Title FAC — California Food & Agric. Code

Every grower and processor shall be personally liable for the payment of the assessments owed to the commission.

(a) A person who fails to file a return or pay an assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment determined to be past due and, in addition, interest on the unpaid balance at the rate of 1.…

A civil penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) may be levied by the commission on any person who does any of the following: (a) Willfully render or furnish a false report, statement, or record required by the commission, or in any way avoids the payment of an assessm…

For purposes of according individuals aggrieved by its actions or determinations, the commission board of directors shall establish procedures for an informal hearing before the commission or before a committee of the commission established for this purpose. Appeals from the deci…

(a) The commission may commence civil actions and use all remedies provided in law or equity for the collection of assessments and civil penalties, and for obtaining injunctive relief or specific performance, relating to this chapter and the procedures adopted under this chapter.…

Any action by the commission for any penalty or other remedy that is prescribed under this chapter shall be commenced within two years from the date of discovery of the alleged violation. An action against the commission by a person shall be commenced within two years from the da…

The commission shall not be required to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist in any action brought pursuant to this chapter.

(a) This chapter shall be liberally construed. (b) The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid pro…

The termination of the operation of the commission and the implementation of this chapter shall not affect or waive any right, duty, obligation, or liability that has arisen or that may thereafter arise in connection with this chapter, release or extinguish any violation of this …

(a) Five years after implementation of this chapter, the secretary shall hold a public hearing, after providing proper notice to persons subject to this chapter and any other persons or entities who have requested, in writing, notice of the hearing, to determine whether the commi…

Following a hearing, or a referendum resulting in a vote to continue the operation of the commission if required, the process specified in Section 79991 shall be conducted by the secretary every five years thereafter between April 1 and March 31 of the following year, unless a re…

(a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the commission board of directors that the commission has not tended to effectuate its declared purposes, the commission may recommend to the secretary that the operation of the commission be suspended. Any suspension shall not become ef…

After the effective date of suspension of the operation of the commission, the operation of the commission shall be concluded and all moneys held by the commission, and moneys collected by assessment and not required to defray the expenses of concluding and terminating the operat…

Upon suspension of the operation of the commission, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to growers and processors affected by the suspension whose names and addresses are on file.