest in producing, or causing to be produced, strawberrie
• § 77437 — A shipper member or his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual, partner, or employee of a shipper who has a financial interest in shipping, or causing to be shipped, strawberries fo
• § 77438 — A processor member or his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual, partner, or employee of a processor who has a financial interest in processing, or causing to be processed, strawbe
• § 77439 — 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.
• § 77440 — The term of office of all members of the commission and alternates, except any ex officio member, shall be two years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected.
• § 77441 — The commission shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body.
• § 77442 — A quorum of the commission is a majority of the voting producer members, a majority of the voting shipper members, and a majority of the voting processor members on the commission.
• § 77443 — 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.
• § 77444 — No member of the commission or of any committee established by the commission, which may include nonmembers of the commission, shall receive a salary.
• § 77445 — If 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.
• § 77446 — All moneys received by any person from assessments levied under the authority of this chapter or otherwise received by the commission shall be deposited in banks designated by the commission and shall
• § 77447 — The state shall not be liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 77451 — The powers and duties of the commission shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Adopt and from time to time alter, rescind, modify, and amend bylaws, rules, regulations, and o
• § 77461 — Within 90 days after the effective date of this chapter, the director shall establish a list of producers, processors, and shippers eligible to vote on the implementation of this chapter.
• § 77462 — 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 o
• § 77463 — The director shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum which shall not be less than 10 days or more than 60 days in duration and may prescribe additional procedures necessary to cond
• § 77464 — Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 77464.5 — In finding whether the commission is approved pursuant to this article, the vote of any nonprofit agricultural cooperative marketing association that is authorized by its members to so vote, shall be
• § 77465 — If the director finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in Section 77462, he or she shall so certify and give notice of the vote to all producers, processors, and shippers whose names a
• § 77466 — 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 this chapter inoperative.
• § 77467 — Upon certification of the commission, the members and alternates of anybody operating pursuant to an existing state marketing order affecting the same subject matter of this chapter shall comprise the
• § 77468 — Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the director pursuant to this article, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the director an amount of funds determined necessary by the directo
• § 77481 — The commission shall, not later than February 1 of each year, establish the assessment for the marketing season that begins February 1 and continues through January 31 of the following year.
• § 77481.5 — An assessment established by the commission shall require a favorable vote of not less than two-thirds of the voting producer members, a majority of the voting shipper members, and a majority of the v
• § 77482 — This chapter does not apply to strawberries produced only for a producer’s home use or to strawberries that are used only for ornamental purposes.
• § 77483 — Every shipper and processor shall keep a complete and accurate record of all strawberries shipped or processed by him or her with the name of the producer whose strawberries were shipped or processed.
• § 77484 — All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the director from any source, including the names and addresses of producers, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except when req
• § 77485 — Producer assessments shall be upon the producer.
• § 77486 — Every shipper or processor shall be personally liable for the payment of the collected assessments from producers, and failure to collect the assessment from any producer shall not exempt the processo
• § 77487 — Any assessment that is levied as provided in this chapter is a personal debt of every producer, processor, or shipper so assessed.
• § 77488 — (a) Any producer, shipper, or processor 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
• § 77491 — It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by both fine and imprisonment, for any person to
• § 77492 — 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
• § 77493 — 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 perf
• § 77494 — Any action by the commission for any penalty or other remedy that is prescribed under this chapter shall be commenced within two years from the date of discovery of the alleged violation.
• § 77495 — The commission is not required to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist in any action brought under this chapter.
• § 77496 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 77497 — 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
• § 77498 — Every five years, commencing with the 1999–2000 marketing season, the director shall hold a hearing to determine whether the operation of this chapter should be continued.
• § 77498.5 — Following a hearing, and favorable referendum if required, conducted prior to January 31, 2000, the process specified in Section 77498 shall be conducted by the commission every fifth year thereafter
• § 77499 — (a) 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 c
• § 77499.5 — After the effective date of suspension of this chapter and of the commission, the operations of the commission shall be concluded and all moneys held by the commission, and moneys collected by assessm
• § 77500 — 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, processors, and shippers affected by the suspensi
• § 77501 — The production and marketing of forest products constitute an important industry of this state; the industry provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state and employment for its citizens.
• § 77502 — The maintenance of the forest products industry of California is necessary to ensure the public of a continuous supply of forest products and the maintenance of needed levels of income for those perso
• § 77503 — The production and marketing of forest products produced in this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest.
• § 77504 — No action taken by the commission, or by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, is a violation of the so-called Cartwright A
• § 77505 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 77506 — 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 industry concerned and that this repres
• § 77506.5 — The forest products industry in this state is expanding.
• § 77507 — The commission form of administration created by this chapter is uniquely situated to provide those engaged in the production of forest products the opportunity to avail themselves of the benefits of
• § 77521 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 77522 — “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.
• § 77523 — “Commission” means the California Forest Products Commission.
• § 77524 — “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
• § 77525 — “Ex officio” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
• § 77526 — “Marketing year” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning January 1 of any year and extending through December 31 of the same year.
• § 77527 — “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, company, or other entity doing business in California.
• § 77528 — (a) “Producer” means any person who owns timber in California immediately prior to felling, or the first person who acquires either the legal title or beneficial title to timber after it has been fell
• § 77529 — “Product promotion” means the generic promotion of forest products in domestic and foreign markets.
• § 77530 — “Research” means any economic, cultural, or biological search, inquiry, examination, investigation, or experimentation, or any other search, inquiry, examination, investigation, or experimentation.
• § 77531 — “Timber” or “forest products” means trees of any species maintained for eventual harvest whether planted or of natural growth, standing or down, on privately or publicly owned land, and also includes
• § 77541 — (a) There is in the state government the California Forest Products Commission.
• § 77542 — (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
• § 77543 — 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
• § 77544 — 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
• § 77545 — The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenses incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter.
• § 77546 — An alternate member to each member of the commission, except the ex officio members, shall be elected or appointed in the same manner and for the same term as the member.
• § 77547 — Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected or appointed to or serving on the commission as a member or alternate member to continue in his or her position because of
• § 77548 — (a) Any producer member and his or her alternate member shall be a producer or an authorized representative of a producer.
• § 77549 — The term of office of each member, except the ex officio members, shall be three years, commencing with the beginning of the following marketing year and until a qualified successor is elected.
• § 77550 — The commission shall be and is hereby declared to be a corporate body.
• § 77551 — A quorum of the commission shall be six members of whom at least five shall be producer members.
• § 77552 — 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.
• § 77553 — No member, alternate member, or member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission, shall receive compensation.
• § 77554 — All funds received by any person from the assessments levied pursuant to this chapter or otherwise received by the commission shall be deposited in banks that the commission may designate and shall be
• § 77555 — The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 77571 — The powers and duties of the commission include, but are not limited to, all of those specified in this article.
• § 77572 — The commission may adopt and, from time to time, alter, rescind, modify, and amend bylaws, regulations, operating procedures, and orders for carrying out this chapter, including regulations for appeal