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.

• § 79301 — The commission may recommend to the secretary that he or she adopt blueberry quality standards, product labeling, or engage in any other activity authorized pursuant to the California Marketing Act of
• § 79302 — Any activity recommended by the commission shall not become operative until approved in the manner specified in Section 79262.
• § 79303 — Any activity adopted pursuant to this article shall be implemented by the secretary at the beginning of the marketing season next succeeding the date on which the activity is approved by the secretary
• § 79304 — The commission shall serve as the advisory body to the secretary on all matters pertaining to this article.
• § 79401 — The production of nursery products constitutes an important industry of this state that provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state, products that are a foundation for its residents’ foo
• § 79402 — The maintenance of the nursery industry of California is necessary to assure the public and the state’s and nation’s crop agriculture industry of a continuous supply of vital nursery products and the
• § 79403 — The production of nursery products in California is currently the state’s number two agricultural crop with 2008 farm gate sales of four billion dollars ($4,000,000,000) and has the potential to becom
• § 79404 — The nursery industry has been negatively impacted by invasive pests and diseases that also adversely affect the state’s environment, urban quality, and agricultural production.
• § 79405 — The establishment of the commission is necessary for the efficient development and management of a research, public education, and marketing program that will enhance the reputation of the California
• § 79406 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the commission is intended to operate in conjunction with other nursery-related laws and programs in the state, including, but not limited to, the licensing
• § 79407 — The Legislature further finds and declares that the programs specified in Section 79406, including this commission, greatly benefit the nursery industry, and as such, advance the interests of the Stat
• § 79408 — The successes that the nursery industry of California has achieved have resulted from a commitment to industry-funded research that has led to significant improvements in the quality and quantity of t
• § 79409 — The production of nursery products in this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest.
• § 79410 — Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the nursery industry by creating new markets.
• § 79411 — The commission’s activities are necessary for the efficient development of a national and international program and exists as an integral part of a broader framework of state and federal statutes and
• § 79412 — The commission form of administration created by this chapter is uniquely situated to provide those engaged in the production of nursery products the opportunity to avail themselves of the benefits of
• § 79413 — No action taken by the commission, or by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with the regulations adopted under this chapter, is a violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing
• § 79414 — 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
• § 79421 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 79422 — “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.
• § 79423 — “Commission” means the California Nursery Producers Commission.
• § 79424 — “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture.
• § 79424.5 — (a) “Districts” consists of the following: (1) District 1, which includes the Counties of Imperial, Orange, and San Diego.
• § 79425 — “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
• § 79426 — “Market” or “marketing” means to sell nursery products to a person other than another producer.
• § 79427 — “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and mean the period beginning May 1 of any year and extending through April 30 of the following year.
• § 79428 — “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or partnership, firm, company, or other entity doing business in California.
• § 79429 — “Producer” means any person that operates under a California state nursery license (producer category), and that produces, or causes to be produced, nursery products for the purposes of transferring t
• § 79430 — “Nursery products” means any plant for planting, propagation, or ornamentation, but does not include flowers as defined in Section 77911 or grape rootstock as defined in Section 74718.
• § 79431 — “Research” means any research relating to invasive pests, the production, harvest, postharvest handling, or marketing of nursery products, nursery product components, or practices employed by nurserie
• § 79432 — “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
• § 79433 — “Sell” or “sold” means to transfer or cause the transfer of title to nursery products for valuable consideration.
• § 79441 — (a) There is in the state government the California Nursery Producers Commission.
• § 79442 — (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
• § 79443 — 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.
• § 79444 — 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.
• § 79445 — Except for ex officio members, an alternate for each member shall be nominated and elected, and for the public member appointed, in the same manner as the member.
• § 79446 — Except as provided in Section 79441, any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected to or serving on the commission as an alternate to continue in his or her position due
• § 79447 — Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of the public member to continue in his or her position due to a change in status making him or her ineligible to serve, or due to death, removal
• § 79448 — Any producer member and his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual producer or an employee or representative of a producer that has a financial interest in producing nursery product
• § 79449 — The public member and his or her alternate shall not have any financial interest in the nursery industry.
• § 79450 — Commission members and alternates shall serve three-year terms and until their successors are elected, and qualified, except, that of the first members of the commission, one-third shall serve one yea
• § 79451 — The commission may sue and be sued regarding any matter related to the purposes of this chapter and contract and be contracted with.
• § 79452 — A majority of the members of the commission shall constitute a quorum of the commission for the transaction of business.
• § 79453 — The secretary or his or her representatives shall be notified and may attend each meeting of the commission and any committee meetings of the commission.
• § 79454 — No member or alternate of the commission or member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission shall receive a salary.
• § 79455 — All funds received by any person from the assessments levied under this chapter or otherwise received by the commission shall be deposited in banks that the commission may designate and shall be disbu
• § 79456 — The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 79461 — The powers and duties of the commission shall include, but are not limited to, all of those contained in this article.
• § 79462 — The commission may adopt and from time to time alter, rescind, modify, and amend all proper and necessary bylaws, rules, regulations, and orders in accordance with commission procedures for purposes o
• § 79463 — 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
• § 79464 — The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and other officers as it deems necessary.
• § 79465 — (a) The commission may employ a person to serve at the pleasure of the commission as president of the commission, and other personnel, including legal counsel of its choice, necessary to carry out thi
• § 79466 — The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.
• § 79467 — The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission to advise the commission in carrying out this chapter.
• § 79468 — The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter into any and all contracts and agreements, create liabilities, develop, own, and control the use of any intellectual property, and borrow
• § 79469 — 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
• § 79470 — The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with, local, state, federal, and foreign agencies and governments on matters that affect the California nursery industry, including, but not limited
• § 79471 — The commission may conduct outreach, advertise, and educate and instruct the public and the retail and wholesale trade with respect to the quality, features, uses, and value of nursery products and th
• § 79472 — The commission may conduct outreach and educate and instruct the wholesale and retail trade, including, but not limited to, their physical and electronic channels of distribution to markets with respe
• § 79473 — The commission may conduct, and contract with others to conduct, research, including the study, analysis, dissemination, and accumulation of information obtained directly or from research or elsewhere
• § 79474 — The commission may contract to receive and render services in formulating and conducting plans and programs and enter into any other contracts or agreements that the commission deems necessary to carr
• § 79475 — The commission may accept contributions of, or match private, state, or federal funds, and employ or make contributions of funds to other persons or local, state, or federal agencies for proper or adv
• § 79476 — In its discretion, the commission may cooperate with or provide funding to other private or governmental entities in the resolution of emergencies arising in the industry and impacting the health and
• § 79477 — The commission may collect information, including, but not limited to, industry crop statistics, identity and size of markets, and trading partners, and publish and distribute without charge, a bullet
• § 79478 — The commission shall establish an assessment rate to be paid by producers to defray operating costs of the commission.
• § 79479 — The commission shall establish an annual budget according to generally accepted accounting practices.
• § 79480 — The commission shall submit to the secretary for his or her concurrence an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
• § 79481 — 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
• § 79482 — The commission may appoint any person to serve as an ex officio member.
• § 79491 — (a) Within 60 days of a request from any producer, the secretary shall establish a list of producers eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter.
• § 79492 — 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
• § 79493 — The secretary 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 c
• § 79494 — Nonreceipt of a ballot by an eligible producer shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 79495 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in this article, the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all affected producers whose names and add
• § 79496 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in this article, the secretary shall certify and declare all provisions of this chapter inoperative.
• § 79497 — (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the secretary pursuant to this article, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary the amount that the secretary deems necessary to
• § 79498 — 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.
• § 79499 — 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
• § 79501 — (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the marketing season not later than May 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible.
• § 79502 — This chapter does not apply to nursery products produced only for a producer’s home use unless the use shall constitute a transfer of title between separate business entities held by a single owner.
• § 79503 — Any person requesting an exemption from this chapter shall file an affidavit with the commission attesting that he or she is not a producer, as defined in Section 79429, or produces nursery products o
• § 79504 — Every person who produces nursery products for market, whether or not the nursery products are valued at more than the gross dollar value established pursuant to Section 79429, shall keep a complete a
• § 79505 — (a) All information obtained by the commission or the secretary from producers and other persons required to keep and submit records pursuant to this article shall be confidential and shall not be dis
• § 79506 — Any assessment that is levied as provided for in this chapter is a personal debt of every person assessed.
• § 79507 — Every producer shall be a trustee of the assessments owed to the commission until they are paid to the commission at the time and in the manner prescribed by the commission.
• § 79508 — When the producer is a corporation, limited liability company, general, limited, or limited liability partnership, or trust, all of the directors and officers of the corporation, all of the members an
• § 79509 — Any person 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 to
• § 79510 — In addition to any other penalty imposed, the commission may require any person who fails to pay an assessment or related charge pursuant to this article to furnish and maintain a surety bond in a for
• § 79511 — All violations of this chapter shall be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of this article and, as appropriate, Sections 79509 and 79510.
• § 79512 — A civil penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) may be levied by the commission upon a person who does any of the following: (a) Willfully renders or furnishes a false report, statement, o
• § 79513 — 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
• § 79514 — (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
• § 79515 — 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.
• § 79516 — 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
• § 79521 — In the fifth year of operation of this chapter, and every five years thereafter, the secretary shall hold a hearing to determine whether the operation of this chapter should be continued.
• § 79522 — If the secretary finds after conducting a hearing that no substantial question exists, or after a referendum that a favorable vote has been given, the secretary shall so certify and this chapter shall
• § 79523 — (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
• § 79524 — After the effective date of suspension of this chapter, the operation of the commission shall be concluded and all moneys held by the commission not required to defray the expenses of concluding and t
• § 79525 — Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all eligible producers affected by the suspension whose names and addresses are on fil
• § 79601 — The California beekeeping industry provides critical pollination services to growers of over 90 California agricultural crops that constitute one-third of our daily diet and 37.
• § 79602 — The establishment of the commission is necessary for the efficient creation and management of a research program to protect the health of honeybees, an integrated approach to manage pests and diseases
• § 79603 — The provision of pollination services, production of honey, bees, queen bees, and other hive products in this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest.
• § 79604 — The commission form of administration created by this chapter is designed to provide those engaged in beekeeping the opportunity to avail themselves of the benefits of collective action in the broad f
• § 79605 — No action taken by the commission or by any individual commission member, that is in accordance with this chapter or with regulations adopted under this chapter, is a violation of the Cartwright Act (
• § 79606 — This chapter shall be liberally construed.
• § 79611 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 79612 — “Apiary” means the physical location where beekeepers place one or more colonies of honeybees.
• § 79613 — “Beekeeper” means a person who keeps bees.
• § 79614 — “Bees” means honey-producing insects of the genus Apis.
• § 79615 — “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.
• § 79616 — “Colony” means the queen, the adult worker and drone bees, and the brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) living together in a single society.
• § 79617 — “Commission” means the California Apiary Research Commission.
• § 79618 — “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture.
• § 79619 — “Districts” consist of the following: (a) District 1 consists of the California Counties of El Dorado, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, and all counties north of these counties.
• § 79620 — “Ex officio members” are nonvoting members of the commission.
• § 79621 — “Hive” means the structure containing a honeybee colony.
• § 79622 — “Hive products” means materials collected or generated by honeybees, other than bees and honey, including, but not limited to, beeswax, pollen, royal jelly, venom, and propolis.
• § 79623 — “Fiscal year” means the period beginning January 1 of any year and extending through the last day of December of that same year.
• § 79624 — “Out-of-state beekeeper” means a producer whose principal residence is in an area outside of California.
• § 79625 — “Pest” means American foulbrood or any other disease, parasite, virus or fungus, predator, or hereditary disorder that is detrimental to honeybees.
• § 79626 — “Pollination unit” means a colony of adequate strength to meet the criteria delineated in a pollination contract for use in commercial crop pollination.
• § 79627 — “Principal residence” means where the producer pays his or her state and local income tax.
• § 79628 — “Producer” means an individual beekeeper or business who owns or operates, or owns and operates, more than 50 colonies in California, with the intent to earn income.
• § 79629 — “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
• § 79631 — (a) There is in the state government the California Apiary Research Commission.
• § 79632 — (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct or cease any existing activity or function that is determined by the secretary to be in violation of this chapter or not to be in the public int
• § 79633 — 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, in a court of competent ju
• § 79634 — The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities under this chapter.
• § 79635 — Each producer member of the commission shall have an alternate member appointed or elected in the same manner as the member.
• § 79635.5 — The public member shall have an alternate member appointed in the same manner as the public member.
• § 79636 — 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
• § 79637 — A producer member, or his or her alternate, shall be an assessment-paying beekeeper who has a financial interest in producing, or causing to be produced, pollination units, bees, honey, or hive produc
• § 79638 — The public member, or his or her alternate, shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member on the commission.
• § 79639 — The term of office of all members and alternates, except any ex officio member, shall be three years from the date of their election, but they may serve until their successors are elected.
• § 79640 — The commission may sue and be sued and enter into contracts.
• § 79641 — A quorum of the commission is a majority of the producer members.
• § 79642 — 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.
• § 79643 — No member of the commission or of any committee established by the commission, which may include nonmembers of the commission, shall receive a salary.
• § 79644 — If the secretary 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.
• § 79645 — 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
• § 79646 — The state shall not be liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts.
• § 79651 — The powers and duties of the commission include, but are not limited to, all of those contained in this article.
• § 79652 — The commission may adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, regulations, orders, and operating procedures necessary to carry out this chapter, including regulations governing appeals from actions taken
• § 79653 — 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
• § 79654 — The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and other officers as it deems necessary.
• § 79655 — 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
• § 79656 — The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.
• § 79657 — The commission may appoint committees composed of both board members and nonmembers of the commission to advise the commission in carrying out this chapter.
• § 79658 — The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter into any and all contracts and agreements, including contracting in its name to receive or render services in formulating and conducting
• § 79659 — 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 th
• § 79660 — The commission may educate and instruct beekeepers, the general public, and government on all matters concerning the health and welfare of honeybees and the beekeeping industry.
• § 79661 — The commission may conduct market surveys and analyses, and present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters that affect the health and welfare of bees, and the be
• § 79662 — The commission may conduct, and contract with others to conduct, research, including the study, analysis, accumulation, and dissemination of information obtained from that research or otherwise, which
• § 79663 — 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 carrying
• § 79664 — The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, bulletins or other communications for the dissemination of information to beekeepers.
• § 79665 — The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray the operating costs of the commission.
• § 79666 — The commission shall adopt an annual budget according to generally accepted accounting practices.
• § 79667 — The commission shall submit to the secretary, for his or her concurrence, an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
• § 79668 — 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
• § 79671 — (a) Within 30 days after the effective date of this chapter, the secretary shall issue a public notice that the department is preparing a list of beekeepers who are eligible to vote on the implementat
• § 79672 — This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, shall not become operative until the secretary finds that at least 30 percent of the total number of the producers from
• § 79673 — The secretary 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 con
• § 79674 — Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
• § 79675 — If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in Section 79672, he or she shall so certify and give notice of the vote to all producers whose names and addresses are on file
• § 79676 — If the secretary 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.
• § 79677 — (a) Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall contact all producers in a manner determined by the secretary for the purpose of nominating and electing persons to the commission.
• § 79678 — Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the secretary pursuant to this article, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary an amount of funds determined necessary by the secre
• § 79681 — (a) The commission shall, not later than January 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible, establish the assessment to be paid by the producers of 50 or more colonies for the marketing season
• § 79682 — All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the secretary from any source, including the names and addresses of producers, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except when re
• § 79683 — Every producer, including beekeepers exempt from the payment of assessments, shall keep a complete and accurate record of their total number of colonies used for commercial purposes.
• § 79684 — Any assessment that is levied as provided in this chapter is a personal debt of every producer so assessed.
• § 79685 — (a) Any person who fails to pay any assessment within 30 days of the due date shall pay, in addition to his or her assessment fee, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment determined to
• § 79691 — A civil penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) may be levied by the commission upon a person who willfully does any of the following: (a) Renders or furnishes a false report, statement, o
• § 79692 — 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
• § 79693 — (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
• § 79694 — 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.
• § 79695 — 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.
• § 79696 — 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
• § 79701 — (a) In the fifth year of operation of this chapter and every fifth year thereafter, between January 1 and December 31, the secretary shall hold a public hearing, after providing proper notice to all p
• § 79702 — Following a hearing, and favorable referendum if required, the process specified in Section 79701 shall be conducted by the secretary every fifth year thereafter, between January 1 and December 31, un
• § 79703 — (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
• § 79704 — 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
• § 79705 — Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter and of the commission, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all producers affected by the suspension whose names and address
• § 79800 — The production of olives for processing into olive oil and marketing of the olive oil constitutes an important industry of this state which provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state an
• § 79801 — The establishment of the commission is necessary for the efficient creation and management of the activities authorized in this chapter.
• § 79802 — The maintenance of the industry in California is necessary to ensure a continuous supply of olives and the resulting olive oil and to ensure the needed levels of income are maintained for those engage
• § 79803 — The production of olives for processing into olive oil and the marketing of olive oil produced in this state is hereby declared to be a public interest.
• § 79804 — The commission form of administration created by this chapter is uniquely situated to provide those engaged in the activities specified in this chapter the opportunity to avail themselves of the benef
• § 79805 — No action taken by the commission, or by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with rules and regulations adopted under this chapter, shall be deemed a violation of the Cartwright Act (Cha
• § 79806 — 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
• § 79811 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 79812 — “Olive oil” means the oil obtained solely from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea L.
• § 79812.5 — “Olives” means fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea L.
• § 79813 — “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.
• § 79814 — “Commission” means the Olive Oil Commission of California.
• § 79815 — (a) “Districts” consist of the following: (1) District 1 consists of the Counties of Butte, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity.
• § 79816 — “Ex officio members” are nonvoting members of the commission board of directors.
• § 79817 — “Handle” means to engage in the business of a handler.
• § 79818 — (a) “Handler” means a person who engages, in this state, in the processing or milling of olives into olive oil that the handler has produced, or purchased or acquired from an olive producer, or that t