California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law

ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions

Section 64501. - 64501. This chapter shall be known as the “California Beef...

Section 64502. - 64502. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 64503. - 64503. “Beef” includes veal. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Section 64504. - 64504. “Beef products” includes veal products. (Enacted by Stats. 1967,...

Section 64505. - 64505. “Council” means the California Beef Council. (Enacted by Stats....

Section 64506. - 64506. “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company,...

Section 64507. - 64507. “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 64531. - 64531. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative...

Section 64532. - 64532. The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (a)...

Section 64533. - 64533. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any section,...

Section 64534. - 64534. Any violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor. (Amended...

ARTICLE 3 - Administration

Section 64561. - 64561. The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of...

Section 64562. - 64562. Upon recommendations by the council the director may establish...

Section 64563. - 64563. Upon the issuance of any regulations that affect this...

Section 64564. - 64564. The director may purchase general liability insurance for the...

ARTICLE 4 - California Beef Council

Section 64591. - 64591. There is in the state government the California Beef...

Section 64591.1. - 64591.1. Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, the director shall,...

Section 64592. - 64592. The terms of office of the members and alternates...

Section 64593. - 64593. With or without recommendations or other nominations from the...

Section 64595. - 64595. Press releases or other notice of nomination procedures, when...

Section 64596. - 64596. A majority of the members of the council shall...

Section 64598. - 64598. The council shall select annually from its number, to...

Section 64599. - 64599. The council shall have two regular meetings in each...

Section 64600. - 64600. The members of the council shall be reimbursed for...

Section 64601. - 64601. No member of the council shall receive compensation. (Amended...

Section 64602. - 64602. The director may require any employee or agent of...

Section 64603. - 64603. No member or employee of the council shall be...

Section 64604. - 64604. An alternate member of the council shall sit as...

Section 64605. - 64605. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative...

ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Duties

Section 64631. - 64631. The duties of the council shall be advisory, except...

Section 64632. - 64632. The council shall keep such books, records, and accounts...

Section 64633. - 64633. A member, alternate agent, or employee of the council...

Section 64634. - 64634. None of the funds which are collected pursuant to...

Section 64635. - 64635. The council shall prepare annually, summarized statements of the...

ARTICLE 6 - Education, Research, or Public Information Programs

Section 64661. - 64661. The director shall conduct, or may cause the council...

Section 64662. - 64662. No program or activity which is conducted or sponsored...

Section 64663. - 64663. The council shall not expend beef council funds for...

ARTICLE 7 - Referendum for Voluntary Fee Payment

Section 64671. - 64671. Whenever a petition is presented to the director which...

Section 64672. - 64672. The director shall count and tabulate the ballots received,...

Section 64673. - 64673. If the promotion and research program is declared to...

Section 64674. - 64674. If the director finds that the referendum did not...

Section 64675. - 64675. If the voluntary promotion and research program does not...

Section 64676. - 64676. No referendum shall be conducted pursuant to this article...

ARTICLE 8 - Financial Provisions

Section 64691. - 64691. (a) In order to carry out the programs and...

Section 64691.1. - 64691.1. Each person who is required to pay or collect...

Section 64691.5. - 64691.5. A fee greater than one dollar ($1) per head...

Section 64691.7. - 64691.7. The fees required pursuant to Section 64691 shall be...

Section 64693. - 64693. (a) Any person who fails to pay, collect, or...

Section 64693.5. - 64693.5. At the request of the director, the Attorney General...

Section 64694. - 64694. The fees which are collected by the Bureau of...

Section 64695. - 64695. Any person who is subject to the fee which...

Section 64696. - 64696. (a) All money that is collected by the director...

Section 64697. - 64697. Money which is deposited pursuant to Section 64696 may...

Section 64698. - 64698. The director, after consultation with the council, shall prepare...

Section 64699. - 64699. The director may receive funds in such amounts as...

Section 64700. - 64700. The director may accept contributions to advance the purposes...

Section 64701. - 64701. Any inspector who is described in Section 20010 may...

Section 64702. - 64702. The following shall apply to this chapter so long...

ARTICLE 9 - Termination

Section 64731. - 64731. The provisions of this chapter shall continue to be...

Section 64732. - 64732. A referendum among the state’s producers shall be conducted...

Section 64733. - 64733. The ballot form shall be substantially as follows: BALLOT...

Section 64734. - 64734. If upon the count of the ballots the director...

Section 64735. - 64735. If upon a count of the ballots the director...

Section 64736. - 64736. On the expiration of this chapter pursuant to this...