Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

No board member, alternate, member of a committee who is a nonmember of the board, or ex officio member shall receive a salary, but may, if approved by the board, be allowed per diem in accordance with Department of Human Resources rules for each day spent in actual attendance on…

Upon board action, all moneys received by any person from the assessments levied under the authority of Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 52951) of this chapter shall be deposited in banks designated by the board and shall be disbursed by order of the board through the agent o…

The state shall not be liable for the acts of the board or its contracts. Payment of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or acts of the board shall be limited to the funds collected under this chapter. No member of the board or alternate member, or …

The secretary may require the board to correct or cease any activity or function that is determined by the secretary not to be in the public interest or that is in violation of this chapter. If the board refuses or fails to cease those activities or functions or to make such corr…

Either the secretary or the board may bring an action for judicial relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, which may thereafter issue a temporary restraining order, a permanent injunction, or other applicable relief. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 136, Sec. 12. Effective Janua…

The secretary shall appoint a committee, from nominations received from the commission, to administer Article 4 (commencing with Section 55040) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 55050), except as otherwise specified. The committee shall consist of four producers, four handle…

(a) The committee shall meet periodically for the purposes specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 55040) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 55050). (b) A majority of the membership of the committee shall constitute a quorum of the committee. The vote of a majority of…

All funds received from the assessments levied pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in banks that the commission may designate and be accounted for in a manner prescribed by the commission, and shall be disbursed by order of the commission through an agent or agents as it …

(a) Upon receipt of a recommendation from the committee for the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of regulations, the secretary shall within 30 working days do one of the following: (1) Initiate the rulemaking process with the regulation as recommended by the committee. (2) Decl…

Any building or improvement that is controlled by the department may contain space in excess of the requirements of the department. Until needed, the excess space may be leased or let by the department at such rental and upon such terms and conditions as are approved by the Depar…

The department may contract with the Department of General Services to handle the rentals of any space over and above that which is required for the department and to furnish general supervision and maintenance in any building or improvement that is controlled by the department. …

The secretary may allocate space to the commissions, divisions, bureaus, advisory boards, and services that comprise the department or agencies that are subject to its jurisdiction in any building controlled by the department. The secretary may charge a rental for the space. (Ame…

The occupancy of any space that is not required by the department for the commissions, divisions, bureaus, advisory boards, and services specified in Section 654 shall be confined to that of other functions of the department, of other state agencies, of official agencies cooperat…

There is hereby created the California Iceberg Lettuce Commission to be thus known and designated. The commission is composed of 19 members, of which 14 are handlers as defined in Section 66532, four are members-at-large of which two may be grower-handlers from Arizona who otherw…

The director may require the commission to correct or cease any activity or function which is determined by the director not to be in the public interest or is in violation of this chapter. If the commission refuses or fails to cease such activities or functions or to make such c…

Either party may bring an action for judicial relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, which may issue a temporary restraining order, permanent injunction, or other applicable relief. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 434.)

The public member is appointed to the commission by the director from nominees recommended by the commission. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 555, Sec. 7.)

The commission shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body. It shall have the power to sue and be sued, to contract and be contracted with, and to have and possess all of the powers of a corporation. It shall adopt a corporate seal. Copies of its proceedings, rec…

The commission may appoint a president, a treasurer, a secretary, and any other necessary personnel to carry out this chapter. The compensation of each officer shall be fixed by the commission. No officer shall be a member of the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 555, Sec.…

Except as provided in Section 66561, each member of the commission is required to be a citizen and a resident of this state. Additionally: (a) Each handler member is required to be currently engaged in the handling of iceberg lettuce. Not more than two handler members shall be em…

Each of the five districts is represented by the following number of handlers: (a) District 1 has one member. (b) District 2 has three members. (c) District 3 has three members. (d) District 4 has five members. (e) District 5 has two members. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 555, Sec…

The regular term of office for handler members of the commission is three years, commencing April 1 of any year in which they are appointed, and, except with respect to the first of the members, each serves as follows: (a) District 1: one serves for three years. (b) District 2: o…

Members-at-large and the public representative shall serve 3-year terms. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 434.)

Each handler member for each district shall be elected by a plurality of votes cast by handlers in the district. Each handler who has handled iceberg lettuce in the district in which he is qualified to vote during the year preceding any election shall be entitled to one vote for …

Each member-at-large and the public member are persons nominated for appointment by the handler members of the commission and appointed by the director. Any nomination requires a plurality of votes cast by the handler members. When any positions later become vacant for any reason…

Immediately after January 1, 1978, the director shall establish a list of handlers in each district. Such list of handlers may be established from lists of such persons whose names and addresses appear on file in the department. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 434.)

The commission or the director, in preparing a list of handlers to be used pursuant to this chapter, may omit from the list any person who functions as a handler, but who handles less than 250,000 pounds of iceberg lettuce during a marketing season. Any person so omitted from the…

Lists of handlers may be obtained whenever and in the manner that the director deems necessary or advisable, including for the purpose of checking, comparing, or correcting the lists. The handler list shall, subject to any proper corrections, be final and conclusive in making det…

Any handler, whose name does not appear on the director’s list of handlers, but who is otherwise qualified to participate in the commission activities, may have his or her name established thereon by filing with the director a signed statement advising that he or she handled iceb…

Upon establishment of lists of handlers, the director shall call meetings of handlers in each district for the purpose of nominating persons to be appointed to the office of commissioner. At each district meeting for the nomination of members, the director, or an authorized repre…

Upon expiration of the voting period the director shall tabulate all votes and shall announce the names of those persons nominated for appointment as handler members of the commission from each district and shall appoint the nominees as members of the commission. (Added by Stats.…

Nonreceipt of notice of a meeting for the nomination of commissioners or of ballots shall not invalidate any such meeting, nomination, or election. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 434.)

The commission shall compile and maintain a list of qualified handlers. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 555, Sec. 17.)

Subsequent to the first election after January 1, 1978, persons to be appointed to the office of commissioner by the director shall be selected pursuant to such nomination and appointment procedures as shall be established by the rules and regulations adopted by the commission in…

If the position of a handler member becomes vacant due to failure to qualify, resignation, disqualification, death, or for any other reason, the position shall be filled by a qualified handler who is nominated by the handler members of the commission and appointed by the director…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), nine members of the commission, of which at least eight are handler members, constitute a quorum at any meeting for the transaction of all business and the carrying out of the duties of the commission. However, pending the appointment of…

The director or his or her representatives shall be notified and may attend each meeting of the commission and any committee meeting of the commission. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 958, Sec. 7.)

No commissioner shall receive a salary. Each commissioner shall be entitled to receive the sum of thirty-five dollars ($35) per day for each day spent in actual attendance on, or in traveling to and from, meetings of the commission or on special assignment for the commission, tog…

All moneys received by the commission or its designated agents from the assessments levied under the authority of this chapter or otherwise received by the commission or paid to it shall be deposited in such banks as the commission may designate and shall be disbursed by order of…

The State of California shall not be liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts. Payment of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or acts of the commission shall be limited to the funds collected by the commission. No member of the commiss…

The powers and duties of the commission include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) To elect a chairman and, from time to time, any other officers that it may deem advisable and to delegate to these officers any administrative duties that may appear advisable. (b) …

It is unlawful for any person subject to this division to do any of the following: (a) Make any false or fraudulent claim, or misrepresent the effects of material or method to be applied, apply any worthless or improper material, or otherwise engage in any unfair practices. (b) O…

It is also unlawful for any person that is subject to this division to do any of the following: (a) Make any false or fraudulent record or report. (b) Operate in any county without first having registered with the commissioner. (c) Operate equipment with incompetent or unqualifie…

A person shall not sell any livestock drug in this state prior to receipt of a registration certificate pursuant to this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 834, Sec. 1.)

The manufacturer of any livestock drug shall apply to the director for registration of the livestock drug. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1224.)

The application shall be in a form which is supplied by the director. It shall show all of the following: (a) The name of the applicant and the address of his principal place of business. (b) The name, brand, or trademark under which the livestock drug is to be sold. (c) The mini…