California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 24.5 - Mendocino County Winegrape and Wine Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declarations and General Provisions

Section 78801. - 78801. The production and distribution of winegrapes and wine in...

Section 78802. - 78802. The maintenance and expansion of the winegrape and wine...

Section 78803. - 78803. Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the...

Section 78804. - 78804. The production of winegrapes, wine, and winegrape products in...

Section 78805. - 78805. The Mendocino County winegrape and wine industries have enjoyed...

Section 78806. - 78806. The production and marketing of winegrapes, wine, and winegrape...

Section 78807. - 78807. (a) It shall be the policy of this state...

Section 78808. - 78808. No action taken by the commission, or by any...

Section 78809. - 78809. The commission form of administration created by this chapter...

Section 78810. - 78810. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 78811. - 78811. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 78821. - 78821. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 78822. - 78822. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 78823. - 78823. “Brandy” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of...

Section 78824. - 78824. “Commission” means the Mendocino Winegrape and Wine Commission. (Added...

Section 78825. - 78825. “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture. (Added...

Section 78826. - 78826. “Grape concentrate” or “concentrate” means unfermented grape juice from...

Section 78827. - 78827. “Grape juice” or “juice” means unfermented crushed grapes without...

Section 78828. - 78828. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the...

Section 78829. - 78829. “High proof” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture...

Section 78830. - 78830. “Market” means to sell, barter, trade, purchase, acquire, or...

Section 78831. - 78831. “Market development” includes, but is not limited to, trade,...

Section 78832. - 78832. “Market research” means any investigation, development, analysis, or implementation...

Section 78833. - 78833. “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning...

Section 78834. - 78834. “Must” means a mixture of unfermented crushed grapes, solid...

Section 78835. - 78835. “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability...

Section 78835.5. - 78835.5. “Process” or “processed” means producing must, grape juice, grape...

Section 78836. - 78836. “Producer” or “grower” means any person who is engaged...

Section 78837. - 78837. “Production research” means research relating to the production and...

Section 78838. - 78838. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. (Added...

Section 78839. - 78839. “Vintner” and “processor” are synonymous and, except as otherwise...

Section 78840. - 78840. “Wine” means the product obtained by the fermentation of...

Section 78841. - 78841. “Winegrapes” means grapes produced in Mendocino County that are...

Section 78842. - 78842. “Winegrape products” include, but are not limited to, must,...

ARTICLE 3 - The Mendocino Winegrape and Wine Commission

Section 78851. - 78851. (a) There is in the state government the Mendocino...

Section 78852. - 78852. (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct...

Section 78853. - 78853. The commission or secretary may bring an action for...

Section 78854. - 78854. When the secretary is required to concur in a...

Section 78855. - 78855. The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures...

Section 78856. - 78856. Each member, except the ex officio members, shall have...

Section 78857. - 78857. Any individual serving as a producer member and his...

Section 78858. - 78858. Any individual serving as a vintner member and his...

Section 78859. - 78859. The public member and his or alternate member shall...

Section 78860. - 78860. The term of office of members and alternate members...

Section 78861. - 78861. Not less than six voting members shall constitute a...

Section 78862. - 78862. The vote of a majority of the members present...

Section 78863. - 78863. The commission shall be and is hereby declared and...

Section 78864. - 78864. The secretary or his or her representatives shall be...

Section 78865. - 78865. No member or alternate member of the commission, or...

Section 78866. - 78866. All funds received by the assessments levied pursuant to...

Section 78867. - 78867. (a) The state is not liable for the acts...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 78881. - 78881. The powers and duties of the commission shall include,...

Section 78882. - 78882. (a) The commission may collect and disseminate to any...

ARTICLE 5 - Referendum on Implementation of this Chapter

Section 78901. - 78901. (a) Within 90 days of the effective date of...

Section 78903. - 78903. In determining whether this chapter is approved by producers,...

Section 78904. - 78904. The secretary shall establish a period in which to...

Section 78905. - 78905. Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum....

Section 78906. - 78906. The secretary shall certify and give notice of a...

Section 78907. - 78907. Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall call...

Section 78908. - 78908. Subsequent to the first members and alternate members elected...

Section 78909. - 78909. (a) Prior to the implementation referendum conducted by the...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments

Section 78921. - 78921. Prior to the beginning of each marketing season, or...

Section 78923. - 78923. This chapter shall not apply to winegrapes produced for...

Section 78924. - 78924. (a) Every producer and vintner shall keep complete and...

Section 78925. - 78925. (a) All proprietary and trade secret information obtained by...

Section 78926. - 78926. (a) Any assessment levied by the commission, pursuant to...

Section 78927. - 78927. Any person who fails to file a return, or...

Section 78928. - 78928. In addition to any other penalty imposed, the commission...

ARTICLE 7 - Violations

Section 78941. - 78941. It is unlawful for any person to do any...

Section 78942. - 78942. The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of...

Section 78943. - 78943. (a) The commission may commence civil action and use...

Section 78944. - 78944. Any action by the commission for any violation of...

Section 78945. - 78945. The termination of this chapter shall not affect or...

ARTICLE 8 - Reapproval of Chapter

Section 78961. - 78961. Every five years, commencing with the 2011-2012 marketing season,...

Section 78962. - 78962. If the secretary finds, after conducting a hearing pursuant...

Section 78963. - 78963. (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of...

Section 78964. - 78964. After the effective date of suspension of this chapter,...

Section 78965. - 78965. Upon suspension of this chapter, the commission shall mail...