Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75511. Section 75511.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
ARTICLE 2. Definitions [75511. - 75526.]
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 2.
in effectCal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75511.5. Section 75511.5.
“Apple” means any variety of apple that is grown in this state and marketed for fresh consumption.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75512. Section 75512.
“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 § 75513. Section 75513.
“Commission” means the California Apple Commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75514. Section 75514.
(a)
“Districts” shall consist of the following:
(1)
District 1 shall consist of the Counties of Imperial, Kern, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and Ventura.
(2)
District 2 shall consist of the Counties of Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, Tulare, and Tuolumne.
(3)
District 3 shall consist of the Counties of Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin,
Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba.
(b)
Notwithstanding subdivision (a), after the commission provides notice to all eligible producers, the number of districts and their boundaries may be changed by a two-thirds vote of the members of the commission, which is concurred in by the secretary. When there are two or more districts, there shall be similar total production among the districts to ensure proper representation. These boundaries need not coincide with county lines.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75515. Section 75515.
“Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75516. Section 75516.
“Handler” means any person engaged in packing apples for fresh consumption or engaged in marketing apples for fresh consumption that the person has produced or that the person is marketing on behalf of a producer either directly or through an agent, employee, broker, or otherwise, and who, upon request by the commission, provides proof that he or she is engaged in handler activities.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75518. Section 75518.
“Market” or “marketing” means to sell apples.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75519. Section 75519.
“Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of apples.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75520. Section 75520.
“Marketing year” means the period beginning July 1 of each year and extending through June 30 of the following year.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75520.5. Section 75520.5.
“Member” means a person who serves on the commission’s board of directors.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75521. Section 75521.
“Pack,” “packing,” or “packed” means the regular compact arrangement of all or part of the fruit in any container or subcontainer.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75522. Section 75522.
“Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, association, or other entity doing business in California.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75523. Section 75523.
“Producer” means any person who is engaged in the business of producing, or causing to be produced, apples for market, and who, upon request of the commission, provides proof of commodity sale.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75524. Section 75524.
“Production research” means any research related to pest control and to the production, harvest, and postharvest handling of apples, other than marketing research.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75525. Section 75525.
“Sale” means the point at which the producer transfers title of apples in exchange for financial compensation or other valuable consideration. A sale may occur even though the purchased apples are not placed in normal marketing channels.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 75526. Section 75526.
“Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
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