California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 11 - California Navel Orange Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

Section 73001. - 73001. The navel orange industry in this state constitutes one...

Section 73002. - 73002. Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the...

Section 73003. - 73003. The creation of a California Navel Orange Commission is...

Section 73004. - 73004. The production and marketing of navel oranges produced in...

Section 73005. - 73005. A commission form of administration created by this chapter...

Section 73006. - 73006. No action taken by the commission, nor by any...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 73051. - 73051. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 73052. - 73052. “Navel orange” means those oranges belonging to the genus...

Section 73053. - 73053. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 73054. - 73054. “Carton” means a container holding approximately 40 pounds, or...

Section 73055. - 73055. “Commission” means the California Navel Orange Commission. (Added by...

Section 73056. - 73056. “Commissioner” means any member of the commission. (Added by...

Section 73057. - 73057. “Consumer communications” means, as defined by the commission, all...

Section 73058. - 73058. “Cooperative handler” means a handler organized under this code...

Section 73059. - 73059. “Cooperative producer” means a producer who markets his or...

Section 73060. - 73060. “Director” means the Director of Food and Agriculture. (Added...

Section 73061. - 73061. “Districts” mean the following: (a) District A consists of...

Section 73062. - 73062. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the...

Section 73063. - 73063. “Handle” means to engage in the business of a...

Section 73064. - 73064. “Handler” means any person who engages in the operation...

Section 73065. - 73065. “Independent handler” means a handler, other than a cooperative...

Section 73066. - 73066. “Independent producer” means a producer who markets his or...

Section 73067. - 73067. “Market” or “marketing” means to sell or otherwise distribute...

Section 73068. - 73068. “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale...

Section 73069. - 73069. “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning...

Section 73070. - 73070. “Producer” or “grower” means any person who is engaged...

ARTICLE 3 - The California Navel Orange Commission

Section 73101. - 73101. There is in the state government the California Navel...

Section 73102. - 73102. Six producers, one from each district shall be nominated...

Section 73103. - 73103. Except as provided in Section 73104, two cooperative handler...

Section 73104. - 73104. If a handler markets 50 percent or more of...

Section 73105. - 73105. The public member shall be appointed to the commission...

Section 73106. - 73106. The director, citrus grower trade organizations primarily involved in...

Section 73107. - 73107. (a) The director may require the commission to correct...

Section 73108. - 73108. (a) Actions of the commission in violation of a...

Section 73109. - 73109. The commission may bring an action for judicial relief...

Section 73110. - 73110. The commission shall reimburse the director for all expenditures...

Section 73111. - 73111. Each member of the commission, except the ex officio...

Section 73112. - 73112. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 73113. - 73113. Any producer member or his or her alternate shall...

Section 73114. - 73114. Any handler member or his or her alternate shall...

Section 73115. - 73115. The public member or his or her alternate shall...

Section 73116. - 73116. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the term...

Section 73117. - 73117. The public member shall serve a term of three...

Section 73118. - 73118. The commission shall be and is hereby declared and...

Section 73119. - 73119. A quorum of the commission is 12 voting commissioners....

Section 73120. - 73120. The director or his or her representatives shall be...

Section 73121. - 73121. When a decision of the commission requires the concurrence...

Section 73122. - 73122. No commissioner, including alternates, or a member of a...

Section 73123. - 73123. All funds received by any person from the assessments...

Section 73124. - 73124. The state shall not be liable for the acts...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 73151. - 73151. The powers and duties of the commission, subject to...

Section 73152. - 73152. The commission shall adopt and, from time to time,...

Section 73153. - 73153. The commission shall administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 73154. - 73154. The commission shall appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 73155. - 73155. (a) The commission shall employ a manager to serve...

Section 73156. - 73156. The commission shall fix the compensation for all employees...

Section 73157. - 73157. The commission may appoint committees which may be composed...

Section 73158. - 73158. The commission shall appoint a committee or committees to...

Section 73159. - 73159. The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter...

Section 73160. - 73160. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts...

Section 73161. - 73161. The commission shall promote the sale of navel oranges...

Section 73162. - 73162. The commission shall educate and instruct the wholesale and...

Section 73163. - 73163. The commission may enter into contracts to render service...

Section 73164. - 73164. The commission may conduct, and contract with others to...

Section 73165. - 73165. The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, bulletins...

Section 73166. - 73166. Pursuant to Section 73251, the commission shall establish an...

Section 73167. - 73167. The commission shall prepare an annual budget according to...

Section 73168. - 73168. The commission shall submit to the director, for his...

Section 73169. - 73169. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 73201. - 73201. As soon as possible and no later than 60...

Section 73202. - 73202. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 73203. - 73203. The director shall establish a period in which to...

Section 73204. - 73204. Nonreceipt of a ballot does not invalidate a referendum....

Section 73205. - 73205. If the director finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 73206. - 73206. If the director finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 73207. - 73207. Upon certification of the commission, the director shall contact...

Section 73208. - 73208. To be eligible for election to the commission, a...

Section 73209. - 73209. The director shall establish a list of handlers and...

Section 73210. - 73210. Subsequent to the first election of commissioners under this...

Section 73211. - 73211. Prior to the implementation referendum conducted by the director...

Section 73212. - 73212. Upon creation of the commission, the commission is authorized...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 73251. - 73251. (a) The assessment on navel oranges for fresh consumption...

Section 73252. - 73252. Any producer who pays an assessment to a cooperative...

Section 73253. - 73253. Identified commission administrative expenses in an amount not to...

Section 73253.5. - 73253.5. (a) At least 60 percent of the commission’s total...

Section 73254. - 73254. Any direct consumer communication purchases qualifies for brand credit...

Section 73254.5. - 73254.5. Unless otherwise prohibited in this chapter, and in addition...

Section 73254.6. - 73254.6. The activities of advertising in trade publications and participating...

Section 73255. - 73255. This chapter does not apply to navel oranges produced...

Section 73256. - 73256. Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate record...

Section 73257. - 73257. All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the...

Section 73258. - 73258. Assessments shall be levied upon the producer. The first...

Section 73259. - 73259. Every handler is personally liable for the payment of...

Section 73260. - 73260. Any assessment which is levied pursuant to in this...

Section 73261. - 73261. Any producer or handler who fails to file a...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties

Section 73301. - 73301. It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the...

Section 73302. - 73302. The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of...

Section 73303. - 73303. The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all...

Section 73304. - 73304. Any action for any penalty or other remedy which...

Section 73305. - 73305. It is not necessary for the commission to allege...

Section 73306. - 73306. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any section,...

ARTICLE 8 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 73351. - 73351. Between October 1, 1987, and September 30, 1988, the...

Section 73352. - 73352. Following a favorable referendum conducted prior to September 30,...

Section 73353. - 73353. Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the...

Section 73354. - 73354. Prior to any referendum resulting from a petition filed...

Section 73355. - 73355. After the effective date of suspension of the operation...

Section 73356. - 73356. Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter and...