California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 18 - California Forest Products Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

Section 77501. - 77501. The production and marketing of forest products constitute an...

Section 77502. - 77502. The maintenance of the forest products industry of California...

Section 77503. - 77503. The production and marketing of forest products produced in...

Section 77504. - 77504. No action taken by the commission, or by any...

Section 77505. - 77505. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 77506. - 77506. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...

Section 77506.5. - 77506.5. The forest products industry in this state is expanding....

Section 77507. - 77507. The commission form of administration created by this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 77521. - 77521. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 77522. - 77522. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 77523. - 77523. “Commission” means the California Forest Products Commission. (Added by...

Section 77524. - 77524. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. (Amended...

Section 77525. - 77525. “Ex officio” means a nonvoting member of the commission....

Section 77526. - 77526. “Marketing year” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning...

Section 77527. - 77527. “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company,...

Section 77528. - 77528. (a) “Producer” means any person who owns timber in...

Section 77529. - 77529. “Product promotion” means the generic promotion of forest products...

Section 77530. - 77530. “Research” means any economic, cultural, or biological search, inquiry,...

Section 77531. - 77531. “Timber” or “forest products” means trees of any species...

ARTICLE 3 - The California Forest Products Commission

Section 77541. - 77541. (a) There is in the state government the California...

Section 77542. - 77542. (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct...

Section 77543. - 77543. The commission or the secretary may bring an action...

Section 77544. - 77544. When the secretary is required to concur in a...

Section 77545. - 77545. The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenses...

Section 77546. - 77546. An alternate member to each member of the commission,...

Section 77547. - 77547. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 77548. - 77548. (a) Any producer member and his or her alternate...

Section 77549. - 77549. The term of office of each member, except the...

Section 77550. - 77550. The commission shall be and is hereby declared to...

Section 77551. - 77551. A quorum of the commission shall be six members...

Section 77552. - 77552. The secretary or his or her representatives shall be...

Section 77553. - 77553. No member, alternate member, or member of a committee...

Section 77554. - 77554. All funds received by any person from the assessments...

Section 77555. - 77555. The state is not liable for the acts of...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 77571. - 77571. The powers and duties of the commission include, but...

Section 77572. - 77572. The commission may adopt and, from time to time,...

Section 77573. - 77573. The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 77574. - 77574. The commission may appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 77575. - 77575. The commission may employ a person to serve at...

Section 77576. - 77576. The commission may fix the compensation for all of...

Section 77577. - 77577. The commission may appoint committees composed of both members...

Section 77578. - 77578. The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter...

Section 77579. - 77579. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts...

Section 77580. - 77580. The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with...

Section 77581. - 77581. The commission may enter into contracts to receive or...

Section 77582. - 77582. The commission may conduct, and contract with others to...

Section 77583. - 77583. The commission may promote the sale of forest products...

Section 77584. - 77584. The commission may accept contributions or match private, state,...

Section 77585. - 77585. The commission may publish and distribute, without charge, bulletins...

Section 77586. - 77586. The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray...

Section 77587. - 77587. The commission shall adopt an annual budget according to...

Section 77588. - 77588. The commission shall submit to the secretary, for his...

Section 77589. - 77589. The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and...

Section 77590. - 77590. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 77601. - 77601. (a) Within 60 days after the effective date of...

Section 77602. - 77602. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 77603. - 77603. The secretary shall establish a period, which shall not...

Section 77604. - 77604. The nonreceipt of a ballot by any producer shall...

Section 77605. - 77605. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 77606. - 77606. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 77607. - 77607. Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall contact...

Section 77608. - 77608. Subsequent to the first election of members and alternate...

Section 77608.5. - 77608.5. Subsequent to the initial implementation referendum vote and the...

Section 77609. - 77609. (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 77621. - 77621. (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the...

Section 77622. - 77622. Any person requesting an exemption from this chapter shall...

Section 77623. - 77623. Every producer and every person described in subdivision (c)...

Section 77624. - 77624. (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or...

Section 77625. - 77625. Any assessment which is levied pursuant to this chapter...

Section 77626. - 77626. Any producer who fails to file a return or...

Section 77627. - 77627. When the producer is a corporation, all of the...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties

Section 77641. - 77641. It is a misdemeanor for any person to do...

Section 77642. - 77642. The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of...

Section 77643. - 77643. (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize...

Section 77644. - 77644. The repeal or suspension and termination of this chapter...

ARTICLE 8 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 77661. - 77661. Beginning in 2001, and every ten years thereafter, the...

Section 77662. - 77662. If a referendum is conducted as the result of...

Section 77663. - 77663. (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of...

Section 77664. - 77664. (a) The secretary shall terminate the commission at the...

Section 77665. - 77665. After the effective date of suspension, the operation of...

Section 77666. - 77666. Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the...