California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 23 - California Seafood Council

ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions

Section 78401. - 78401. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 78402. - 78402. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 78403. - 78403. “Council” means the California Seafood Council. (Added by Stats....

Section 78404. - 78404. “Exporter” means any person who is engaged, or who...

Section 78405. - 78405. “Fiscal year” means from April 1 of a year...

Section 78406. - 78406. “Fisherman” means any person licensed to commercially harvest fish...

Section 78407. - 78407. “Fishery” means: (a) Each species or group of fish...

Section 78408. - 78408. “Handler” means any of the following: (a) A processor...

Section 78409. - 78409. “Marketing association” means any commercial fishermen’s organization established on...

Section 78410. - 78410. “Person” has the same meaning as that term is...

Section 78411. - 78411. “Processor” means any person who is licensed or who...

Section 78412. - 78412. “Receiver” means any person who is licensed or who...

Section 78413. - 78413. “Wholesaler” means any person who is licensed or who...

Section 78414. - 78414. “Ex-vessel price” means the price paid to fishermen for...

Section 78415. - 78415. “Sponsor” means a person or company that is not...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 78425. - 78425. The Legislature finds and declares that this chapter is...

Section 78426. - 78426. The Legislature further finds and declares that the fisheries...

Section 78427. - 78427. The Legislature declares that the purposes of this chapter...

Section 78428. - 78428. This chapter shall be liberally construed. (Added by Stats....

Section 78429. - 78429. If any provision of this chapter or the application...

Section 78430. - 78430. A violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor. (Added...

ARTICLE 3 - Administration

Section 78450. - 78450. The director shall administer and enforce this chapter, and...

Section 78451. - 78451. Upon recommendation by the council, the director may adopt,...

Section 78452. - 78452. Upon the adoption of any regulations under this chapter,...

ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council

Section 78475. - 78475. There is in the State of California the California...

Section 78476. - 78476. The voting members of the council shall be appointed...

Section 78477. - 78477. (a) If, pursuant to Section 78577, the receivers vote...

Section 78478. - 78478. (a) The fishermen and their alternates shall be selected...

Section 78479. - 78479. The voting members of the council shall each be...

Section 78480. - 78480. If, pursuant to Section 78577, either the fishermen or...

Section 78481. - 78481. The term of office of a member of the...

Section 78482. - 78482. Any vacancy in the membership of the council which...

Section 78483. - 78483. The director may remove any member of the council...

Section 78484. - 78484. The director shall give notice, not later than January...

Section 78485. - 78485. (a) The notice requesting nominations shall indicate that nominations...

Section 78486. - 78486. One nonvoting member of the council may be appointed...

Section 78487. - 78487. There is no fixed term for nonvoting members of...

Section 78488. - 78488. A majority of the voting members of the council...

Section 78489. - 78489. (a) The council shall select annually from its voting...

Section 78490. - 78490. The council shall hold at least two regular meetings...

Section 78491. - 78491. The voting members of the council shall receive forty...

Section 78492. - 78492. No member of the council, except a member of...

Section 78493. - 78493. The director may require any employee or agent of...

Section 78494. - 78494. No member or employee of the council shall be...

Section 78495. - 78495. An alternate member of the council shall sit as...

Section 78496. - 78496. The Legislature finds and declares that fishermen, receivers, processors,...

ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Duties

Section 78500. - 78500. The duties of the council shall be advisory, except...

Section 78501. - 78501. The council shall keep books, records, and accounts of...

Section 78502. - 78502. A member, alternate, agent, or employee of the council...

Section 78503. - 78503. Funds which are collected pursuant to this chapter shall...

Section 78504. - 78504. The council shall prepare, annually, summarized statements of the...

ARTICLE 6 - Education, Research, and Public Information Programs

Section 78525. - 78525. The secretary shall conduct, or may cause the council...

Section 78526. - 78526. No program or activity which is conducted or sponsored...

Section 78527. - 78527. The council shall not expend council funds for advertising...

ARTICLE 7 - Financial Provisions

Section 78550. - 78550. In order to carry out the programs and administer...

Section 78551. - 78551. The fisherman and the receiver shall each pay one-half...

Section 78552. - 78552. The fees, whether from fishermen or receivers, or both,...

Section 78552.5. - 78552.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, in...

Section 78553. - 78553. (a) Each receiver who is required by this chapter...

Section 78554. - 78554. (a) The collection of funds from anyone who does...

Section 78555. - 78555. Every claim or refund for credit for overpayment of...

Section 78556. - 78556. Sections 8058 to 8070, inclusive, of the Fish and...

Section 78557. - 78557. One year after the establishment of the council, the...

Section 78558. - 78558. (a) All money that is collected by the council...

Section 78559. - 78559. Money that is deposited pursuant to Section 78558 may...

Section 78560. - 78560. The director, after consultation with the council, shall adopt...

Section 78560.5. - 78560.5. The council may allocate a percentage of the contribution...

Section 78561. - 78561. To the extent that programs for specific species of...

Section 78563. - 78563. The secretary may accept contributions from any source or...

Section 78564. - 78564. The council may develop guidelines for the establishment and...

ARTICLE 8 - Implementation, Voting Procedure, and Termination

Section 78575. - 78575. On or before February 1, 1991, the director shall...

Section 78576. - 78576. Any fisherman or receiver whose name does not appear...

Section 78577. - 78577. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct a referendum...

Section 78578. - 78578. The secretary shall establish a period in which to...

Section 78579. - 78579. (a) Unless funds are otherwise provided by the Secretary...

Section 78580. - 78580. The nonreceipt of a ballot by any fisherman or...

Section 78581. - 78581. (a) If the director finds that a favorable vote...

Section 78582. - 78582. Fisheries for fish and shellfish species excepted by subdivision...

Section 78583. - 78583. Fisheries for species of fish and shellfish, that are...

Section 78584. - 78584. (a) Between January 1, 1996, and February 28, 1996,...

Section 78585. - 78585. If the secretary determines that a review referendum procedure...

Section 78586. - 78586. If the council program is submitted to a review...

Section 78587. - 78587. If the director finds that only the fishermen or...

Section 78588. - 78588. On the termination of the council pursuant to this...