California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 17 - California Pepper Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

Section 77201. - 77201. The production and marketing of peppers constitute an important...

Section 77202. - 77202. The maintenance of the pepper industry of California is...

Section 77203. - 77203. The production and marketing of peppers produced in this...

Section 77204. - 77204. No action taken by the commission, nor by any...

Section 77205. - 77205. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 77206. - 77206. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...

Section 77207. - 77207. A commission form of administration created by this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 77221. - 77221. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 77222. - 77222. “Pepper” means all types of fruit grown in California...

Section 77223. - 77223. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 77224. - 77224. “Commission” means the California Pepper Commission. (Added by Stats....

Section 77225. - 77225. (a) The commission shall be composed of five districts....

Section 77226. - 77226. (a) “Handler” means any person engaged in marketing of...

Section 77227. - 77227. “Market” or “marketing” means to sell peppers. (Added by...

Section 77228. - 77228. “Production research” means any cultural and biological research relating...

Section 77229. - 77229. “Marketing year” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning...

Section 77230. - 77230. (a) “Producer” means any person in this state who...

Section 77231. - 77231. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the...

ARTICLE 3 - The California Pepper Commission

Section 77251. - 77251. (a) There is in the state government the California...

Section 77252. - 77252. (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct...

Section 77253. - 77253. The commission or the secretary may bring an action...

Section 77254. - 77254. When the secretary is required to concur in a...

Section 77255. - 77255. The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures...

Section 77256. - 77256. Each member of the commission, except ex officio members,...

Section 77257. - 77257. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 77258. - 77258. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 77259. - 77259. Any producer member and his or her alternate member...

Section 77260. - 77260. Any handler member and his or her alternate member...

Section 77260.5. - 77260.5. Any at-large member elected to the commission, and his...

Section 77261. - 77261. The public member and his or her alternate member...

Section 77262. - 77262. The term of office of all members and alternate...

Section 77263. - 77263. The commission shall be and is hereby declared and...

Section 77264. - 77264. A quorum of the commission shall be seven voting...

Section 77265. - 77265. The secretary or his or her representative shall be...

Section 77266. - 77266. No member of the commission or member of a...

Section 77267. - 77267. All funds received by any person from the assessments...

Section 77268. - 77268. The state is not liable for the acts of...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 77281. - 77281. The powers and duties of the commission include, but...

Section 77282. - 77282. The commission may adopt and from time to time...

Section 77283. - 77283. The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 77284. - 77284. The commission may appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 77285. - 77285. The commission may employ a person to serve at...

Section 77286. - 77286. The commission may fix the compensation for all employees...

Section 77287. - 77287. The commission may appoint committees composed of both members...

Section 77288. - 77288. The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter...

Section 77289. - 77289. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts...

Section 77290. - 77290. The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with...

Section 77291. - 77291. The commission may make, in its name, contracts to...

Section 77292. - 77292. The commission may conduct, and contract with others to...

Section 77293. - 77293. The commission may accept contributions or match private, state,...

Section 77294. - 77294. The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, a...

Section 77295. - 77295. The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray...

Section 77296. - 77296. The commission shall establish an annual budget according to...

Section 77297. - 77297. The commission shall submit to the secretary for his...

Section 77298. - 77298. The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and...

Section 77299. - 77299. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 77311. - 77311. (a) Within 30 days of the effective date of...

Section 77312. - 77312. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 77313. - 77313. The secretary shall use fresh weight in calculating the...

Section 77314. - 77314. The secretary shall establish a period in that to...

Section 77315. - 77315. Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum....

Section 77316. - 77316. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 77317. - 77317. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 77318. - 77318. Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall do...

Section 77319. - 77319. Subsequent to the first election of members of the...

Section 77320. - 77320. (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 77331. - 77331. (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the...

Section 77332. - 77332. (a) Unless specified otherwise, this chapter does not apply...

Section 77333. - 77333. Every person who handles peppers in California, including persons...

Section 77334. - 77334. (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or...

Section 77335. - 77335. Any assessment which is levied as provided for in...

Section 77336. - 77336. Every handler shall be personally liable for the payment...

Section 77337. - 77337. Any producer or handler who fails to file a...

Section 77338. - 77338. When the producer or handler is a corporation, all...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties

Section 77351. - 77351. It is unlawful for any person to do any...

Section 77352. - 77352. The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of...

Section 77353. - 77353. (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize...

Section 77354. - 77354. Termination of this chapter shall not affect or waive...

ARTICLE 8 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 77371. - 77371. Between May 1, 1993, and April 30, 1994, the...

Section 77372. - 77372. Following a favorable referendum conducted prior to April 30,...

Section 77373. - 77373. (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of...

Section 77374. - 77374. (a) The secretary shall terminate the commission at the...

Section 77375. - 77375. After the effective date of suspension, the operation of...

Section 77376. - 77376. Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the...