California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 13 - California Egg Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

Section 75001. - 75001. Eggs and egg products constitute one of the basic,...

Section 75002. - 75002. The protection and enhancement of the reputation of eggs...

Section 75003. - 75003. It is hereby declared to be the policy of...

Section 75004. - 75004. The production of eggs and egg products in this...

Section 75005. - 75005. A commission form of administration created by this chapter...

Section 75006. - 75006. No action taken by the commission, or by any...

Section 75007. - 75007. The benefits conferred by the activities authorized pursuant to...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 75021. - 75021. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 75022. - 75022. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 75023. - 75023. “Commission” means the California Egg Commission. (Added by Stats....

Section 75024. - 75024. “Commissioner” means any member of the commission. (Added by...

Section 75025. - 75025. “Director” means the Director of Food and Agriculture. (Added...

Section 75026. - 75026. “Districts” mean the following: (a) District 1 (Southern California)...

Section 75027. - 75027. “Eggs” means eggs from domesticated chickens handled in California...

Section 75027.5. - 75027.5. (a) “Egg products” means eggs that are not sold...

Section 75028. - 75028. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the...

Section 75029. - 75029. “Handle” means to engage in the business of a...

Section 75030. - 75030. (a) “Handler” means the first person who sorts, grades,...

Section 75030.5. - 75030.5. “Out-of-state handler” means any person located in another state...

Section 75031. - 75031. “Market” or “marketing” means to sell or otherwise cause...

Section 75032. - 75032. “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale...

Section 75033. - 75033. “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning...

Section 75033.5. - 75033.5. “Person” means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, cooperative,...

Section 75035. - 75035. “Producer” means any person who is engaged in the...

Section 75036. - 75036. “Secondary handler” means any person who purchases from a...

ARTICLE 3 - The California Egg Commission

Section 75051. - 75051. There is in the state government the California Egg...

Section 75052. - 75052. The public member shall be appointed to the commission...

Section 75053. - 75053. The director, and other appropriate individuals and organizations, as...

Section 75054. - 75054. (a) The director may require the commission to correct...

Section 75055. - 75055. (a) Actions of the commission in violation of a...

Section 75056. - 75056. The commission may bring an action for judicial relief...

Section 75057. - 75057. The commission shall reimburse the director for all expenditures...

Section 75058. - 75058. (a) Three alternate handler members, one from each district...

Section 75059. - 75059. (a) Any vacancy on the commission occurring for any...

Section 75060. - 75060. (a) Any handler member or his or her alternate...

Section 75061. - 75061. The public member or his or her alternate has...

Section 75062. - 75062. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the term...

Section 75063. - 75063. The public member shall serve a term of three...

Section 75064. - 75064. (a) The commission shall be and is hereby declared...

Section 75065. - 75065. A quorum of the commission is five voting commissioners....

Section 75066. - 75066. The director or his or her representatives shall be...

Section 75067. - 75067. When a decision of the commission requires the concurrence...

Section 75068. - 75068. (a) No commissioner, including alternates, or a member of...

Section 75069. - 75069. (a) All funds received by any person from the...

Section 75070. - 75070. (a) The state shall not be liable for the...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 75081. - 75081. The powers and duties of the commission, subject to...

Section 75082. - 75082. The commission shall adopt and, from time to time,...

Section 75083. - 75083. The commission shall administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 75084. - 75084. The commission shall appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 75085. - 75085. (a) The commission shall employ a person to serve...

Section 75086. - 75086. The commission shall fix the compensation for all employees...

Section 75087. - 75087. The commission may appoint committees which may be composed...

Section 75088. - 75088. The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter...

Section 75089. - 75089. (a) The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and...

Section 75090. - 75090. The commission shall promote the sale of eggs and...

Section 75090.5. - 75090.5. (a) The commission may petition the secretary to adopt...

Section 75091. - 75091. The commission shall educate and instruct the wholesale and...

Section 75092. - 75092. The commission may enter into contracts to render services...

Section 75092.5. - 75092.5. The commission may accept contributions for the purpose of...

Section 75093. - 75093. (a) The commission may conduct, and contract with others...

Section 75094. - 75094. The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, bulletins...

Section 75095. - 75095. Pursuant to Section 75131, the commission shall establish an...

Section 75096. - 75096. (a) The commission shall prepare an annual budget according...

Section 75097. - 75097. The commission shall submit to the director, for his...

Section 75098. - 75098. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 75111. - 75111. (a) Within 90 days after the effective date of...

Section 75112. - 75112. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 75113. - 75113. The director shall establish a period in which to...

Section 75114. - 75114. Nonreceipt of a ballot does not invalidate a referendum....

Section 75115. - 75115. If the director finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 75116. - 75116. If the director finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 75117. - 75117. (a) Upon certification of the commission, as provided in...

Section 75118. - 75118. Subsequent to the first election of commissioners under this...

Section 75119. - 75119. (a) Prior to the implementation referendum conducted by the...

Section 75120. - 75120. Upon creation of the commission, the commission is authorized...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 75131. - 75131. (a) The assessment on eggs and egg products shall...

Section 75131.3. - 75131.3. The assessment established pursuant to Section 75131 may be...

Section 75131.5. - 75131.5. Prior to the beginning of each marketing season and...

Section 75132. - 75132. (a) This chapter does not apply to any person...

Section 75133. - 75133. Every handler, and any person required to be registered...

Section 75134. - 75134. (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or...

Section 75135. - 75135. Assessments shall be levied upon the handler for all...

Section 75135.5. - 75135.5. Persons handling eggs or egg products in California which...

Section 75136. - 75136. Every handler is personally liable for the payment of...

Section 75137. - 75137. (a) For any period during which the federal Egg...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties

Section 75151. - 75151. It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the...

Section 75152. - 75152. (a) The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose...

Section 75153. - 75153. (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize...

Section 75154. - 75154. Any action for any penalty or other remedy which...

Section 75155. - 75155. It is not necessary for the commission to allege...

Section 75156. - 75156. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any section,...

ARTICLE 8 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 75171. - 75171. (a) Between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 1989,...

Section 75172. - 75172. (a) Following a favorable referendum conducted prior to December...

Section 75173. - 75173. (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of...

Section 75174. - 75174. Prior to any referendum resulting from a petition filed...

Section 75175. - 75175. (a) After the effective date of suspension of the...

Section 75176. - 75176. Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter and...