California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 16.5 - California Walnut Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

Section 77001. - 77001. The production and handling of walnuts constitute an important...

Section 77002. - 77002. The maintenance and expansion of the walnut industry of...

Section 77003. - 77003. It is necessary for human nutrition and public benefit...

Section 77003.5. - 77003.5. The establishment of the commission is necessary for the...

Section 77003.6. - 77003.6. The successes that the walnut industry of California have...

Section 77004. - 77004. The production and handling of walnuts produced in this...

Section 77005. - 77005. No action taken by the commission, nor by any...

Section 77006. - 77006. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 77007. - 77007. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...

Section 77007.5. - 77007.5. Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the...

Section 77008. - 77008. The commission form of administration created by this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 77021. - 77021. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 77022. - 77022. “Walnuts” means only walnuts of the English (Juglans regia)...

Section 77023. - 77023. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 77024. - 77024. “Commission” means the California Walnut Commission. (Added by Stats....

Section 77026. - 77026. “Handle” or “handling” means to market, pack, sell, consign,...

Section 77027. - 77027. (a) The districts consist of the following: (1) District...

Section 77028. - 77028. “Handler” means any person who handles inshell or shelled...

Section 77029. - 77029. “Pack” means to bleach, clean, grade, shell, or otherwise...

Section 77030. - 77030. “Marketing research” means any research relating to the marketing...

Section 77031. - 77031. “Marketing year” or “fiscal year” means the period from...

Section 77031.5. - 77031.5. “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability partnership, corporation,...

Section 77032. - 77032. “Producer” means any person in this state who grows...

Section 77033. - 77033. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the...

Section 77034. - 77034. “Advertising and sales promotion” means, in addition to its...

ARTICLE 3 - The California Walnut Commission

Section 77051. - 77051. (a) There is in state government the California Walnut...

Section 77052. - 77052. (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct...

Section 77053. - 77053. The commission or the secretary may bring an action...

Section 77054. - 77054. When the secretary is required to concur in a...

Section 77055. - 77055. The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures...

Section 77056. - 77056. Each member of the commission, except the ex officio...

Section 77057. - 77057. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 77058. - 77058. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 77059. - 77059. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 77060. - 77060. Any producer member and his or her alternate member...

Section 77061. - 77061. Any handler member and his or her alternate member...

Section 77062. - 77062. The public member and his or her alternate member...

Section 77063. - 77063. For the 2006 marketing year, the term of office...

Section 77064. - 77064. The commission shall be and is hereby declared and...

Section 77065. - 77065. A quorum of the commission shall be eight voting...

Section 77066. - 77066. The secretary or his or her representatives shall be...

Section 77067. - 77067. No member of the commission or of any committee...

Section 77068. - 77068. All funds received by any person from the assessments...

Section 77069. - 77069. The state is not liable for the acts of...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 77081. - 77081. The powers and duties of the commission shall include,...

Section 77082. - 77082. The commission may adopt and from time to time...

Section 77083. - 77083. The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 77084. - 77084. The commission may appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 77085. - 77085. The commission may employ a person to serve at...

Section 77086. - 77086. The commission may fix the compensation for all employees...

Section 77087. - 77087. The commission may appoint committees composed of both members...

Section 77088. - 77088. The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter...

Section 77089. - 77089. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts...

Section 77090. - 77090. The commission may promote the sale of walnuts by...

Section 77091. - 77091. The commission may educate and instruct the wholesale and...

Section 77092. - 77092. The commission may make market surveys and analyses. (Added...

Section 77093. - 77093. The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with,...

Section 77094. - 77094. The commission may make, in its name, contracts to...

Section 77095. - 77095. The commission may conduct, and contract with others to...

Section 77096. - 77096. The commission may accept contributions of, or match, private,...

Section 77097. - 77097. The commission may collect information, including, but not limited...

Section 77098. - 77098. The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray...

Section 77099. - 77099. The commission shall establish an annual budget according to...

Section 77100. - 77100. The commission shall submit to the secretary, for his...

Section 77101. - 77101. All lists of producers in the possession of the...

Section 77102. - 77102. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 77121. - 77121. (a) The secretary shall establish a list of producers...

Section 77123. - 77123. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 77124. - 77124. The secretary shall establish a period in which to...

Section 77125. - 77125. Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum....

Section 77126. - 77126. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 77127. - 77127. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 77130. - 77130. Subsequent to the first election of members of the...

Section 77130.5. - 77130.5. Subsequent to the initial implementation referendum vote and the...

Section 77131. - 77131. (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 77151. - 77151. (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the...

Section 77152. - 77152. This chapter does not apply to the walnuts produced...

Section 77153. - 77153. Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate record...

Section 77154. - 77154. All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the...

Section 77155. - 77155. Every handler shall be personally liable for the payment...

Section 77156. - 77156. Any assessment which is levied as provided for in...

Section 77157. - 77157. Any producer or handler who fails to file a...

Section 77158. - 77158. When the handler is a corporation, all of the...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties

Section 77171. - 77171. It is unlawful for any person to do any...

Section 77172. - 77172. The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of...

Section 77173. - 77173. (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize...

Section 77174. - 77174. Termination of this chapter shall not affect or waive...

ARTICLE 8 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 77191. - 77191. This chapter shall become inoperative at the end of...

Section 77192. - 77192. (a) Notwithstanding Section 77191, the secretary shall terminate the...

Section 77193. - 77193. (a) Every six years, beginning in the 1992–93 marketing...

Section 77194. - 77194. After the effective date of suspension of the operation...

Section 77195. - 77195. Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the...