California Code
PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS
CHAPTER 9.5 - California Rice Commission

ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

Section 71000. - 71000. The production, milling and marketing of rice constitutes an...

Section 71001. - 71001. The maintenance of the rice industry of California is...

Section 71002. - 71002. The production and milling of rice in California has...

Section 71003. - 71003. The establishment of the commission is necessary for the...

Section 71004. - 71004. The successes that the rice industry of California has...

Section 71005. - 71005. The production and milling of rice in this state...

Section 71006. - 71006. No action taken by the commission, or by any...

Section 71007. - 71007. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision...

Section 71008. - 71008. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative...

Section 71009. - 71009. Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the...

Section 71010. - 71010. The commission form of administration created by this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 71020. - 71020. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 71021. - 71021. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda,...

Section 71022. - 71022. “Commission” means the California Rice Commission. (Added by Stats....

Section 71023. - 71023. (a) “Districts” consist of the following: (1) District 1...

Section 71024. - 71024. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the...

Section 71025. - 71025. “Handle” means to engage in the business of being...

Section 71026. - 71026. “Handler” means any person who is engaged in this...

Section 71027. - 71027. “Hundredweight” or “Cwt.” are synonymous and mean 100 pounds...

Section 71028. - 71028. “Market” or “marketing” means to sell rice to a...

Section 71029. - 71029. “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale...

Section 71030. - 71030. “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and...

Section 71031. - 71031. “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability partnership, corporation,...

Section 71032. - 71032. “Producer” means any person who produces, or causes to...

Section 71033. - 71033. “Production research” means any research relating to the production,...

Section 71034. - 71034. “Public member” means the person appointed by the commission...

Section 71035. - 71035. “Rice” means all rough or “paddy” rice or milled...

Section 71036. - 71036. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. (Added...

Section 71037. - 71037. “Sell” means to transfer or cause the transfer of...

ARTICLE 3 - California Rice Commission

Section 71050. - 71050. (a) There is in the state government the California...

Section 71051. - 71051. (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct...

Section 71052. - 71052. When the secretary is required to concur in a...

Section 71053. - 71053. The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures...

Section 71054. - 71054. Except for ex officio members, an alternate for each...

Section 71055. - 71055. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 71056. - 71056. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure...

Section 71057. - 71057. Any producer member and his or her alternate on...

Section 71058. - 71058. Any handler member and his or her alternate on...

Section 71059. - 71059. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the public...

Section 71060. - 71060. Producer members shall serve three-year terms and until their...

Section 71061. - 71061. The commission shall be, and is hereby declared and...

Section 71062. - 71062. A majority of the membership of the commission appointed...

Section 71063. - 71063. The secretary or his or her representatives shall be...

Section 71064. - 71064. No member or alternate of the commission or member...

Section 71065. - 71065. All funds received by any person from the assessments...

Section 71066. - 71066. The state is not liable for the acts of...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties

Section 71070. - 71070. The powers and duties of the commission shall include,...

Section 71071. - 71071. The commission may adopt and from time to time...

Section 71072. - 71072. The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and...

Section 71073. - 71073. The commission may appoint its own officers, including a...

Section 71074. - 71074. (a) The commission may employ a person to serve...

Section 71075. - 71075. The commission may fix the compensation for all employees...

Section 71076. - 71076. The commission may appoint committees composed of both members...

Section 71077. - 71077. The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter...

Section 71078. - 71078. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts...

Section 71079. - 71079. The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with,...

Section 71080. - 71080. The commission may promote the sale of rice by...

Section 71081. - 71081. The commission may educate and instruct the wholesale and...

Section 71082. - 71082. The commission may conduct, and contract with others to...

Section 71083. - 71083. The commission may contract to receive and render services...

Section 71084. - 71084. The commission may accept contributions of, or match private,...

Section 71085. - 71085. The commission may collect information, including, but not limited...

Section 71086. - 71086. The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray...

Section 71087. - 71087. The commission shall establish an annual budget according to...

Section 71088. - 71088. The commission shall submit to the secretary for his...

Section 71089. - 71089. (a) The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential...

Section 71090. - 71090. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of...

Section 71091. - 71091. The commission may appoint any person to serve as...

ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures

Section 71100. - 71100. (a) Within 15 days of a request from any...

Section 71101. - 71101. This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation...

Section 71102. - 71102. The secretary shall establish a period in which to...

Section 71103. - 71103. Nonreceipt of a ballot by an eligible handler or...

Section 71104. - 71104. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 71105. - 71105. If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has...

Section 71106. - 71106. Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall terminate,...

Section 71107. - 71107. (a) Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the...

ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

Section 71120. - 71120. (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the...

Section 71121. - 71121. (a) This chapter does not apply to handlers of...

Section 71122. - 71122. Any person requesting an exemption from this chapter shall...

Section 71123. - 71123. Every person who handles rice in any quantity shall...

Section 71124. - 71124. (a) All proprietary information obtained or developed pursuant to...

Section 71125. - 71125. Any assessment that is levied as provided for in...

Section 71126. - 71126. (a) Only the first handler of rice is subject...

Section 71127. - 71127. When the handler or producer is a corporation, all...

Section 71128. - 71128. Any person who fails to file a return or...

Section 71129. - 71129. In addition to any other penalty imposed, the commission...

Section 71130. - 71130. It is a violation of state law for any...

Section 71131. - 71131. The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of...

Section 71132. - 71132. (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize...

Section 71133. - 71133. Any action by the commission for any violation of...

Section 71134. - 71134. The termination of this chapter shall not affect or...

Section 71135. - 71135. (a) Every five years, commencing with the fifth marketing...

Section 71136. - 71136. (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of...

Section 71137. - 71137. After the effective date of suspension of this chapter,...

Section 71138. - 71138. Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the...