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.

• § 77573 — 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, the proper implemen
• § 77574 — The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and other officers as it deems necessary.
• § 77575 — 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
• § 77576 — The commission may fix the compensation for all of its employees.
• § 77577 — The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission to advise the commission in carrying out this chapter.
• § 77578 — 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,
• § 77579 — The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all of its dealings that shall be subject to an annual audit by an auditing firm selected by the commission with the concurrence of t
• § 77580 — The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters which affect this chapter.
• § 77581 — The commission may enter into contracts to receive or render services in formulating and conducting plans and programs and any other contracts or agreements that the commission may deem necessary for
• § 77582 — 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, regard
• § 77583 — The commission may promote the sale of forest products by advertising and other promotional means, including cost sharing advertising, for the purpose of maintaining and expanding present markets and
• § 77584 — 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
• § 77585 — The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, bulletins or other communications to persons subject to this chapter.
• § 77586 — The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray its operating costs.
• § 77587 — The commission shall adopt an annual budget according to generally accepted accounting practices.
• § 77588 — The commission shall submit to the secretary, for his or her concurrence, an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
• § 77589 — The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and shall not disclose, except when required by a court order after a hearing in a judicial proceeding involving this chapter, all lists in the
• § 77590 — 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
• § 77601 — (a) Within 60 days after the effective date of this chapter, the secretary shall establish a list of producers eligible to vote on the implementation of this chapter.
• § 77602 — 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
• § 77603 — The secretary shall establish a period, which shall not be less than 10 days or more than 60 days, to conduct the referendum and may prescribe additional procedures that may be necessary to conduct th
• § 77604 — The nonreceipt of a ballot by any producer shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 77605 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in Section 77602, the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all affected producers whose names and ad
• § 77606 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in Section 77602, the secretary shall certify and declare this chapter inoperative.
• § 77607 — Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall contact all producers by mail or call meetings of producers for the purpose of nominating and electing persons to the commission.
• § 77608 — Subsequent to the first election of members and alternate members of the commission pursuant to this chapter, persons to be elected to the commission shall be selected pursuant to nomination and elect
• § 77608.5 — 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
• § 77609 — (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the secretary pursuant to Section 77602, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary the amount that the secretary deems necessary t
• § 77621 — (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the marketing year not later than January 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as is possible.
• § 77622 — Any person requesting an exemption from this chapter shall file an affidavit with the commission attesting that he or she is not a producer.
• § 77623 — Every producer and every person described in subdivision (c) of Section 77528 shall keep a complete and accurate record of all transactions involving the sale or purchase of timber.
• § 77624 — (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the secretary from producers is confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required by court order after a hearing in a judicial
• § 77625 — Any assessment which is levied pursuant to this chapter is a personal debt of every producer so assessed.
• § 77626 — Any producer 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 determined
• § 77627 — When the producer 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, including but
• § 77641 — 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.
• § 77642 — The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of granting individuals aggrieved by its actions or determinations an informal hearing before the commission, or before a committee of the com
• § 77643 — (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
• § 77644 — The repeal or suspension and termination of this chapter shall not do any of the following: (a) Affect or waive any right, duty, obligation, or liability which has arisen or which may thereafter arise
• § 77661 — Beginning in 2001, and every ten years thereafter, the secretary shall hold a hearing to determine whether operation of this chapter should be continued.
• § 77662 — If a referendum is conducted as the result of a petition pursuant to Section 77663, the hearing pursuant to Section 77661 shall be conducted every 10th year following the industry petitioned referendu
• § 77663 — (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 secretary that the
• § 77664 — (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
• § 77665 — After the effective date of suspension, the operation of the commission shall be concluded and the funds remaining held by the commission and not required to defray the expenses of concluding and term
• § 77666 — 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.
• § 77701 — The inability of the date industry to maintain or expand present markets for dates may result in unnecessary economic waste.
• § 77702 — The production and marketing of dates constitutes an important industry that provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state and employment for its citizens.
• § 77703 — The maintenance of the date industry in 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 in th
• § 77704 — Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the industry by creating new markets in major portions of this country and abroad.
• § 77705 — The successes that the date industry has enjoyed have come in part through a commitment to industry funded research that has led to significant improvements in the quality and variety of the dates ava
• § 77706 — The production and marketing of dates in this state is hereby declared to be affected with the public interest.
• § 77707 — It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that commission members and alternates are intended to represent and further the interest of a particular industry concerned and that thi
• § 77708 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 77709 — A commission form of administration created by this chapter is uniquely situated to provide those engaged in the marketing of dates the opportunity to avail themselves of the benefits of collective ac
• § 77710 — No action taken by the commission, or 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 (Ch
• § 77721 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 77722 — “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.
• § 77723 — “Commission” means the California Date Commission.
• § 77724 — “Commissioner” means any member of the commission.
• § 77725 — “Date” means any variety of date produced in California, whether handled in whole or processed form.
• § 77726 — “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture.
• § 77727 — “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
• § 77727.5 — “Handle” means to engage in the business of a handler.
• § 77728 — “Handler” means any person engaged in processing and marketing dates that the person has produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer, or is marketing on behalf of a producer, whether as owner, ag
• § 77729 — “Market” or “marketing” means to sell, consign, or otherwise distribute dates into commercial channels of trade resulting in the sale of dates.
• § 77730 — “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of dates.
• § 77731 — “Marketing year” or “marketing season” means the period from October 1 of any year to September 30, inclusive, of the following year.
• § 77732 — “Process” and “processing” are synonymous and mean the operations of receiving, cleaning, grading, freezing, drying, preserving, chopping, mashing, pitting, slicing, concentrating, macerating, extrudi
• § 77733 — “Producer” means any person in this state who grows dates of any variety, and who, upon request, provides proof of commodity sale.
• § 77734 — “Product research” means any research related to the development of new uses for dates.
• § 77735 — “Production research” means any research related to the production, harvest, or post-harvest handling of dates.
• § 77736 — “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
• § 77751 — (a) There is in state government the California Date Commission.
• § 77752 — District 1 consists of all of Riverside County.
• § 77752.5 — (a) Handlers of dates who are not subject to this chapter on the date it becomes operative pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 77811) may petition the commission to establish an additional
• § 77753 — (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct or cease any activity or function that is determined by the secretary not to be in the public interest or that is in violation of this chapter.
• § 77754 — 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
• § 77755 — 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
• § 77756 — 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.
• § 77757 — 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.
• § 77758 — Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected to or serving on the commission as a member or alternate member to continue in his or her position due to a change in his o
• § 77759 — (a) Any member and alternate on the commission shall be an individual, partner, or employee representing a handler who has a financial interest in handling dates for market.
• § 77760 — The public member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall have all of the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member or alternate member, respectively, on the commission.
• § 77761 — The term of office of all members and alternate members of the commission, except any ex officio member, shall be three years from the date of their election and until qualified successors are elected
• § 77762 — The commission is hereby declared and created a corporate body.
• § 77763 — A quorum of the commission is a majority of the voting members of the commission.
• § 77764 — 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.
• § 77765 — No member of the commission, or member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission, shall receive any compensation.
• § 77766 — 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
• § 77767 — The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 77781 — The powers and duties of the commission include, but are not limited to, all of those specified in this article.
• § 77782 — The commission may adopt, and from time to time alter, rescind, modify, and amend all necessary and proper bylaws, rules, regulations, and orders in accordance with commission procedures for purposes
• § 77783 — The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, or in connection with, or deemed reasonably necessary for, the proper or advisable im
• § 77784 — The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and other officers it deems necessary.
• § 77785 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 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 personne
• § 77786 — The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.
• § 77787 — The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission to advise the commission in carrying out this chapter.
• § 77788 — 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
• § 77789 — The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all its dealings that shall be subject to an annual audit by an auditing firm selected by the commission with the concurrence of the
• § 77790 — 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
• § 77791 — The commission may conduct, and contract with others to conduct, marketing research, product research, production research, and any other research related to the purposes of this chapter, including th
• § 77792 — The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters that affect the date industry.
• § 77793 — The commission may promote the sale of dates by advertising and other promotional means, including cost-sharing advertising, for the purpose of maintaining and expanding present markets and creating n
• § 77794 — The commission may educate and instruct the wholesale and retail trade with respect to proper methods of handling and selling dates, and conduct market surveys and analyses.
• § 77795 — 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
• § 77796 — The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, bulletins and other communications for the dissemination of information to handlers.
• § 77797 — The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray the operating costs of the commission to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
• § 77798 — The commission shall adopt an annual budget according to accepted accounting practices.
• § 77799 — 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.
• § 77800 — 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
• § 77801 — The commission may administer, if requested by an advisory board, a board of directors, or any other authorized agent of a governmental program, any program related to the date industry.
• § 77811 — (a) Within 15 days of the effective date of this section, the secretary shall establish a list of handlers eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter.
• § 77812 — 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
• § 77813 — (a) 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
• § 77814 — The failure of a handler to receive a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 77815 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, the secretary shall certify and declare this chapter operative and give notice of the favorable vote to all han
• § 77816 — 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.
• § 77817 — Upon certification of the commission, the eligible handler members and alternates of any body operating pursuant to an existing federal marketing order for dates comprise the initial membership of the
• § 77818 — (a) Prior to the secretary holding the referendum pursuant to this article, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary any amounts that the secretary determines necessary to def
• § 77841 — (a) The commission, prior to the beginning of each marketing year, or as soon thereafter as possible, shall establish the assessment for the following marketing season, which shall not exceed five dol
• § 77842 — This chapter does not apply to any person who handles less than 25,000 pounds of dates per year.
• § 77842.5 — (a) Every person who handles dates in any quantity shall keep a complete and accurate record of all dates handled.
• § 77843 — (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the secretary from handlers is confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required by a court order after a hearing in a judicial
• § 77844 — The assessments shall be levied upon and paid by the handler pursuant to this chapter.
• § 77845 — Any assessment that is levied pursuant to this chapter is a personal debt of every handler so assessed.
• § 77846 — Any handler who fails to file a return or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay the commission a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment determined to b
• § 77847 — In addition to any other penalty imposed, the commission may require any person who fails to pay assessments or related charges pursuant to this article to furnish and maintain a surety bond in a form
• § 77861 — It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Fail to render or furnish a report, statement, or record required by the commission.
• § 77862 — 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
• § 77863 — (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
• § 77864 — Any action by the commission for any violation of this chapter shall be commenced within two years from the date of discovery of the alleged violation.
• § 77865 — The suspension or termination of this chapter does not affect or waive any right, duty, obligation, or liability that has arisen or that may thereafter arise in connection with this chapter, release o
• § 77881 — (a) Every six years, beginning in the 2001–02 marketing year, the secretary shall hold a hearing to determine whether the operation of this chapter should be continued.
• § 77882 — If a referendum is conducted as the result of a petition pursuant to Section 77883, the hearing pursuant to Section 77881 shall be conducted every sixth year following the industry petitioned referend
• § 77883 — (a) Upon a finding by a 2 3 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 secretar
• § 77884 — 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
• § 77885 — Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all handlers whose names and addresses are on file with the commission and to the appr
• § 77901 — The production and marketing of cut flowers and cut greens products constitute an important industry of this state which not only provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state and employme
• § 77902 — The maintenance of the cut flowers and cut greens industry of California is necessary to assure the consuming public of a continuous supply of this product and the maintenance of needed levels of inco
• § 77903 — The production and marketing of cut flowers and cut greens produced in this state are hereby declared to be affected with a public interest.
• § 77904 — No action taken by the commission, or by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with regulations adopted under this chapter, is a violation of the so-called Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (comme
• § 77905 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 77906 — 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
• § 77907 — A commission form of administration created by this chapter is designed to deal with the broad field of production research, education, advertising, market research, promotion, and trade of flowers.
• § 77910 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 77911 — “Flower” means all types of cut flowers and cut greens grown in California for decorative purposes.
• § 77912 — “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.
• § 77913 — “Commission” means the California Cut Flower Commission.
• § 77914 — (a) “Districts” shall be based on the gross dollar value of the product grown in a geographical area as follows: (1) District 1 consists of the Counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, C
• § 77915 — “Market” or “marketing” means to sell flowers.
• § 77916 — “Production research” means any cultural and biological research relating to field production of flowers.
• § 77917 — “Marketing year” means the period beginning January 1 of any year and extending through the last day of December of that year.
• § 77918 — (a) “Producer” means any person in this state who grows flowers for market and who, upon request, provides proof of commodity sale.
• § 77919 — “Market analysis” means any marketing, sales, promotion, health, and social research relating to the marketing of flowers in this state and nationally and internationally.
• § 77920 — “Market development” means trade promotion, public information, dissemination of information on health and social issues and other matters, and activities related to the production of flowers in this
• § 77921 — “Market research” means any investigation, development, analysis, or use of information relating to the marketing, sales, or promotion of flower products in this state and nationally and international
• § 77922 — “Shipping research, analysis, and development” means the investigation, development, analysis, or use of information relating to the shipping of flower products and the development of shipping opportu
• § 77923 — “Ship” means to transport flowers.
• § 77924 — “Advertising and sales promotion” means, in addition to its ordinarily accepted meaning, trade promotion and activities for the prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which restrict th
• § 77925 — (a) There is in the state government the California Cut Flower Commission.
• § 77926 — (a) The director may require the commission to correct or cease any activity or function which is determined by the director not to be in the public interest or which is in violation of this chapter.
• § 77927 — 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
• § 77928 — When the director is required to concur in a decision of the commission, the director shall concur, refuse to concur, or request additional information from the commission within 15 working days from
• § 77929 — 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.
• § 77930 — An alternate member to each member of the commission, except the ex officio members, shall be elected in the same manner and for the same term as the member.
• § 77931 — Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected to or serving on the commission as a member or alternate member to continue in his or her position due to a change in his o
• § 77932 — Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of the public member or his or her alternate member to continue in his or her position due to a change in his or her status, thereby making the m
• § 77933 — Any producer member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall be an individual producer or an authorized representative of a producer who has a financial interest in producing, or causin
• § 77934 — 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.
• § 77935 — The term of office of all members and alternate members of the commission, except ex officio members, is three years commencing in the month of December before the beginning of the marketing year in t
• § 77936 — The commission is hereby declared and created a corporate body.
• § 77937 — A quorum of the commission is a majority of the voting members of the commission.
• § 77938 — 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.
• § 77939 — Members and alternate members of the commission and members of committees established by the commission shall not receive any compensation but shall receive the per diem established by Section 11564.
• § 77940 — (a) 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 that the commission may designa
• § 77941 — The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 77945 — The powers and duties of the commission include, but are not limited to, all of those specified in this article.
• § 77946 — The commission may adopt, amend, and repeal regulations and operating procedures necessary to carry out this chapter, including regulations governing appeals from actions taken by the commission pursu
• § 77947 — The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, or in connection with, or deemed reasonably necessary for, the proper or advisable ef
• § 77948 — The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and other officers as it deems necessary.
• § 77949 — 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
• § 77950 — The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.
• § 77951 — The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission to advise the commission in carrying out this chapter.
• § 77952 — The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter into any and all contracts and agreements, create liabilities, borrow funds in advance of receipt of assessments, and repay producers for
• § 77953 — 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 of the
• § 77954 — (a) The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters which affect this chapter, to the extent permitted by federal law.
• § 77955 — 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
• § 77956 — The commission may conduct, and contract with others to conduct, production research, including the study, analysis, accumulation, and dissemination of information obtained from that research or other
• § 77957 — The commission may accept contributions or matching private, state, or federal funds, and employ or make contributions of funds to other persons or state or federal agencies, for purposes of this chap
• § 77958 — The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, bulletins and other communications for the dissemination of information to producers.
• § 77959 — The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray the operating costs of the commission.
• § 77960 — The commission shall adopt an annual budget according to accepted accounting practices.
• § 77961 — (a) The commission may advertise or otherwise promote the sale of flowers.
• § 77962 — The commission shall annually prepare and submit to the director, for his or her concurrence, a statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
• § 77963 — 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 producers in their possession.
• § 77964 — 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
• § 77965 — (a) To prevent unfair trade practices that are detrimental to California’s cut flower industry, including, but not limited to, deception and misinformation, the commission shall annually specify the t
• § 77970 — (a) Within 45 days of the effective date of this chapter, the director shall establish a list of producers eligible to vote on the implementation of this chapter.
• § 77971 — 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 per
• § 77972 — The director shall establish a period 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 necessary to