California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 24 - California Tomato Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

Section 78601. - 78601. The production and marketing of tomatoes constitutes an important...

Section 78602. - 78602. The maintenance of the tomato industry of California is...

Section 78603. - 78603. The production of tomatoes in California has the potential...

Section 78604. - 78604. The establishment of the commission is necessary for the...

Section 78605. - 78605. The successes that the tomato industry of California have...

Section 78606. - 78606. The production and marketing of tomatoes in this state...

Section 78607. - 78607. No action taken by the commission, or by any...

Section 78608. - 78608. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 78609. - 78609. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...

Section 78610. - 78610. Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the...

Section 78611. - 78611. The commission form of administration created by this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 78620. - 78620. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 78621. - 78621. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 78622. - 78622. “Commission” means the California Tomato Commission. (Added by Stats....

Section 78623. - 78623. “Districts” shall consist of the following: (a) District 1...

Section 78624. - 78624. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the...

Section 78625. - 78625. “Fresh” means tomatoes, in any form, which have not...

Section 78626. - 78626. “Handle” means to engage in the operation of selling,...

Section 78627. - 78627. “Handler” or “shipper” means any person, other than a...

Section 78628. - 78628. “Market” or “marketing” means to sell or otherwise distribute...

Section 78629. - 78629. “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale...

Section 78630. - 78630. “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and...

Section 78631. - 78631. “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, firm, company, or...

Section 78632. - 78632. “Producer” and “grower” are synonymous terms and mean any...

Section 78633. - 78633. “Production research” means any research relating to the production,...

Section 78634. - 78634. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. (Added...

Section 78635. - 78635. “Ship” and “shipping” are synonymous terms and mean the...

Section 78636. - 78636. (a) “Tomatoes” means all tomatoes that are produced for...

ARTICLE 3 - The California Tomato Commission

Section 78640. - 78640. There is in the state government the California Tomato...

Section 78641. - 78641. (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct...

Section 78642. - 78642. The commission or the secretary may bring an action...

Section 78643. - 78643. When the secretary is required to concur in a...

Section 78644. - 78644. The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures...

Section 78645. - 78645. Except for ex officio members, an alternate for each...

Section 78646. - 78646. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 78647. - 78647. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 78648. - 78648. Any producer member and his or her alternate on...

Section 78649. - 78649. Any handler member and his or her alternate on...

Section 78650. - 78650. The public member and his or her alternate member...

Section 78651. - 78651. The term of office of all members and alternates...

Section 78652. - 78652. The commission shall be, and is hereby declared and...

Section 78653. - 78653. A quorum of the commission shall be six voting...

Section 78654. - 78654. The secretary or his or her representatives shall be...

Section 78655. - 78655. No member or alternate of the commission or member...

Section 78656. - 78656. All funds received by any person from the assessments...

Section 78657. - 78657. The state is not liable for the acts of...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 78660. - 78660. The powers and duties of the commission shall include,...

Section 78661. - 78661. The commission may adopt and from time to time...

Section 78662. - 78662. The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 78663. - 78663. The commission may appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 78664. - 78664. The commission may employ a person to serve at...

Section 78665. - 78665. The commission may fix the compensation for all employees...

Section 78666. - 78666. The commission may appoint committees composed of both members...

Section 78667. - 78667. The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter...

Section 78668. - 78668. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts...

Section 78669. - 78669. The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with,...

Section 78670. - 78670. The commission may promote the sale of tomatoes by...

Section 78671. - 78671. The commission may educate and instruct the wholesale and...

Section 78672. - 78672. The commission may conduct, and contract with others to...

Section 78673. - 78673. The commission may make in its name, contracts to...

Section 78674. - 78674. The commission may solicit and accept contributions of, or...

Section 78675. - 78675. The commission may collect information, including, but not limited...

Section 78676. - 78676. The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray...

Section 78677. - 78677. The commission shall establish an annual budget according to...

Section 78678. - 78678. The commission shall submit to the secretary for his...

Section 78679. - 78679. The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and...

Section 78680. - 78680. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

Section 78681. - 78681. (a) In order to prevent unfair trade practices that...

Section 78682. - 78682. The commission may administer any government program that is...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 78690. - 78690. (a) Within 15 days of the effective date of...

Section 78691. - 78691. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 78692. - 78692. In finding whether the commission is approved pursuant to...

Section 78693. - 78693. The secretary shall establish a period in which to...

Section 78694. - 78694. Nonreceipt of a ballot by an eligible person shall...

Section 78695. - 78695. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 78696. - 78696. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 78697. - 78697. Upon certification of the commission, the members and alternates...

Section 78698. - 78698. (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 78700. - 78700. (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the...

Section 78701. - 78701. This chapter does not apply to tomatoes produced only...

Section 78702. - 78702. Any person requesting an exemption from this chapter shall...

Section 78703. - 78703. Every person who handles tomatoes in any quantity shall...

Section 78704. - 78704. (a) All proprietary information obtained by the commission or...

Section 78705. - 78705. Any assessment that is levied as provided for in...

Section 78706. - 78706. The first handler of tomatoes being assessed shall deduct...

Section 78707. - 78707. When the producer or handler is a corporation, all...

Section 78708. - 78708. Any person who fails to file a return or...

Section 78709. - 78709. In addition to any other penalty imposed, the commission...

Section 78710. - 78710. It is a misdemeanor for any person to do...

Section 78711. - 78711. The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of...

Section 78712. - 78712. The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all...

Section 78713. - 78713. Any action by the commission for any violation of...

Section 78714. - 78714. The termination of this chapter shall not affect or...

ARTICLE 7 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 78720. - 78720. Every five years, commencing with the 2001–02 marketing season,...

Section 78721. - 78721. If the secretary finds after conducting a hearing that...

Section 78722. - 78722. Following a hearing, a favorable referendum if required, conducted...

Section 78723. - 78723. (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of...

Section 78724. - 78724. After the effective date of suspension of this chapter,...

Section 78725. - 78725. Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the...