California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 13.5 - California Apple Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declarations and General Provisions

Section 75501. - 75501. The production and marketing of apples constitute an important...

Section 75502. - 75502. The maintenance of the apple industry of California is...

Section 75503. - 75503. The production and marketing of apples produced in this...

Section 75504. - 75504. No action taken by the commission or by any...

Section 75505. - 75505. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 75506. - 75506. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...

Section 75507. - 75507. A commission form of administration created by this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 75511. - 75511. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 75511.5. - 75511.5. “Apple” means any variety of apple that is grown...

Section 75512. - 75512. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 75513. - 75513. “Commission” means the California Apple Commission. (Added by Stats....

Section 75514. - 75514. (a) “Districts” shall consist of the following: (1) District...

Section 75515. - 75515. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the...

Section 75516. - 75516. “Handler” means any person engaged in packing apples for...

Section 75518. - 75518. “Market” or “marketing” means to sell apples. (Added by...

Section 75519. - 75519. “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale...

Section 75520. - 75520. “Marketing year” means the period beginning July 1 of...

Section 75520.5. - 75520.5. “Member” means a person who serves on the commission’s...

Section 75521. - 75521. “Pack,” “packing,” or “packed” means the regular compact arrangement...

Section 75522. - 75522. “Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, association, or other...

Section 75523. - 75523. “Producer” means any person who is engaged in the...

Section 75524. - 75524. “Production research” means any research related to pest control...

Section 75525. - 75525. “Sale” means the point at which the producer transfers...

Section 75526. - 75526. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. (Added...

ARTICLE 3 - The California Apple Commission

Section 75531. - 75531. (a) There is in the state government the California...

Section 75532. - 75532. (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct...

Section 75533. - 75533. The commission or the secretary may bring an action...

Section 75534. - 75534. If the secretary is required to concur in a...

Section 75535. - 75535. The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures...

Section 75536. - 75536. (a) Alternate members shall be selected pursuant to procedures...

Section 75537. - 75537. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 75538. - 75538. (a) Any producer member shall be a producer or...

Section 75539. - 75539. The term of office of each member, except ex...

Section 75541. - 75541. The commission may sue and be sued, enter into...

Section 75542. - 75542. A quorum of the commission is a majority of...

Section 75543. - 75543. The secretary or his or her representatives shall be...

Section 75544. - 75544. No member or alternate member of the commission, or...

Section 75545. - 75545. All funds received by any person from the assessments...

Section 75546. - 75546. The state is not liable for the acts of...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 75581. - 75581. The powers and duties of the commission shall include,...

Section 75582. - 75582. The commission may adopt, amend, and repeal regulations and...

Section 75583. - 75583. The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 75584. - 75584. The commission may appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 75585. - 75585. The commission may employ a person to serve at...

Section 75586. - 75586. The commission may fix the compensation for all employees...

Section 75587. - 75587. The commission may appoint committees composed of both members...

Section 75588. - 75588. The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter...

Section 75589. - 75589. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts...

Section 75590. - 75590. The commission may present facts to, and negotitate with,...

Section 75591. - 75591. The commission may make, in its name, contracts to...

Section 75592. - 75592. The commission may conduct, and contract with others to...

Section 75593. - 75593. The commission may accept contributions of private, state, or...

Section 75594. - 75594. The commission may promote the sale of apples by...

Section 75595. - 75595. The commission may collect information, and publish and distribute...

Section 75595.5. - 75595.5. The commission may establish an annual assessment rate to...

Section 75596. - 75596. The commission shall adopt an annual budget according to...

Section 75597. - 75597. The commission shall annually prepare and submit to the...

Section 75598. - 75598. The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and...

Section 75599. - 75599. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

Section 75601. - 75601. (a) The commission may recommend to the secretary the...

Section 75602. - 75602. (a) In order to prevent unfair trade practices, which...

Section 75603. - 75603. (a) In order to prevent the use of prohibited...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 75611. - 75611. (a) Within 90 days of the effective date of...

Section 75612. - 75612. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 75613. - 75613. The secretary shall establish a period to conduct the...

Section 75614. - 75614. The failure of an eligible producer to receive a...

Section 75615. - 75615. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 75616. - 75616. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 75617. - 75617. Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall appoint...

Section 75618. - 75618. Subsequent to the first election of members of the...

Section 75619. - 75619. (a) Prior to the secretary holding the referendum pursuant...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 75630. - 75630. (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the...

Section 75631. - 75631. This chapter shall not apply to producers who produce...

Section 75632. - 75632. Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate record...

Section 75633. - 75633. (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or...

Section 75634. - 75634. Any assessment which is imposed on the producer as...

Section 75635. - 75635. Every handler is personally liable for the payment of...

Section 75636. - 75636. Any producer or handler who fails to file a...

Section 75637. - 75637. If the producer or handler is a corporation, all...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties

Section 75641. - 75641. It is a misdemeanor for any person to do...

Section 75642. - 75642. The commission shall adopt procedures to grant individuals aggrieved...

Section 75643. - 75643. (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize...

Section 75643.1. - 75643.1. Any action by the commission to recover any penalty...

Section 75643.2. - 75643.2. It is not necessary for the commission to allege...

Section 75644. - 75644. The suspension or termination of this chapter shall not...

ARTICLE 8 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 75651. - 75651. Every five years after the implementation of this chapter,...

Section 75652. - 75652. If the secretary finds after conducting a hearing that...

Section 75653. - 75653. (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of...

Section 75654. - 75654. (a) The secretary shall terminate the commission at the...

Section 75655. - 75655. After the effective date of the suspension, the operation...

Section 75656. - 75656. Upon suspension of this chapter, the commission shall mail...