California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 7 - California Pistachio Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

Section 69001. - 69001. The pistachio industry in this state is expanding and...

Section 69002. - 69002. As an exotic nut crop developed in the Mideast,...

Section 69003. - 69003. The establishment of a California Pistachio Commission is necessary...

Section 69004. - 69004. The production and marketing of pistachios produced in this...

Section 69005. - 69005. A commission form of administration created by this chapter...

Section 69006. - 69006. No action taken by the commission, nor by any...

Section 69007. - 69007. This chapter shall be liberally construed. The provisions of...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 69011. - 69011. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 69012. - 69012. “Pistachio” means any variety of pistachio produced in the...

Section 69013. - 69013. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 69014. - 69014. “Commission” means the California Pistachio Commission. (Added by Stats....

Section 69015. - 69015. “Commissioner” means any member of the commission. (Added by...

Section 69016. - 69016. “Distribute” means to engage in the business of a...

Section 69018. - 69018. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. (Amended...

Section 69019. - 69019. “Districts” shall consist of the following: (a) District 1...

Section 69020. - 69020. “Ex officio member” shall be a nonvoting member of...

Section 69022. - 69022. “Processor” and “first handler” are synonymous and mean any...

Section 69023. - 69023. “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale...

Section 69024. - 69024. “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning...

Section 69025. - 69025. “Process” means to engage in the business of a...

Section 69027. - 69027. “Producer” or “grower” means any person who is engaged...

Section 69028. - 69028. “Production research” means any research relating to the production...

Section 69029. - 69029. “Producer-supplier” means any producer who engages in the operation...

Section 69030. - 69030. When the secretary is required to concur in a...

ARTICLE 3 - The California Pistachio Commission

Section 69031. - 69031. There is in the state government the California Pistachio...

Section 69032. - 69032. The secretary may require the commission to correct or...

Section 69033. - 69033. The commission or the secretary may bring an action...

Section 69033.5. - 69033.5. The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures...

Section 69034. - 69034. Each member of the commission, except the ex officio...

Section 69035. - 69035. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 69036. - 69036. A producer member or his alternate on the commission...

Section 69037. - 69037. The public member or his alternate on the commission,...

Section 69038. - 69038. The term of office of all commissioners, except any...

Section 69039. - 69039. The commission shall be and is hereby declared and...

Section 69040. - 69040. A quorum of the commission shall be any five...

Section 69041. - 69041. The secretary or the secretary’s representatives shall be notified...

Section 69042. - 69042. No commissioner or member of a committee established by...

Section 69043. - 69043. All moneys received by any person from the assessments...

Section 69044. - 69044. The state is not liable for the acts of...

Section 69045. - 69045. All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

Section 69051. - 69051. The powers and duties of the commission, subject to...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 69061. - 69061. Within 90 days after January 1, 1981, the secretary...

Section 69062. - 69062. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 69063. - 69063. The secretary shall establish a period in which to...

Section 69064. - 69064. Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum....

Section 69065. - 69065. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 69066. - 69066. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 69067. - 69067. Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall call...

Section 69068. - 69068. To be eligible for election to the commission, producer...

Section 69068.5. - 69068.5. To be eligible to sign a nomination petition pursuant...

Section 69069. - 69069. Subsequent to the first election of commissioners under this...

Section 69070. - 69070. Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the secretary...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 69081. - 69081. The commission, not later than October 1 of each...

Section 69082. - 69082. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to...

Section 69083. - 69083. Every processor shall keep a complete and accurate record...

Section 69085. - 69085. Assessments shall be upon the producer. The first handler...

Section 69086. - 69086. Every processor shall be personally liable for the payment...

Section 69087. - 69087. Any assessment which is levied as provided for in...

Section 69088. - 69088. (a) Any producer or processor who fails to file...

ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties

Section 69091. - 69091. It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the...

Section 69092. - 69092. The commission shall adopt procedures for the purpose of...

Section 69093. - 69093. The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all...

ARTICLE 8 - Continuation or Suspension and Termination

Section 69101. - 69101. Between September 1, 1985, and August 31, 1986, the...

Section 69102. - 69102. Following a favorable referendum conducted prior to August 31,...

Section 69103. - 69103. Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the...

Section 69104. - 69104. After the effective date of suspension of the operation...

Section 69105. - 69105. Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter and...

ARTICLE 9 - Marketing Order Involvement

Section 69111. - 69111. The commission may recommend to the secretary that he...

Section 69112. - 69112. Any activity recommended by the commission shall not become...

Section 69113. - 69113. Any activity adopted pursuant to this article shall be...

Section 69114. - 69114. The commission shall serve as the advisory body to...