75531. (a) There is in the state government the California Apple Commission.
(b) Pursuant to Section 75514, when there are two or more districts, the commission shall consist of a board of directors of three producers and one handler from each district, and one public member.
(c) Pursuant to Section 75514, when there is one statewide district, the commission shall consist of a board of directors of no less than six producers and one handler, as determined by a two-thirds vote of the commission’s board of directors, which is concurred in by the secretary, and one public member.
(d) The public member shall be appointed to the commission by the secretary from nominees recommended by other members of the commission.
(e) The secretary and other persons, as determined by the commission, shall be ex officio members of the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 374, Sec. 6. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2022.)