California Code
PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS
CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law

ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions

Section 59501. - 59501. This chapter shall be known as the Agricultural Producers...

Section 59502. - 59502. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 59504. - 59504. “Commodity” means any horticultural, viticultural, or vegetable product of...

Section 59505. - 59505. “Dealer” means any distributor or retailer. (Enacted by Stats....

Section 59506. - 59506. “Distributor” means any person, except a retailer, that acquires...

Section 59507. - 59507. “Handler” means any person that receives any commodity from...

Section 59508. - 59508. “Marketing program” means any program which contains provisions which...

Section 59509. - 59509. “Primary channel of trade” means that transaction in which...

Section 59510. - 59510. “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the...

Section 59511. - 59511. “Processor” means any person that buys, or otherwise takes...

Section 59512. - 59512. “Proration” means the application of allocated quantities or percentages...

Section 59513. - 59513. “Proration zone” means any district for which a marketing...

Section 59514. - 59514. “Retailer” means any person that is engaged in the...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 59541. - 59541. The Legislature declares that: The disorderly marketing of commodities...

Section 59542. - 59542. The conditions set forth in Section 59541 vitally concern...

Section 59543. - 59543. The production and marketing of commodities by producers within...

Section 59545. - 59545. Any order of the director which makes effective a...

Section 59546. - 59546. If producers of any commodity which is regulated by...

ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions

Section 59571. - 59571. By reason of the climatic and other conditions which...

Section 59572. - 59572. By reason of the climatic conditions and other factors...

ARTICLE 4 - Administration

Section 59607. - 59607. The director may appoint an attorney and shall provide...

Section 59611. - 59611. The director may conduct hearings and investigations to carry...

Section 59612. - 59612. In the conduct of any hearing, inquiry, or investigation,...

Section 59614. - 59614. The superior court of the county in which any...

Section 59615. - 59615. Any party that disobeys any order or subpoena which...

Section 59616. - 59616. The director through his duly authorized representatives and agents,...

Section 59617. - 59617. In carrying out his duties under this chapter, the...

Section 59618. - 59618. A full and accurate record of business or acts...

Section 59619. - 59619. The director may purchase general liability insurance for all...

ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone

Section 59641. - 59641. Ten or more producers of the variety or kind...

Section 59642. - 59642. The petition shall, among other things, contain or be...

Section 59643. - 59643. Except as otherwise provided in Section 59654, if, after...

Section 59645. - 59645. Prior to holding a public hearing upon a proposed...

Section 59646. - 59646. In establishing the list of producers, the director may...

Section 59647. - 59647. The notice to handlers which requires them to file...

Section 59648. - 59648. In addition, the director may obtain lists of producers...

Section 59649. - 59649. Any producer that produces the commodity which is affected...

Section 59650. - 59650. Notice of the public hearing shall be mailed to...

Section 59651. - 59651. At the public hearing, the director shall receive evidence...

Section 59652. - 59652. The hearings may be adjourned from time to time...

Section 59653. - 59653. All evidence and exhibits and all facts and data...

Section 59654. - 59654. The director may decline to hold a public hearing...

Section 59655. - 59655. Before issuing a marketing program for the written assent...

Section 59656. - 59656. In making the findings which are required by Section...

Section 59657. - 59657. Before issuing a marketing program for the written assent...

Section 59658. - 59658. In making any findings pursuant to Section 59657, the...

Section 59659. - 59659. In addition to either of the applicable findings prescribed...

Section 59660. - 59660. If, at a public hearing which includes a consideration...

Section 59662. - 59662. Each proration zone is a separate public corporate entity....

ARTICLE 6 - Change of Proration Zone Boundaries

Section 59691. - 59691. Any area within the state which is not already...

Section 59692. - 59692. A petition to change the boundaries of any proration...

Section 59693. - 59693. After the hearing, findings shall be made and procedures...

Section 59694. - 59694. If the marketing program which is submitted is not...

ARTICLE 7 - Marketing Program and Grading Committees

Section 59721. - 59721. The affairs of each proration zone shall be managed...

Section 59722. - 59722. For terms subsequent to the term of the initial...

Section 59723. - 59723. Eligible lists shall be established by the director either...

Section 59724. - 59724. If a corporation or a partnership is a producer,...

Section 59725. - 59725. Each respective alternate shall be appointed from the same...

Section 59726. - 59726. The marketing program committee may at any time invite...

Section 59727. - 59727. The director may, if requested by the producer members...

Section 59728. - 59728. If grade, quality, or size regulations are authorized under...

Section 59729. - 59729. The members and alternate members of any marketing program...

Section 59730. - 59730. Marketing program committee members are entitled to compensation at...

Section 59731. - 59731. An alternate member of a marketing program committee shall...

Section 59732. - 59732. Any vacancy on the marketing program committee which is...

Section 59733. - 59733. The marketing program committee shall appoint an agent, subject...

Section 59734. - 59734. The agent shall appoint such deputy agents and other...

Section 59735. - 59735. The marketing program committee, with the approval of the...

Section 59736. - 59736. The exercise of the powers which are granted to...

Section 59737. - 59737. Upon recommendation of the marketing program committee which is...

Section 59738. - 59738. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative...

ARTICLE 8 - Marketing Programs

Section 59801. - 59801. The powers which are granted to a marketing program...

Section 59802. - 59802. A marketing program may authorize the marketing program committee...

Section 59803. - 59803. The program committee may receive from each producer for...

Section 59804. - 59804. In operating any stabilization or surplus pool, the marketing...

Section 59805. - 59805. The marketing program committee has title to all of...

Section 59806. - 59806. The contents of a stabilization pool may be disposed...

Section 59807. - 59807. The contents of a surplus pool shall not be...

Section 59808. - 59808. A marketing program may authorize the marketing program committee...

Section 59809. - 59809. In operating any such diversion or substandard pool, the...

Section 59810. - 59810. The contents of any diversion or substandard pool shall...

Section 59811. - 59811. A marketing program may authorize the marketing program committee...

Section 59812. - 59812. The marketing program committee may pledge all of the...

Section 59813. - 59813. A marketing program may authorize the marketing program committee...

Section 59814. - 59814. No part of any funds which are raised for...

Section 59815. - 59815. A marketing program may authorize the marketing program committee...

Section 59816. - 59816. A marketing program may authorize the marketing program committee...

Section 59817. - 59817. Educational and trade stimulation efforts may include all of...

Section 59818. - 59818. For the purpose of providing funds to defray the...

Section 59819. - 59819. Any portion of the funds which are collected during...

Section 59820. - 59820. Any educational and trade stimulation efforts which are authorized...

Section 59821. - 59821. A marketing program may authorize the marketing program committee...

Section 59822. - 59822. A marketing program of production adjustment adopted under Section...

Section 59823. - 59823. If the marketing program committee finds that the results...

Section 59824. - 59824. In any such research, the Dean of the College...

ARTICLE 9 - Assents to Marketing Programs

Section 59851. - 59851. Upon the issuance of a marketing program for the...

Section 59852. - 59852. A nonprofit cooperative association may assent on behalf of...

Section 59853. - 59853. The director may at the time of mailing to...

Section 59854. - 59854. If the closing date is not established at the...

Section 59855. - 59855. If the director finds that the marketing program has...

Section 59856. - 59856. If the director makes a marketing program effective, he...

Section 59857. - 59857. A member of the marketing program committee, or the...

ARTICLE 10 - Proration Certificates

Section 59881. - 59881. After any marketing program has been formulated and has...

Section 59882. - 59882. Each producer is entitled to one primary certificate which...

Section 59883. - 59883. Secondary certificates shall be numbered consecutively and shall be...

Section 59884. - 59884. In the case of any commodity which is normally...

Section 59885. - 59885. Primary or secondary certificates are not negotiable between producers,...

Section 59886. - 59886. In the operation of any marketing program, any cooperative...

ARTICLE 11 - Amendments to Marketing Programs

Section 59911. - 59911. Any amendment to a marketing program which is specified...

Section 59912. - 59912. An amendment is a major amendment if it adds...

Section 59913. - 59913. An amendment is a major amendment if it adds...

Section 59914. - 59914. An amendment is a major amendment if it adds...

Section 59915. - 59915. An amendment is a major amendment if it adds...

Section 59916. - 59916. An amendment is a major amendment if it adds...

Section 59917. - 59917. An amendment is a major amendment if it adds...

Section 59918. - 59918. An amendment is a major amendment if it adds...

Section 59919. - 59919. An amendment is a major amendment if it adds...

Section 59920. - 59920. An amendment is a major amendment if it adds...

Section 59921. - 59921. An amendment is a major amendment if it adds...

Section 59922. - 59922. A major amendment shall not be made effective unless...

Section 59923. - 59923. Minor amendments may be made to an effective marketing...

Section 59924. - 59924. If the director deems it advisable, he may hold...

Section 59925. - 59925. The amendment of any marketing program to provide for...

Section 59926. - 59926. Any modification of the provisions of any marketing program...

Section 59927. - 59927. If the director makes any amendment to a marketing...

ARTICLE 12 - Funds

Section 59941. - 59941. The proration zone agent for each marketing program shall...

Section 59942. - 59942. Any fee for primary certificates or secondary certificates which...

Section 59943. - 59943. If any producer has authorized a handler to obtain...

Section 59943.5. - 59943.5. For the convenience of collecting any producer fees which...

Section 59944. - 59944. The proportion of the fees which is payable to...

Section 59945. - 59945. Upon the request of any marketing program committee, the...

Section 59946. - 59946. All fees shall be deposited promptly by the proration...

Section 59947. - 59947. (a) The funds that are deposited pursuant to Section...

Section 59948. - 59948. The proportionate amount of fees which are payable to...

Section 59949. - 59949. At the end of any marketing season as designated...

Section 59950. - 59950. At the time a refund is made, the marketing...

Section 59951. - 59951. Unexpended balances of any money which is collected to...

Section 59952. - 59952. If the unexpended balance is so small as to...

Section 59953. - 59953. Unless otherwise requested by the marketing program committee, the...

Section 59954. - 59954. Any check or warrant which is drawn against the...

Section 59955. - 59955. If there is no marketing program then in effective...

Section 59956. - 59956. An agent or employee of the marketing program committee...

Section 59957. - 59957. Upon the recommendation of the marketing program committee, the...

Section 59958. - 59958. The director, in addition to other remedies which are...

ARTICLE 13 - Termination of Marketing Programs

Section 59981. - 59981. Except as otherwise provided in Section 59820, if any...

Section 59982. - 59982. An expression by a majority of the producers that...

Section 59983. - 59983. In conducting the referendum, the director may require the...

Section 59984. - 59984. After the institution of any marketing program, the program...

Section 59985. - 59985. Each petitioner shall, upon affixing his signature to the...

Section 59986. - 59986. If from a check of the petition together with...

Section 59987. - 59987. The costs incident to conducting the hearing and making...

Section 59988. - 59988. The director may at any time initiate an investigation...

ARTICLE 14 - Actions and Penalties

Section 60011. - 60011. Any action for penalties or other remedies which is...

Section 60012. - 60012. Any person that possesses, markets, handles, or transports any...

Section 60013. - 60013. Any person that violates a marketing program which is...

Section 60014. - 60014. Except as otherwise provided in Section 60015, it is...

Section 60015. - 60015. Section 60014 does not apply to a common carrier...

Section 60016. - 60016. (a) When the director makes a determination that a...