California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 12.5 - California Wine Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

Section 74501. - 74501. The production and distribution of wine and wine-related products...

Section 74502. - 74502. The maintenance and expansion of the wine industry of...

Section 74503. - 74503. It is in the public interest that the public...

Section 74504. - 74504. The production and marketing of wine and wine-related products...

Section 74505. - 74505. No action taken by the commission or by any...

Section 74506. - 74506. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 74507. - 74507. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...

Section 74508. - 74508. A commission form of administration created by this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 74521. - 74521. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 74522. - 74522. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 74523. - 74523. “Brandy” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of...

Section 74524. - 74524. “Commission” means the California Wine Commission. (Added by Stats....

Section 74524.1. - 74524.1. “Director” means the Director of Food and Agriculture. (Added...

Section 74524.5. - 74524.5. “Eligible volume” means the total tonnage of winegrapes processed...

Section 74525. - 74525. “Grape concentrate” or “concentrate” means unfermented grape juice from...

Section 74526. - 74526. “Grape juice” or “juice” means unfermented crushed grapes without...

Section 74527. - 74527. “Producer” and “grower” are synonymous and mean any person...

Section 74528. - 74528. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the...

Section 74529. - 74529. “High proof” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture...

Section 74530. - 74530. “Market” means to sell, barter, trade, purchase, acquire, or...

Section 74531. - 74531. “Market development” includes, but is not limited to, trade...

Section 74532. - 74532. “Market research” means any investigation, development, analysis, or implementation...

Section 74533. - 74533. “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning...

Section 74534. - 74534. “Must” means a mixture of unfermented crushed grapes, solid...

Section 74535. - 74535. “Processing research” means research relating to the processing of...

Section 74536. - 74536. “Vintner” means a winegrower, as defined in Section 23013...

Section 74537. - 74537. “Wine” means the product obtained by the fermentation of...

Section 74538. - 74538. “Winegrapes” means grapes produced in this state which are...

Section 74539. - 74539. “Wine-related products” include, but are not limited to, must,...

ARTICLE 3 - California Wine Commission

Section 74561. - 74561. (a) There is in state government, the California Wine...

Section 74562. - 74562. (a) The director may require the commission to correct...

Section 74563. - 74563. The commission or the director may bring an action...

Section 74564. - 74564. When the director is required to concur in a...

Section 74565. - 74565. The commission shall reimburse the director for all expenditures...

Section 74566. - 74566. Each member of the commission, except the ex officio...

Section 74567. - 74567. Any vintner member and his or her alternate member...

Section 74568. - 74568. The public member and his or her alternate member...

Section 74569. - 74569. The term of office of members and alternate members...

Section 74570. - 74570. No less than 10 vintner members, including alternate members...

Section 74571. - 74571. The vote of a majority of the members, or...

Section 74572. - 74572. The commission shall be and is hereby declared and...

Section 74573. - 74573. The director or his or her representatives shall be...

Section 74574. - 74574. No member of the commission or member of a...

Section 74575. - 74575. All funds received from the assessments levied pursuant to...

Section 74576. - 74576. (a) The state is not liable for the acts...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 74591. - 74591. The powers and duties of the commission shall include,...

Section 74592. - 74592. The commission may adopt and from time to time...

Section 74593. - 74593. The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 74594. - 74594. The commission may appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 74595. - 74595. The commission may employ a person to serve at...

Section 74596. - 74596. The commission may fix the compensation for all employees...

Section 74597. - 74597. The commission may appoint committees composed of both members...

Section 74598. - 74598. The commission may establish offices, incur expenses, enter into...

Section 74599. - 74599. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts...

Section 74600. - 74600. The commission may engage in market development and market...

Section 74601. - 74601. The commission may accept contributions of private, state, or...

Section 74602. - 74602. The commission may undertake appropriate research relating to the...

Section 74603. - 74603. The commission may publish and distribute bulletins or other...

Section 74604. - 74604. The commission may establish an assessment rate to defray...

Section 74605. - 74605. The commission may establish an annual budget according to...

Section 74606. - 74606. The commission shall submit to the director, for his...

Section 74607. - 74607. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

Section 74608. - 74608. The director may require that any contract in which...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 74621. - 74621. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 74622. - 74622. (a) Not later than April 1, 1987, the director...

Section 74622.5. - 74622.5. For the purpose of voting in the referendum required...

Section 74623. - 74623. In determining whether this chapter shall become operative, the...

Section 74624. - 74624. The director shall establish a period in which to...

Section 74625. - 74625. Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum....

Section 74626. - 74626. If the director finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 74627. - 74627. Upon certification of the commission, the vintner members and...

Section 74628. - 74628. Subsequent to the first election of commissioners under this...

Section 74629. - 74629. (a) Prior to the implementation referendum conducted by the...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 74651. - 74651. (a) Prior to the beginning of each marketing season...

Section 74651.5. - 74651.5. Prior to the beginning of each marketing season, the...

Section 74652. - 74652. Any vintner who is also a producer who processes...

Section 74652.5. - 74652.5. Unless otherwise exempted by this chapter, the assessment provided...

Section 74653. - 74653. This chapter does not apply to winegrapes processed only...

Section 74654. - 74654. Every vintner shall keep a complete and accurate record...

Section 74655. - 74655. All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the...

Section 74656. - 74656. Any assessment levied by the commission, pursuant to this...

Section 74657. - 74657. Any person who fails to file a return, or...

Section 74658. - 74658. (a) Any vintner who processes winegrapes into must, grape...

Section 74659. - 74659. Any vintner receiving an exemption or refund pursuant to...

Section 74660. - 74660. No refund pursuant to Section 74658 shall be approved...

Section 74661. - 74661. Within 30 days, after disallowing any claim in whole...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties

Section 74671. - 74671. It is unlawful for any person to do any...

Section 74672. - 74672. The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of...

Section 74673. - 74673. (a) The commission may commence civil action and utilize...

Section 74674. - 74674. Suspension or termination of this chapter in accordance with...

ARTICLE 8 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 74691. - 74691. (a) On or before June 30, 1990, the commission...

Section 74692. - 74692. Following a favorable referendum conducted prior to June 30,...

Section 74693. - 74693. (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of...

Section 74694. - 74694. (a) The director shall terminate the commission at the...

Section 74695. - 74695. After the effective date of suspension of this chapter,...

Section 74696. - 74696. Upon suspension of this chapter, the commission shall mail...