California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 2.5 - California Cattle Council Law

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 65001. - 65001. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

Section 65002. - 65002. The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (a)...

Section 65003. - 65003. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 65004. - 65004. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 65011. - 65011. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 65012. - 65012. (a) “Beef” means the meat of cattle and includes...

ARTICLE 3 - California Cattle Council

Section 65015. - 65015. There is in the state government the California Cattle...

Section 65016. - 65016. The secretary or the secretary’s designee shall serve as...

Section 65017. - 65017. (a) The secretary shall appoint to the council three...

Section 65018. - 65018. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the public...

Section 65019. - 65019. (a) The terms of office of the members and...

Section 65020. - 65020. Six members of the council shall constitute a quorum...

Section 65021. - 65021. (a) The council shall annually select a chairperson and...

Section 65022. - 65022. (a) The council shall have two regular meetings each...

Section 65023. - 65023. Members of the council shall be reimbursed for necessary...

Section 65024. - 65024. An alternate member of the council shall sit as...

Section 65025. - 65025. The secretary or the secretary’s representative shall be notified...

Section 65026. - 65026. No member or alternate of the council shall receive...

Section 65027. - 65027. All funds received by any person from the assessments...

Section 65028. - 65028. The state is not liable for the acts of...

Section 65029. - 65029. The council may enter into contracts. Copies of its...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties

Section 65040. - 65040. The powers and duties of the council shall include,...

Section 65041. - 65041. The council may adopt and from time to time...

Section 65042. - 65042. If the council and the California Beef Council determine...

Section 65043. - 65043. (a) The council may employ a person to serve...

Section 65044. - 65044. The council may appoint committees composed of members, alternates,...

Section 65045. - 65045. The council shall approve reasonable compensation for the executive...

Section 65046. - 65046. The council may establish offices and incur expenses, enter...

Section 65047. - 65047. The council shall keep books, records, and accounts of...

Section 65048. - 65048. Funds collected pursuant to this chapter shall not be...

Section 65049. - 65049. The council may accept grants from state and federal...

Section 65050. - 65050. The council may collect information about California beef and...

Section 65051. - 65051. (a) The council shall establish an annual budget according...

Section 65052. - 65052. When the secretary is required to concur in a...

Section 65053. - 65053. The council shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures...

Section 65054. - 65054. (a) The secretary may require the council to correct...

Section 65055. - 65055. The council may recommend to the secretary the adoption...

Section 65056. - 65056. (a) The council and the secretary shall keep confidential...

Section 65057. - 65057. The council may investigate all matters that affect the...

Section 65058. - 65058. (a) (1) A program or activity that is conducted...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Suspension of Operations

Section 65060. - 65060. (a) On or before June 1, 2019, the Bureau...

Section 65061. - 65061. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 65062. - 65062. An implementation referendum shall advertise the amount to be...

Section 65063. - 65063. The secretary shall establish a period in which to...

Section 65064. - 65064. Nonreceipt of a ballot by an eligible producer shall...

Section 65065. - 65065. If the secretary finds that a majority vote has...

Section 65066. - 65066. If the secretary finds that a majority vote has...

Section 65067. - 65067. (a) Before an implementation referendum vote conducted by the...

Section 65068. - 65068. (a) Five years after implementation of this chapter, the...

Section 65069. - 65069. (a) On the secretary’s own motion, at the request...

ARTICLE 6 - Financial Provisions

Section 65071. - 65071. (a) In order to carry out the programs and...

Section 65072. - 65072. (a) Each person who is required to pay or...

Section 65073. - 65073. (a) The assessment for cattle or calves, whether originating...

Section 65074. - 65074. The assessments that are collected by the Bureau of...

Section 65075. - 65075. Any person who is subject to the assessment that...

Section 65076. - 65076. (a) Proprietary information obtained pursuant to this article by...

Section 65077. - 65077. An assessment that is levied pursuant to this chapter...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties

Section 65081. - 65081. Any person who fails to pay, collect, or remit...

Section 65082. - 65082. The secretary may pursue an action to hold a...

Section 65083. - 65083. The secretary may request that the Attorney General file...

Section 65084. - 65084. The secretary may request that the Attorney General petition...

Section 65085. - 65085. Any action by the secretary for any penalty or...

Section 65086. - 65086. (a) Any person subject to this chapter may contest...

Section 65087. - 65087. The termination of this chapter shall not affect or...