Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77721. Section 77721.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
ARTICLE 2. Definitions [77721. - 77736.]
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in effectCal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77722. Section 77722.
“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 § 77723. Section 77723.
“Commission” means the California Date Commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77724. Section 77724.
“Commissioner” means any member of the commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77725. Section 77725.
“Date” means any variety of date produced in California, whether handled in whole or processed form.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77726. Section 77726.
“Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77727. Section 77727.
“Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77727.5. Section 77727.5.
“Handle” means to engage in the business of a handler.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77728. Section 77728.
“Handler” means any person engaged in processing and marketing dates that 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. “Handler” also includes a producer who sells, consigns, or otherwise transfers dates to a handler who is not subject to this chapter.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77729. Section 77729.
“Market” or “marketing” means to sell, consign, or otherwise distribute dates into commercial channels of trade resulting in the sale of dates. Dates shall also be considered “marketed” when inspected and certified by any third party.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77730. Section 77730.
“Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of dates.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77731. Section 77731.
“Marketing year” or “marketing season” means the period from October 1 of any year to September 30, inclusive, of the following year. The marketing year may be changed by a vote of
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of the membership of the commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77732. Section 77732.
“Process” and “processing” are synonymous and mean the operations of receiving, cleaning, grading, freezing, drying, preserving, chopping, mashing, pitting, slicing, concentrating, macerating, extruding, or otherwise preparing dates for market in any form.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77733. Section 77733.
“Producer” means any person in this state who grows dates of any variety, and who, upon request, provides proof of commodity sale.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77734. Section 77734.
“Product research” means any research related to the development of new uses for dates.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77735. Section 77735.
“Production research” means any research related to the production, harvest, or post-harvest handling of dates.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 77736. Section 77736.
“Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
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