California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 15 - California Sheep Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

Section 76201. - 76201. The production, slaughtering, manufacturing and distributing of sheep and...

Section 76202. - 76202. The maintenance and expansion of the sheep industry of...

Section 76203. - 76203. It is necessary for human nutrition and public benefit...

Section 76204. - 76204. The production and marketing of sheep, wool, and the...

Section 76205. - 76205. No action taken by the commission, nor by any...

Section 76205.5. - 76205.5. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 76206. - 76206. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative...

Section 76207. - 76207. A commission form of administration created by this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 76221. - 76221. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 76222. - 76222. “Sheep” means, but is not limited to rams, ewes,...

Section 76223. - 76223. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 76224. - 76224. “Commission” means the California Sheep Commission. (Added by Stats....

Section 76225. - 76225. “Commissioner” means any member of the commission. (Added by...

Section 76226. - 76226. “Districts” shall consist of the following: (a) District 1...

Section 76227. - 76227. “Handler” means any person engaged in the marketing of...

Section 76227.5. - 76227.5. “Market” means to sell, ship, distribute, or otherwise handle...

Section 76228. - 76228. “Marketing research” means any research relating to the marketing...

Section 76229. - 76229. “Marketing year” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning...

Section 76230. - 76230. “Producer” means any person in this state who raises,...

Section 76231. - 76231. “Production research” means any research relating to the production...

Section 76232. - 76232. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the...

Section 76233. - 76233. (a) “Wool” means the shorn fiber of live sheep...

ARTICLE 3 - The California Sheep Commission

Section 76251. - 76251. (a) There is in the state government the California...

Section 76252. - 76252. (a) The director may require the commission to correct...

Section 76253. - 76253. The commission or the director may bring an action...

Section 76254. - 76254. When the director is required to concur in a...

Section 76255. - 76255. The commission shall reimburse the director for all expenditures...

Section 76256. - 76256. Each member of the commission, except the ex officio...

Section 76257. - 76257. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 76257.5. - 76257.5. Any producer member or his or her alternate on...

Section 76258. - 76258. The public member or his or her alternate on...

Section 76259. - 76259. The term of office of all members of the...

Section 76260. - 76260. The commission shall be and is hereby declared and...

Section 76261. - 76261. A quorum of the commission shall be eight voting...

Section 76262. - 76262. The director or his or her representatives shall be...

Section 76263. - 76263. No member of the commission or member of a...

Section 76264. - 76264. All funds received by any person from the assessments...

Section 76265. - 76265. The state is not liable for the acts of...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 76281. - 76281. The powers and duties of the commission shall include,...

Section 76282. - 76282. The commission may adopt and from time to time...

Section 76283. - 76283. The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 76284. - 76284. The commission may appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 76285. - 76285. The commission may employ a person to serve at...

Section 76286. - 76286. The commission may fix the compensation for all employees...

Section 76287. - 76287. The commission may appoint committees composed of both members...

Section 76288. - 76288. The commission may establish offices, incur expenses, enter into...

Section 76289. - 76289. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts...

Section 76290. - 76290. The commission may promote the sale of lamb, wool,...

Section 76291. - 76291. The commission may educate and instruct the wholesale and...

Section 76291.3. - 76291.3. The commission may make market surveys and analyses. (Added...

Section 76291.5. - 76291.5. The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with,...

Section 76292. - 76292. The commission may make, in its name, contracts to...

Section 76293. - 76293. The commission may conduct, and contract with others to...

Section 76293.5. - 76293.5. The commission may accept contributions of, or match private,...

Section 76294. - 76294. The commission may collect information, including, but not limited...

Section 76295. - 76295. The commission may establish an assessment rate to defray...

Section 76296. - 76296. The commission may establish an annual budget according to...

Section 76297. - 76297. The commission may submit to the director, for his...

Section 76298. - 76298. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 76311. - 76311. (a) Not later than April 1, 1999, or as...

Section 76312. - 76312. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 76313. - 76313. The director shall establish a period in which to...

Section 76314. - 76314. Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum....

Section 76315. - 76315. If the director finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 76316. - 76316. If the director finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 76317. - 76317. Upon certification of the commission, the director shall contact...

Section 76318. - 76318. To be eligible for election to the commission, producer...

Section 76319. - 76319. Subsequent to the first election of members of the...

Section 76320. - 76320. (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 76341. - 76341. (a) The commission shall, not later than March 31...

Section 76341.5. - 76341.5. This chapter does not apply to the wool produced...

Section 76341.7. - 76341.7. This article applies to wool that was removed from...

Section 76342. - 76342. Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate record...

Section 76343. - 76343. All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the...

Section 76344. - 76344. Every handler shall be personally liable for the payment...

Section 76345. - 76345. Any assessment which is levied as provided for in...

Section 76346. - 76346. Any producer or handler who fails to file a...

Section 76347. - 76347. When the handler is a corporation, all of the...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties

Section 76361. - 76361. It is unlawful for any person to do any...

Section 76362. - 76362. The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of...

Section 76363. - 76363. The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all...

ARTICLE 8 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 76381. - 76381. (a) Every five years, commencing with the 2004–05 marketing...

Section 76382. - 76382. If a petition is filed as provided in Section...

Section 76382.5. - 76382.5. Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the...

Section 76382.6. - 76382.6. The secretary shall terminate the commission at the end...

Section 76383. - 76383. After the effective date of suspension of the operation...

Section 76384. - 76384. Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the...