California Code
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS

PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Free Admissions

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 3001. - 3001. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 3002. - 3002. “Courtesy pass admission” means any admission, without payment of...

Section 3003. - 3003. “Credential admission” means any admission which is authorized by...

ARTICLE 2 - Powers and Duties

Section 3021. - 3021. Every state, district, county, or citrus fruit fair which...

Section 3022. - 3022. If a charge is made for admission to enter...

Section 3023. - 3023. A credential admission may be issued to any individual,...

Section 3024. - 3024. Credential admissions may, also, be issued to any of...

Section 3025. - 3025. The words “credential admission” shall be printed on each...

Section 3026. - 3026. The percentage of courtesy pass admissions to any state,...

Section 3027. - 3027. A courtesy pass admission is not transferable. (Enacted by...

Section 3028. - 3028. Each fair shall maintain complete records of the number...

Section 3029. - 3029. Each fair shall make an annual report to the...

CHAPTER 2 - Horserace Meetings at State or District Fairs

Section 3101. - 3101. The expenditure of funds for insurance which is authorized...

Section 3102. - 3102. If the Department of Parks and Recreation or the...

Section 3103. - 3103. The accident and disability insurance shall be in addition...

CHAPTER 3 - Fiscal Provisions

Section 3200. - 3200. All funds appropriated or designated for California fairs and...

PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 3301. - 3301. It is the intent of the Legislature to vitalize...

Section 3302. - 3302. No changes shall be made in the uses of...

Section 3303. - 3303. As used in this part, “board” or “board of...

Section 3304. - 3304. All records, information, equipment, and real and personal property...

Section 3305. - 3305. All civil service employees of the Division of Exposition...

Section 3306. - 3306. The California Exposition and State Fair created by Section...

Section 3307. - 3307. (a) All activities conducted at the California Exposition and...

CHAPTER 2 - Organization

Section 3311. - 3311. The California Exposition and State Fair is hereby created...

Section 3312. - 3312. (a) The governing body of the California Exposition and...

Section 3313. - 3313. The board may annually select a chairperson from among...

Section 3314. - 3314. The directors shall serve without compensation, but shall be...

Section 3315. - 3315. Any director who misses three consecutive regular meetings of...

Section 3316. - 3316. The board may appoint advisory committees. Advisory committees may...

Section 3317. - 3317. The two Members of the Legislature who represent the...

CHAPTER 3 - Administration

Section 3321. - 3321. The board shall appoint, pursuant to Section 4 of...

Section 3322. - 3322. (a) The following officers of the California Exposition and...

CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Duties

Section 3331. - 3331. The board shall serve as the policymaking body for...

Section 3332. - 3332. The board may do any of the following: (a)...

Section 3332.1. - 3332.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in accordance...

Section 3332.2. - 3332.2. Notwithstanding any other law, the board is authorized to...

Section 3332.5. - 3332.5. If the board at any time sends out a...

Section 3332.6. - 3332.6. The California Exposition and State Fair may enter into...

Section 3333. - 3333. The board shall submit a report to the Legislature...

Section 3334. - 3334. All records of the California Exposition and State Fair...

CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority

Section 3351. - 3351. (a) There is hereby created the State Fair Leasing...

Section 3352. - 3352. (a) The authority shall be governed by a board...

Section 3353. - 3353. (a) The California Exposition and State Fair shall provide...

Section 3354. - 3354. The authority may enter into leases or other agreements...

Section 3355. - 3355. The California Exposition and State Fair, in consultation with...

Section 3356. - 3356. The California Horse Racing Board, at the request of...

Section 3357. - 3357. (a) In leasing, or entering into agreements for the...

Section 3358. - 3358. If the authority makes a determination pursuant to this...

Section 3359. - 3359. After the award of a lease or upon entering...

Section 3360. - 3360. (a) The authority, in the exercise of its powers,...

Section 3361. - 3361. The State of California pledges to, and agrees with,...

PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

Section 3801. - 3801. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 3802. - 3802. “Association” means a district agricultural association which is formed...

Section 3803. - 3803. “Board” means the board of directors of an association....

Section 3804. - 3804. “Director” means a member of the board of directors...

Section 3805. - 3805. “District” means an agricultural district which is formed pursuant...

Section 3806. - 3806. For the purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section...

CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries

Section 3851. - 3851. The state is divided into the agricultural districts which...

Section 3852. - 3852. District 1 is the County of Alameda. (Enacted by...

Section 3853. - 3853. District 1a is the County of San Mateo and...

Section 3854. - 3854. District 2 is the County of San Joaquin. (Enacted...

Section 3855. - 3855. District 3 is the County of Butte. (Enacted by...

Section 3856. - 3856. District 4 is the Counties of Sonoma and Marin....

Section 3856.5. - 3856.5. District 5 is the City and County of San...

Section 3857. - 3857. (a) District 6 is all that portion of Los...

Section 3858. - 3858. District 7 is the County of Monterey. (Enacted by...

Section 3859. - 3859. District 9 is the County of Humboldt. (Enacted by...

Section 3860. - 3860. District 10 is that portion of the County of...

Section 3861. - 3861. District 10a is all that portion of Siskiyou and...

Section 3862. - 3862. District 12 is the County of Mendocino. (Enacted by...

Section 3863. - 3863. District 13 is the Counties of Sutter and Yuba....

Section 3864. - 3864. District 14 is the County of Santa Cruz. (Enacted...

Section 3865. - 3865. District 15 is all that portion of the County...

Section 3866. - 3866. District 16 is the County of San Luis Obispo....

Section 3867. - 3867. District 17 is the County of Nevada. (Enacted by...

Section 3868. - 3868. District 18 is the Counties of Mono, Inyo, and...

Section 3869. - 3869. District 19 is all that portion of Santa Barbara...

Section 3870. - 3870. District 20 is the County of Placer. (Enacted by...

Section 3871. - 3871. District 21 is the County of Fresno. (Enacted by...

Section 3872. - 3872. District 21a is the County of Madera. (Enacted by...

Section 3873. - 3873. District 22 is the County of San Diego. (Enacted...

Section 3874. - 3874. District 23 is the County of Contra Costa. (Enacted...

Section 3875. - 3875. District 24 is the County of Tulare. (Enacted by...

Section 3876. - 3876. District 24a is the County of Kings. (Enacted by...

Section 3877. - 3877. District 25 is the County of Napa. (Enacted by...

Section 3878. - 3878. District 26 is the County of Amador. (Enacted by...

Section 3879. - 3879. District 27 is the County of Shasta. (Enacted by...

Section 3880. - 3880. District 28 is the County of San Bernardino. (Enacted...

Section 3881. - 3881. District 29 is the County of Tuolumne. (Enacted by...

Section 3882. - 3882. District 30 is the County of Tehama. (Enacted by...

Section 3883. - 3883. District 31 is the County of Ventura. (Enacted by...

Section 3884. - 3884. District 32 is the County of Orange. (Enacted by...

Section 3885. - 3885. District 33 is the County of San Benito. (Enacted...

Section 3886. - 3886. District 34 is that portion of the County of...

Section 3887. - 3887. District 35 is the County of Merced. (Enacted by...

Section 3888. - 3888. District 35a is the County of Mariposa. (Enacted by...

Section 3889. - 3889. District 36 is the County of Solano. (Enacted by...

Section 3890. - 3890. District 37 is all that portion of Santa Barbara...

Section 3891. - 3891. District 38 is the County of Stanislaus. (Enacted by...

Section 3892. - 3892. District 39 is the County of Calaveras. (Enacted by...

Section 3893. - 3893. District 40 is the County of Yolo. (Enacted by...

Section 3894. - 3894. District 41 is the County of Del Norte. (Enacted...

Section 3895. - 3895. District 42 is the County of Glenn. (Enacted by...

Section 3896. - 3896. District 44 is the County of Colusa. (Enacted by...

Section 3897. - 3897. District 45 is the County of Imperial. (Enacted by...

Section 3898. - 3898. District 46 is all that portion of the County...

Section 3899. - 3899. District 48 is the County of Los Angeles. (Amended...

Section 3900. - 3900. District 49 is the County of Lake. (Enacted by...

Section 3901. - 3901. District 50 is all that portion of Los Angeles...

Section 3901.5. - 3901.5. District 51 is all the portion of Los Angeles...

Section 3902. - 3902. District 52 is the County of Sacramento. (Enacted by...

Section 3903. - 3903. District 53 is all of the portion of Kern...

Section 3904. - 3904. District 54 is all of the portion of Riverside...

CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration

Section 3951. - 3951. Fifty or more persons, who are residents of a...

Section 3952. - 3952. Copies of the articles of association shall be filed...

Section 3953. - 3953. Each association is a state institution. (Enacted by Stats....

Section 3954. - 3954. Each association by its name has perpetual succession. It...

Section 3955. - 3955. Claims against an association shall be presented to the...

Section 3956. - 3956. (a) The officers of the association shall consist of...

Section 3957. - 3957. If two or more counties constitute a district, each...

Section 3958. - 3958. If, by reason of the formation of a new...

Section 3959. - 3959. The directors shall be appointed by the Governor. (Enacted...

Section 3960. - 3960. The term of office of each director, except that...

Section 3961. - 3961. The term of office of each member of the...

Section 3962. - 3962. The directors are state officers. (Enacted by Stats. 1967,...

Section 3963. - 3963. The directors shall meet at a place within the...

Section 3964. - 3964. The directors shall also select a secretary, a manager,...

Section 3964.5. - 3964.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a board may form...

Section 3965. - 3965. The board may, with the approval of the department:...

Section 3965.1. - 3965.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 3965 or 4051, the board, without...

Section 3966. - 3966. The board shall annually make to the department such...

Section 3967. - 3967. Any director who misses three consecutive regular meetings of...

Section 3968. - 3968. Records of the board which are entries in events...

CHAPTER 4 - Fiscal Provisions

Section 4001. - 4001. Any money which is received by any association, other...

Section 4002. - 4002. The proceeds of the sale of any interest in...

Section 4003. - 4003. Any money which is not expended within three years...

Section 4004. - 4004. All revenue which is received by any association pursuant...

Section 4005. - 4005. The fiscal year for each association is from January...

CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally

Section 4051. - 4051. (a) An association may do any of the following:...

Section 4051.1. - 4051.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in accordance...

Section 4051.2. - 4051.2. An association shall not enter into a settlement agreement...

Section 4052. - 4052. An association shall not lease its racetrack for running...

Section 4054. - 4054. (a) If the board of an association, by resolution...

Section 4055. - 4055. Associations, by majority vote of their respective boards, may...

Section 4056. - 4056. An association may pay membership fees, and join and...

Section 4057. - 4057. The state is not liable for any action, obligation,...

Section 4058. - 4058. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4052, the California Exposition and State...

Section 4059. - 4059. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the...

Section 4060. - 4060. (a) Any compensation to any officer or employee of...

Section 4061. - 4061. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a district agricultural association...

CHAPTER 6 - Provisions Regarding Particular Associations

ARTICLE 1 - California Science Center

Section 4101. - 4101. (a) The Sixth District Agricultural Association shall also be...

Section 4101.2. - 4101.2. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the California Science Center,...

Section 4101.3. - 4101.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the California Science Center...

Section 4101.4. - 4101.4. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the operation...

Section 4102. - 4102. Exposition Park, with the approval of the Natural Resources...

Section 4103. - 4103. The California Science Center, in consultation with the Exposition...

Section 4103.5. - 4103.5. (a) (1) The California Science Center may enter into...

Section 4104. - 4104. (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there...

Section 4105. - 4105. Notwithstanding any other law, from December 14 to December...

Section 4106. - 4106. (a) Exposition Park shall work with the Los Angeles...

Section 4107. - 4107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Member of...

Section 4108. - 4108. There shall be established in Exposition Park the position...

ARTICLE 2 - 1-A District Agricultural Association

Section 4131. - 4131. The City and County of San Francisco may appropriate...

ARTICLE 3 - 22nd District Agricultural Association

Section 4155. - 4155. The 22nd District Agricultural Association may expend up to...

Section 4156. - 4156. The State Race Track Leasing Commission shall prepare a...

Section 4157. - 4157. The Director of Finance may enter into an agreement...

Section 4158. - 4158. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an officer, employee, operator,...

ARTICLE 3.5 - 25th District Agricultural Association

Section 4161. - 4161. (a) The 25th District Agricultural Association may enter into...

Section 4162. - 4162. The 25th District Agricultural Association may accept the donation...

Section 4163. - 4163. (a) With the consent of the secretary, a nonprofit...

ARTICLE 3.8 - 50th District Agricultural Association

Section 4171. - 4171. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 50th...

ARTICLE 4 - 51st District Agricultural Association

Section 4182. - 4182. Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the...

ARTICLE 5 - Associations Representing More Than One County

Section 4191. - 4191. A city may not impose any tax, except a...

Section 4192. - 4192. The city and the association shall enter into an...

ARTICLE 6 - 54th District Agricultural Association

Section 4195. - 4195. The fair site of the 54th District Agricultural Association...

ARTICLE 7 - 52nd District Agricultural Association and the California Exposition and State Fair

Section 4200. - 4200. The Legislature finds and declares that the 52nd District...

Section 4201. - 4201. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 52nd...

Section 4202. - 4202. In the event of a dispute between the 52nd...

Section 4210. - 4210. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the directors of...

CHAPTER 7 - War Memorials

Section 4251. - 4251. Any association and any county may jointly construct a...

Section 4252. - 4252. The war memorial may be constructed and managed under...

Section 4253. - 4253. Any construction work which is done pursuant to an...

CHAPTER 8 - Sale of Tickets on Association Property

Section 4301. - 4301. It is unlawful for any person to sell or...

CHAPTER 9 - State Race Track Leasing Commission

Section 4351. - 4351. There is hereby created the State Race Track Leasing...

Section 4352. - 4352. The Department of Finance shall provide clerical services to...

Section 4353. - 4353. The State Race Track Leasing Commission may enter into...

Section 4356. - 4356. The California Horse Racing Board shall, at the request...

Section 4357. - 4357. The Attorney General shall serve as counsel for, and...

Section 4358. - 4358. The commission shall follow the same procedures, insofar as...

Section 4359. - 4359. If the commission makes a determination pursuant to this...

Section 4360. - 4360. After the award of a lease or entering into...

Section 4361. - 4361. The commission is a “department” for the purposes of...

Section 4362. - 4362. The commission may enter into a joint powers agreement...

Section 4363. - 4363. The State of California pledges to, and agrees with,...

PART 4 - COUNTY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL FAIRS

CHAPTER 1 - State Money

Section 4401.5. - 4401.5. (a) The secretary may expend an amount not to...

Section 4402. - 4402. The department may expend funds appropriated by Section 22...

Section 4403. - 4403. (a) A county fair, district agricultural association fair, or...

CHAPTER 2 - Restrictions

Section 4431. - 4431. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, on or...

Section 4432. - 4432. Merced, Madera, Santa Cruz, and Solano Counties may each...

Section 4433. - 4433. Marin County may receive an apportionment although that county...

Section 4434. - 4434. A district agricultural association of a district created subsequent...

Section 4435. - 4435. A district agricultural association which did not receive an...

Section 4436. - 4436. A district agricultural association which did not receive an...

Section 4437. - 4437. A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed...

Section 4438. - 4438. After the board of supervisors adopts and files the...

Section 4439. - 4439. Within one year from and after the date the...

Section 4440. - 4440. No apportionment shall be made for more than one...

Section 4441. - 4441. A county or district agricultural association may contract with...

Section 4442. - 4442. No fair for which a separate appropriation is made...

Section 4443. - 4443. If a district agricultural association fair is conducted in...

Section 4444. - 4444. No apportionment shall be made to any fair held...

CHAPTER 3 - Payment

Section 4461. - 4461. Any funds that are appropriated for the encouragement of...

CHAPTER 4 - Deposit and Expenditure

Section 4481. - 4481. The county or district agricultural association shall deposit in...

Section 4482. - 4482. Any expenditure shall be made pursuant to a budget...

Section 4483. - 4483. Any expenditure by a county for construction and improvements...

CHAPTER 5 - Department of Food and Agriculture Supervision

Section 4501. - 4501. The department shall prescribe regulations for both of the...

Section 4502. - 4502. The regulations are exempt from provisions of Section 11380...

Section 4503. - 4503. No fair shall receive any apportionment of funds pursuant...

Section 4504. - 4504. The department may at any time examine the books...

Section 4505. - 4505. Every fair within the network of California fairs that...

Section 4506. - 4506. The department shall review the statements of operation which...

Section 4507. - 4507. The department may classify, and shall consider, at least...

Section 4508. - 4508. The classifications of fairs established pursuant to Section 4507...

Section 4510. - 4510. The department shall prepare a manual setting forth the...

Section 4511. - 4511. (a) All county fairs and citrus fruit fairs shall,...

Section 4511.1. - 4511.1. For the purposes of this chapter, “carnival” is defined...

Section 4511.2. - 4511.2. For the purposes of this chapter, “carnival workers” are...

Section 4511.5. - 4511.5. If carnival incident or accident records are required as...

Section 4512. - 4512. (a) The department shall assist each fair in the...

Section 4513. - 4513. (a) The department may expend funds for promotional and...

CHAPTER 6 - Fairs Allocation and Classification Committee

Section 4531. - 4531. The Fairs Allocation and Classification Committee is continued in...

Section 4532. - 4532. To the extent that it is feasible, appointments to...

Section 4533. - 4533. The committee shall, from time to time, elect its...

Section 4534. - 4534. (a) The committee shall investigate, study, and analyze, when...

Section 4535. - 4535. The committee shall report to the Legislature at the...

PART 5 - CITRUS FRUIT FAIRS

CHAPTER 1 - Definitions

Section 4601. - 4601. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 4602. - 4602. “Association” means a nonprofit corporation organized and existing under...

Section 4603. - 4603. “Citrus fruit fair” means any citrus fruit fair or...

CHAPTER 2 - Benefits and Appropriations

Section 4651. - 4651. The fair shall be deemed to be a fair...

Section 4652. - 4652. An association conducting a citrus fruit fair may receive...

CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties

Section 4701. - 4701. An association that conducts and carries on any citrus...

Section 4702. - 4702. Upon dissolution of any such association, all of its...

Section 4703. - 4703. All property of any such association which is used...