Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74710. Section 74710.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
ARTICLE 2. Definitions [74710. - 74726.]
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 2.
in effectCal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74711. Section 74711.
“Bearing acreage” means a planting grape rootstock three years or older from which cuttings can be taken.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74712. Section 74712.
“Board member” means a nursery owner or representative of an owner elected pursuant to Section 74778.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74713. Section 74713.
“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 § 74714. Section 74714.
“Commission” means the California Grape Rootstock Improvement Commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74715. Section 74715.
“Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74716. Section 74716.
“Grafted” means the art of joining parts of plants together in such a manner as they will unite and continue their growth as one plant.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74717. Section 74717.
“Grafted grape rootstock” means a rootstock that has been grafted with a fruiting grape variety.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74718. Section 74718.
“Grape rootstock” means the rootstock portion of grapevines grown in California as a single species or hybrid combination in the family Vitaceae.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74719. Section 74719.
“Grape rootstock nursery” or “nursery” means any person in this state which operates under a California state nursery license and grows grape rootstock for commercial use or distribution.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74720. Section 74720.
“Grape rootstock research” means any cultural and biological research relating to grape rootstock.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74721. Section 74721.
“Invoicable unit” means any rootstock cutting, or rooted rootstock cutting, or grafted grape rootstock that is used or distributed by a nursery for commercial purposes.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74721.5. Section 74721.5.
“Distribute” means to sell or otherwise transfer any rootstock cutting, rooted rootstock cutting, or grafted grape rootstock for commercial purposes.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74722. Section 74722.
“Marketing year” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning April 1 of any year and extending through the last day of March of the next year.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74723. Section 74723.
“Marketing year 1992–93” means the period commencing August 1, 1992, to March 31, 1993, inclusive.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74723.5. Section 74723.5.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, firm, company, or other entity doing business in California.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74724. Section 74724.
“Rooted rootstock cutting” means a rootstock cutting with roots destined to become a grafted unit.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74725. Section 74725.
“Rootstock” means the part of the graft combination which is to become the root system.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74726. Section 74726.
“Rootstock cutting” means a cutting of a rootstock variety that is at least 6 inches in length destined to become a grafted unit.
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