Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78210. Section 78210.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
ARTICLE 2. Definitions [78210. - 78222.]
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 2.
in effectCal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78211. Section 78211.
“Asparagus” means all types of vegetables grown from the plant family Liliaceae or Lily; Genus, Asparagus officinalis.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78212. Section 78212.
“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.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78213. Section 78213.
“Commission” means the California Asparagus Commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78214. Section 78214.
This chapter is applicable to the Counties of Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Sutter, Yolo, the City and County of San Francisco, and all other counties north of those counties to the Oregon border; and the Counties of Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Tulare, and Ventura.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78215. Section 78215.
“Handler” means any person engaged in marketing of asparagus which the person has produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer, or is marketing on behalf of a producer whether as owner, agent, employee, broker, processor, or otherwise.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78216. Section 78216.
“Market” or “marketing” means to sell asparagus.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78217. Section 78217.
“Market research” means any investigation, development, analysis, or use of information relating to the marketing, sales, or promotion of asparagus in this state and nationally and internationally, including, but not limited to, trade practices, consumer trends, promotion, sales, and advertising.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78218. Section 78218.
“Marketing year” means the period beginning January 1 of any year and extending through December 31 of that same year.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78219. Section 78219.
“Production research” means any cultural and biological research relating to field production of asparagus.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78220. Section 78220.
“Producer” means any person in this state who grows asparagus for market, including landlords who own a percentage of the crop, and who, upon request, provide proof of commodity sale. “Producer” does not include any person who has grown less than five acres of asparagus in the preceding marketing year.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78221. Section 78221.
“Processing research” means any research relating to the processing of asparagus.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 78222. Section 78222.
“Advertising and promotion” means, in addition to its ordinarily accepted meaning, trade promotion and activities for the prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which affect the marketing of asparagus.
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