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CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.1.

6047.1.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) The state’s agricultural business economy could be seriously damaged if measures are not taken to prevent the transmittal of the plant killing bacterium that causes Pierce’s disease and to contain its vectors, particularly the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and if measures are not taken to prevent or inhibit infestations by other designated pests and diseases. Furthermore, progress made by winegrape growers and others in the adoption of integrated pest management and sustainable farming practices is threatened by these destructive pests and diseases.(b) The funding to accomplish the purposes of this article shall be derived from an assessment on all grapes grown in California and crushed for wine, wine vinegar, juice, concentrate, or beverage brandy.(c) This article is not intended to establish a precedent, or to supersede, or to reduce or in any way alter government funding of the effort to combat Pierce’s disease and other pests in this state.(d) The purposes of this article are enhanced by the many and varied efforts of other agricultural commodities’ industries to combat this bacterium and its vectors and other designated pests and diseases.(e) This article is enacted for the protection of the winegrape industry and is also declared to be enacted in the public interest and in the exercise of the police power of the state for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.(f) The assessments shall be collected and expended for purposes consistent with Sections 6046 and 6047.30.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 325, Sec. 2. (SB 2) Effective January 1, 2010. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.2.

6047.2.  For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall govern its construction:(a) “Board” means the Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board.(b) “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture.(c) “Marketing season” begins July 1 of each year and ends June 30 of the next year.(d) “Producer” means a grower, including a cooperative, of grapes in California for wine, wine vinegar, juice, concentrate, or beverage brandy.(e) “Processor” means a processor who crushes grapes in California for wine, wine vinegar, juice, concentrate, or beverage brandy.(f) “Person” means a producer, processor, or any other entity that holds title to grapes subject to assessment.(g) “Purchase” means the taking by sale, discount, negotiation, mortgage, pledge, lien, issue or reissue, gift, or any other voluntary transaction creating an interest in property. For purposes of this subdivision, “sale” shall consist of the passing of title from the seller to the buyer for a price.(h) “Purchased grapes” means grapes grown in California, crushed by a processor for wine, wine vinegar, juice, concentrate, or beverage brandy, and purchased from a person considered a separate entity from the purchaser.(i) “Grapes not purchased” means all other grapes grown in California and crushed by a processor for wine, wine vinegar, juice, concentrate, or beverage brandy, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Grapes grown by a person who is not considered a separate entity from the processor or who is a member of the processor cooperative.(2) Grapes not purchased and crushed to the account of a person who retains ownership of the grapes.(j) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(k) “Other designated pests and diseases” means pests and diseases designated by the secretary as provided in Section 6047.30.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 325, Sec. 3. (SB 2) Effective January 1, 2010. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.3.

6047.3.  (a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this section, the secretary shall create in the department the Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board, which shall consist of at least 14, but not more than 15 members, of which eight shall be representatives of producers who are not also processors and six shall be representatives of processors who are also producers.(b) The secretary shall appoint the members of the board from recommendations received from the industry. In making the appointments, the secretary shall select no more than one person from a producer or processor entity and shall ensure that there is representation on the board from each of the major grape production areas in the state.(c) The secretary may appoint one additional member to the board, from nominees received from the board, who shall serve as the public member. The public member shall represent the interests of the public in all matters coming before the board and shall have the same voting and other rights and immunities as other members of the board.(d) The secretary and other appropriate individuals, as determined by the board, shall be nonvoting ex officio members of the board.(e) It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that persons appointed to the board are intended to represent and further the interests of the industry concerned, and that this representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that, with respect to persons who are appointed to the board, the industry concerned is tantamount to, and constitutes, the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 485, Sec. 3. Effective September 10, 2004. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.3.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.3.5.

6047.3.5.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary, upon the recommendation of the board, may contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierce’s disease.(Added by renumbering Section 6047.35 by Stats. 2005, Ch. 12, Sec. 3. Effective June 9, 2005. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.4.

6047.4.  (a) The powers of the board shall be the following:(1) Submit recommendations to the secretary on, but not limited to, the following:(A) Selection of officers.(B) Terms of office for board members.(C) Annual assessment rate.(D) Annual budget.(E) Expenditures authorized under Sections 6047.5 and 6047.30.(2) Receive money from the assessment and other sources.(3) Adopt, amend, and rescind all proper and necessary bylaws and procedures.(4) Coordinate its activities with the secretary’s science advisory board and agricultural/governmental advisory task force.(b) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum of the board. The vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which there is a quorum constitutes an act of the board, except for actions taken pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 6047.7, which shall require a majority of the vote of the board. The board may continue to transact business at a meeting where a quorum is initially present, notwithstanding the withdrawal of members, provided any action is approved by the requisite majority of the required quorum.(c) As authorized by the board, members of the board may receive per diem and mileage in accordance with the rules of the Department of Human Resources for attendance at meetings and other approved board activities.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 17. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.5.

6047.5.  (a) Expenditure of the funds pursuant to this article shall be restricted to the following:(1) Reasonable administrative expenses of the board and the department, subject to the limitation in Section 6047.12.(2) The collection, enforcement, deposit, and handling of the assessments.(3) Notwithstanding Section 6047.12, costs to conduct a referendum.(4) Subject to subdivision (d) of Section 6047.1, research and other activities related to the transmittal of the plant killing Pierce’s disease bacterium and its vectors, particularly the glassy-winged sharpshooter, including, but not limited to, research of integrated pest management and other sustainable industry practices. The disbursement of research funds collected pursuant to Section 6047.7 shall be on a competitive bid basis, shall be exempt from the requirements of Sections 12798 and 12798.6, and may be encumbered with existing resources beyond the termination date of this statute.(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), data and related information and materials produced during the course of research conducted pursuant to this article that are in the possession of the department, the board, or any entity engaged in research funded pursuant to this article, shall be confidential and shall not be released for any purpose, except to the extent that they are included in any final publication of research, or except when required by a court order after a hearing in a judicial proceeding involving this article.(c) The restrictions in this section shall not apply to research conducted by the University of California or by other public agencies or public institutions that are subject to interagency agreements, except to the extent that they are consistent with policies of the entity engaged in research funded pursuant to this article on sponsored research and publication, which may allow for, among other things, a short period of review by the board in advance of publication.(d) Processors subject to this article and expenditure of the funds collected pursuant to this article are subject to audit by the department.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 485, Sec. 6. Effective September 10, 2004. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.6.

6047.6.  The secretary shall accept the recommendations of the board unless he or she determines that the recommendations are not practicable or in the interest of the industry or the public. The secretary shall provide the board with the reasons for his or her decision within 15 days if the secretary does not accept a recommendation of the board.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 741, Sec. 4. Effective September 20, 2002. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.7.

6047.7.  (a) During the first marketing season, beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the annual assessment shall be three dollars ($3) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000) assessed pursuant to Section 6047.9 for all grapes subject to assessment under this article. The department shall notify each processor of the established assessment as soon as practicable. For each marketing season thereafter, the following shall apply:(1) An annual assessment shall be recommended by the board and submitted to the secretary for approval in an amount not to exceed three dollars ($3) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000) assessed pursuant to Section 6047.9 for all grapes subject to assessment under this article.(2) The department shall notify each processor of the established assessment rate by July 15, or as soon thereafter as possible.(b) In no event shall there be an assessment on the following:(1) Material other than grapes, and defects, or other weight adjustments deducted from the gross weight ticket.(2) Any raisin-distilling material.(3) Grapes for which an assessment has been withheld, paid, or is already owed.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 231, Sec. 3. (AB 1642) Effective January 1, 2015. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.8.

6047.8.  (a) The assessment is the obligation of the producer.(b) For purchased grapes, the processor who purchases the grapes shall act on behalf of the person from whom the grapes were purchased in collecting and remitting the assessment, shall deduct the assessment from moneys owed by the processor, and shall pay the assessment as provided in this article.(c) For grapes not purchased, the processor who crushes the grapes shall do the following:(1) Charge the person who retains ownership of the grapes the assessment and pay the assessment as provided in this article.(2) Be responsible for the remittance of the assessment for the crushing of grapes from persons not considered a separate entity from the processor.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 103, Sec. 3. Effective July 25, 2001. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.9.

6047.9.  (a) For purposes of calculating the amount to be collected by the processor for purchased grapes, the assessment shall be based on the gross dollar value of the grapes, which is the gross dollar amount payable for the grapes before any deductions for governmental assessments and fees.(b) For purposes of calculating the assessment for grapes not purchased, the assessment shall be based on the following:(1) The tonnage of grapes delivered less material other than grapes and defects or other weight adjustments deducted from gross weight.(2) The weighted average price per ton delivered basis purchased from all nonrelated sources for wine, concentrate, juice, wine vinegar, and beverage brandy by processors, by type, variety, and reporting district where grown for the grapes delivered, sources as reported by the secretary pursuant to Section 55601.5 for the immediately preceding marketing season.(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 172. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.10.

6047.10.  (a) All assessments payable under this article shall be remitted to the department no later than January 10 of each year. The department shall deposit the assessments remitted in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(b) In no event shall any proprietary information specified in Section 6047.13 that is received by the department in collecting assessments be transferred to the board.(c) Processors shall not charge producers an administrative fee for collecting and remitting assessments.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 103, Sec. 3. Effective July 25, 2001. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.11 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.11.

6047.11.  Any producer who disputes the amount of the assessment may file a claim with the department. The producer shall prove his or her claim by a preponderance of the evidence.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 103, Sec. 3. Effective July 25, 2001. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.12.

6047.12.  (a) Expenditures charged by the department and the board for administrative purposes shall not exceed a total of 14 percent of the assessments collected pursuant to this article. Administrative purposes shall include, but not be limited to, all auditing expenses and all costs and attorney’s fees resulting from, or relating to, litigation involving this article against the department, or the board and its members and agents, and expenses associated with Section 6047.4 and paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 6047.5.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and the State Auditor shall maintain independent authority to audit the expenditure of industry assessments.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 73. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.13 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.13.

6047.13.  (a) All proprietary information obtained by the board or the department from producers, processors, or any other source, including, but not limited to, the name, addresses, and assessments collected from individual producers and processors in the possession of the board or the department, including processors’ lists of their producers and the assessment of individual producers, is confidential and shall not be disclosed, except when required by a court order issued upon a showing of good cause and that the information is necessary to a judicial proceeding involving this article.(b) Disclosure, as permitted under this section, shall be conducted in camera by the court.(c) The court shall, in the court’s discretion, issue orders restraining a party or parties to a judicial proceeding involving this article from disseminating any proprietary information to the public or any other person not a party to that judicial proceeding.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 12, Sec. 1. Effective June 9, 2005. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.14.

6047.14.  (a) The sole remedy against any producer who fails to pay the assessment and against any processor who fails to collect and remit assessments within the time required by the secretary shall be an action to collect the delinquent assessments and payment to the secretary a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment determined to be due and, in addition, payment to the secretary of 11/2 percent interest per month on the unpaid balance.(b) A producer may not bring any claim against a processor for damages, or otherwise, in connection with the assessment or the required deduction by the processor of the moneys owed to the producer as provided in this article.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 103, Sec. 3. Effective July 25, 2001. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6047.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 1 - GENERALLY|CHAPTER 9 - Specific Pest Control and Abatement Provisions|ARTICLE 8.5 - Pierce s Disease and the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter|Section 6047.15.

6047.15.  Upon termination of this article, and based upon a recommendation of the board subject to approval by the secretary, any collected assessments not required to defray financial obligations incurred pursuant to this article shall be returned on a pro rata basis to all persons from whom assessments were collected during the marketing season immediately preceding the date of termination or paid to any existing state or federal program engaged in disease prevention or research activities in the grape industry. The assessments refunded to processors shall be paid to producers if the assessment was previously deducted from moneys owed to the producer by the processor.(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 103, Sec. 3. Effective July 25, 2001. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2021, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2026, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)