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CA Food & Agri Code § 59504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59504.

59504.  “Commodity” means any horticultural, viticultural, or vegetable product of the soil, aquacultural, livestock and livestock products, and poultry and poultry products. It does not, however, include milk or milk products.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 810, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59505.

59505.  “Dealer” means any distributor or retailer.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59506.

59506.  “Distributor” means any person, except a retailer, that acquires and distributes any commodity at wholesale or retail.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59507.

59507.  “Handler” means any person that receives any commodity from the producer for the purpose of marketing it.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59508.

59508.  “Marketing program” means any program which contains provisions which are authorized by Article 8 (commencing with Section 59801) of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59509 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59509.

59509.  “Primary channel of trade” means that transaction in which the producer or a cooperative marketing association of producers transfers physical possession of the commodity to another person in the current of commercial trade.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59510.

59510.  “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of growing or producing any commodity for commercial use.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59511.

59511.  “Processor” means any person that buys, or otherwise takes title to or possession of, any commodity for the purpose of processing or manufacturing it or selling, reselling, or redelivering it in dried, canned, extracted, fermented, distilled, or other preserved form. It also includes all of the following:(a) Any person or exchange that conducts such business.(b) Any person or exchange that buys any commodity from the producer of the commodity for the purpose of reselling it to any person or exchange that conducts such business.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59512.

59512.  “Proration” means the application of allocated quantities or percentages under a uniform rule to the production, or merchantable production, of all producers that are affected, for the purpose of regulating the quantity of any commodity which may be harvested, prepared for market, or marketed in primary channels of trade during any specified period.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59513.

59513.  “Proration zone” means any district for which a marketing program is proposed or has been instituted.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 59514.

59514.  “Retailer” means any person that is engaged in the business of making retail sales direct to the general public.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59541 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 59541.

59541.  The Legislature declares that: The disorderly marketing of commodities in this state; the improper preparation for market; the lack of uniform grade specifications or uniform inspection of commodities; the marketing of commodities in excess of reasonable or normal market demands therefor; or the inability of individual producers to expand existing markets or to develop new or larger markets for California grown commodities tends to prevent agricultural producers from maintaining a proper standard of living or from contributing their fair share to the support of necessary governmental and educational functions and thereby tends to increase unfairly the tax burden of other citizens of this state.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59542 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 59542.

59542.  The conditions set forth in Section 59541 vitally concern the health, peace, safety and general welfare of the people of this state. It is declared to be the policy of this state to aid agricultural producers in preventing or correcting adverse marketing conditions, improving existing marketing conditions, expanding existing markets, promoting new or broader markets, developing more orderly or efficient or equitable methods in the marketing of commodities and thereby to aid agricultural producers to achieve and maintain a purchasing power at an equitable and reasonable level.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59543 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 59543.

59543.  The production and marketing of commodities by producers within this state is declared to be affected with a public interest. The provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this state for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.(Enacted By Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59545 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 59545.

59545.  Any order of the director which makes effective a marketing program, and any other order of the director which substantially affects the rights of any interested party, may be reviewed by any court of competent jurisdiction. Any such action shall be commenced withn 30 days after the effective date of the order which is complained of.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1186.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59546 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 59546.

59546.  If producers of any commodity which is regulated by a marketing program that is issued by the director pursuant to the provisions of this chapter are required to comply with minimum quality, condition, size, or maturity regulations, no person may, except as otherwise provided in such program, process, distribute, or otherwise handle any of such commodity from any source, whether produced within or without this state, which commodity does not meet such minimum requirements which are applicable to producers of the commodity in this state.Such regulations do not, however, apply to any commodity which has been produced outside of this state and is in transit on the effective date of the regulations.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59571 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions|Section 59571.

59571.  By reason of the climatic and other conditions which relate to the production and marketing of figs for canning purposes, no marketing program pursuant to this chapter shall be established for figs for canning purposes.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59572 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions|Section 59572.

59572.  By reason of the climatic conditions and other factors which relate to the production of grapes in such counties, no marketing program shall be applicable to grapes in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Lake, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda, San Benito, Solano, San Luis Obispo, Contra Costa, Monterey, and Marin Counties, or any of them.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59607 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 59607.

59607.  The director may appoint an attorney and shall provide for such other personnel as may be necessary and shall prescribe their duties.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59611 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 59611.

59611.  The director may conduct hearings and investigations to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1186.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59612 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 59612.

59612.  In the conduct of any hearing, inquiry, or investigation, the director may administer oaths, and issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, maps, accounts, documents, and testimony in any inquiry, investigation, or hearing which is ordered or undertaken in any part of the state.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59614 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 59614.

59614.  The superior court of the county in which any inquiry, investigation, or hearing is held may compel the attendance of witnesses and require the disclosure by the witnesses of all facts known to them, relative to the matters under investigation, and the production of papers, maps, books, accounts, documents, and testimony as required by any subpoenas issued by the director.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59615 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 59615.

59615.  Any party that disobeys any order or subpoena which is issued pursuant to the authority of the director is guilty of contempt and shall be certified to the superior court of the county in which the contempt occurs, which court shall punish the contempt.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59616 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 59616.

59616.  The director through his duly authorized representatives and agents, including any proration zone agent who is in charge of a marketing program, shall have access, solely for the purposes of investigating possible violations of any marketing program, to the records of every producer, dealer, distributor, public or private property transporatation agency, and handler of a commodity as to which a marketing program has been instituted. He shall have at all times free and unimpeded access to any building, yard, warehouse, store, or transportation facility or other place in which any commodity under a marketing program is kept, stored, handled, or transported. All information which is obtained is confidential and shall not be disclosed unless required in a judicial proceeding.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59617 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 59617.

59617.  In carrying out his duties under this chapter, the director may utilize the facilities and personnel of the state and county departments of agriculture.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59618 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 59618.

59618.  A full and accurate record of business or acts which are performed, or of testimony which is taken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be kept and be placed on file in the office of the director.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 371.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59619 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 59619.

59619.  The director may purchase general liability insurance for all marketing programs subject to the provisions of this chapter in an amount he or she determines as necessary. The cost of the insurance shall be paid by the affected marketing programs on a pro rata basis. The insurance policy shall name the director, in his or her official capacity, and all persons, collectively, that are subject to the marketing program as insured parties for claims made against the marketing program in its advisory capacity to the director or against the director regarding the activities of the marketing program. The director, after consultation with the Attorney General, may refer claims to the insurance carrier for appropriate action. In the alternative, the director may require that claims be handled in the manner otherwise specified in this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 383, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59641 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone|Section 59641.

59641.  Ten or more producers of the variety or kind of commodity which is to be affected may file with the director a petition for the establishment of a proration zone and the institution of a marketing program.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1186.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59642 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone|Section 59642.

59642.  The petition shall, among other things, contain or be accompanied by all of the following:(a) A description of the district which comprises the proration zone upon which the proposed marketing program is to be based.(b) A general statement of facts which sets forth the necessity for instituting a marketing program.(c) A draft of a proposed marketing program, or a statement of the principal features which are to be included in the proposed marketing program.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59643 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone|Section 59643.

59643.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 59654, if, after receiving a petition for the establishment of a proration zone and a proposed marketing program for it, the director determines that such proposed proration zone and proposed marketing program are consistent with the provisions of this chapter, the director shall hold a public hearing at some central point which is located within the area described in the petition and proposed to be established as a proration zone.If the director determines that the proposed proration zone or proposed marketing program is not consistent with the provisions of this chapter, no hearing need be held.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1186.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59645 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone|Section 59645.

59645.  Prior to holding a public hearing upon a proposed proration zone and a proposed marketing program, the director:(a) May require the petitioners to file with the department a good and sufficient undertaking to cover the probable cost of conducting the hearing and instituting a marketing program.(b) Shall establish a list of producers of the commodity which is affected within the area which comprises the proposed proration zone.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59646 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone|Section 59646.

59646.  In establishing the list of producers, the director may issue a notice to handlers which requires them to file with the director a certified report that shows all of the following:(a) The name and mailing address of the handler.(b) The quantities of the commodity that is to be affected, which were handled by the handler in the marketing season next preceding the filing of the report, together with a reasonable determination of the quantity so handled which was produced within the proposed boundaries of the proration zone.(c) The correct name and mailing address of each producer, whose producing operations are located within the proposed proration zone, from whom the handler received the commodity which is to be affected, during the next preceding season. (d) The quantities of the commodity which were received by the handler from each such producer in the marketing season next preceding the filing of the report.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59647 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone|Section 59647.

59647.  The notice to handlers which requires them to file the lists shall be published by the director pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code in the capital of the state and in such other localities as the director may require, and shall be mailed to all handlers of the commodity that are directly affected, of record with the department. The lists of producers shall be filed by handlers within 10 days from the last date of publication of the notice.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59648 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone|Section 59648.

59648.  In addition, the director may obtain lists of producers that are affected, whenever and in such manner as he may deem necessary or advisable for the purpose of checking, comparing, or correcting such lists. The director shall maintain a current list of producers which is based upon the records of operations under each marketing program. Such producer list shall, subject to any proper corrections, be final and conclusive in making determinations relative to the assent by producers upon a marketing program.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59649 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone|Section 59649.

59649.  Any producer that produces the commodity which is affected by any proposed or existing marketing program, whose name does not appear upon the director’s list of producers affected, may have his name established upon such list by filing with the director a signed statement which states that he produced such commodity in the next preceding season and gives the quantity which was produced and the quantity which was delivered into primary channels of trade in such season.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone|Section 59650.

59650.  Notice of the public hearing shall be mailed to a list of producers within the proposed zone at least 10 days prior to such hearing. The list of producers shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Sections 59646, 59647, 59648, and 59649. A notice of such public hearing shall also be given at least 10 days prior to such hearing by publication pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in the area proposed as the proration zone. If the proposed proration zone includes areas that are noncontiguous, the director shall hold a hearing in each.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 59651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 2 - The Agricultural Producers Marketing Law|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of Proration Zone|Section 59651.

59651.  At the public hearing, the director shall receive evidence offered by the petitioners in support of the proposed proration zone and the proposed marketing program and evidence from any interested person in support of, or in opposition to, them. All testimony at the hearings shall be under oath.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)