ARTICLE 3. California Cattle Council [65015. - 65029.]

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 3.
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Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 65015. Section 65015.

There is in the state government the California Cattle Council that consists of 11 members and 11 alternates appointed by the secretary, each of whom shall be a producer in this state who is a range cattle producer, cattle feeder, dairy producer, or processor, with the exception of the public member who shall be a resident of this state. The secretary shall appoint members and alternates to the council to reflect the diversity of California’s cattle industry, including women- and minority-owned businesses, varying beef and dairy products, and cattle producers varying in size from small to large based on the total number of animals raised, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 65001.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 65017. Section 65017.

(a) The secretary shall appoint to the council three range cattle producers, three cattle feeders, three dairy producers, one processor, and one public member to represent the general public. (b) (1) Each member appointed as a range cattle producer, at the time of initial appointment, shall be a resident of a different county from the county in which any other range cattle producer members reside. (2) Each member appointed as a dairy producer, at the time of initial appointment, shall be a resident of a different county from the county in which any other dairy producer members reside. (c) The secretary shall use the same formula described in subdivisions (a) and (b) in the appointment of alternates.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 65018. Section 65018.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the public member and the public member’s alternate shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member or alternate, respectively, on the council, except that the public member or the public member’s alternate shall not have a vote on issues regarding the assessment established pursuant to Section 65071.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 65019. Section 65019.

(a) The terms of office of the members and alternates of the council shall be three years. At the discretion of the secretary, the first appointments made under this chapter shall be so made that the terms of three members and the three members’ alternates shall expire at the end of one year, three members and the three members’ alternates shall expire at the end of two years, and three members and the three members’ alternates shall expire at the end of three years. (b) Any vacancy that occurs during the unexpired term shall be filled by the secretary for the unexpired term from eligible nominees. No council member or alternate shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms. Service as an alternate does not disqualify a person to then serve two terms as a member, and a member who was appointed for a one-year or two-year term may serve two additional three-year terms. (c) If the secretary removes a member or alternate of the council, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner as provided in subdivision (a) for the duration of the unexpired term.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 65021. Section 65021.

(a) The council shall annually select a chairperson and vice chairperson from its membership, to serve at the council’s pleasure, who, together with three other members selected annually by the council, shall constitute an executive committee. (b) The executive committee shall have and exercise powers of the council as the council may delegate to it.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 65022. Section 65022.

(a) The council shall have two regular meetings each year at times and places determined by the council. (b) The times for regular meetings shall be fixed so that there is an interval of at least four months between each meeting. (c) The council may hold additional meetings at any time and place at the call of the chairperson. (d) The executive committee shall have two regular meetings each year and may hold additional meetings at any time and place at the call of the chairperson.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 65024. Section 65024.

An alternate member of the council shall sit as a regular member of the council if the regular member fails for any reason to attend any meeting of the council. An alternate member shall be compensated and reimbursed in the same manner and to the same extent as a regular member when serving and has all the powers, duties, liabilities, and immunities of the member in whose place he or she is serving, except that the alternate to the chairperson or vice chairperson shall not succeed to the functions of these offices or sit as a regular member on the executive committee.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 65027. Section 65027.

All funds received by any person from the assessments levied under this chapter or otherwise received by the council shall be deposited in banks designated by the council and shall be disbursed by order of the council through an agent or agents as it may designate for that purpose. A private agent or agents, other than the department, shall be bonded by a fidelity bond, executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state, in favor of the council, in an amount of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 65028. Section 65028.

The state is not liable for the acts of the council or its contracts. Payments of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or acts of the council are limited to the funds collected by the council. No member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof, is personally liable for the contracts of the council. No member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof, is responsible individually in any way to any other person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of council or omission, as principal, agent, or employee, except for his or her own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof, is responsible individually for any act or omission of any other member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof. No member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof, is liable for the default of any other member or alternate of the council, or any employee or agent thereof.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 65029. Section 65029.

The council may enter into contracts. Copies of its proceedings, records, and acts, when authenticated, shall be admissible in evidence in all courts of the state and shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all statements therein.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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