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CA Food & Agri Code § 58608 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58608.

58608.  “Distributor” means any person that engages in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing, in intrastate commerce any commodity which he has produced or purchased or acquired from a producer or which he is marketing on behalf of a producer, whether as owner, agent, employee, broker, or otherwise. It does not, however, include a retailer, except a retailer that purchases or acquires from, or handles on behalf of any producer, any commodity which was not previously subjected to regulation by the marketing order which covers such commodity.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58608.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58608.1.

58608.1.  “Educational program,” unless otherwise defined in this chapter, means a program established by the director pursuant to this chapter that provides for the planning and implementation of activities designed to inform the general public of the processes of producing agricultural commodities and designed to foster cooperation and understanding between urban and rural sectors of society.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 385, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58609 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58609.

58609.  “Fish” means every form of fish, either salt water or fresh water fish, which is used for human consumption, except fish for canning, retorting, reduction, or use in an extraction process.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58610.

58610.  “General rules and regulations” means rules and regulations, which are applicable to all marketing orders and marketing agreements and are issued and made effective by the director without prior notice and public hearing, to provide uniform methods and procedures to facilitate the administration and enforcement of all such marketing orders and marketing agreements. Such uniform methods and procedures may include but shall not be limited to any of the following:(a) Methods and procedures which pertain to the receiving, depositing, and expenditure of moneys which are received from assessments collected pursuant to this chapter.(b) The preparation, handling, and payment of claim schedules for the payment of bills, salaries, and other obligations.(c) Establishing the maximum rates to be allowed for travel expenses of board members and board employees.(d) The preparation, verification, and filing of evidence which relates to violations of marketing orders, agreements, and marketing regulations which are authorized pursuant to this chapter and other fiscal and administrative activities which the director finds are necessary to obtain reasonable uniformity, efficiency, and economy in the administration and enforcement of such marketing orders and agreements of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58611 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58611.

58611.  “Handler,” except with respect to fish and seafood, means any person that is engaged within this state as a distributor in the business of distributing any commodity in intrastate commerce, or any person that is engaged as a processor in the business of processing any commodity. With respect to fish and seafood, it means any person that is engaged in the business of the distribution or sale of fish or seafood to restaurants, or to retailers for resale to consumers, or to any other persons or concerns for resale or for sale direct to consumers.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58612 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58612.

58612.  “Handling” means engaging in the business of a handler as defined in Section 58611.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58613 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58613.

58613.  “Major amendments” mean amendments to any marketing order or agreement which are made pursuant to Article 13 (commencing with Section 59021) of this chapter. It does not include a seasonal marketing regulation.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58614 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58614.

58614.  “Marketed by producers” means producer marketing, as defined by Section 58621.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58615 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58615.

58615.  “Marketing order” means an order which is issued by the director, pursuant to this chapter, which prescribes rules and regulations that govern the processing, distributing, or handling in any manner of any commodity within this state during any specified period.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58616 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58616.

58616.  “Minor amendments” are amendments to any marketing order or agreement which are made effective by the director upon recommendation of the advisory board which is concerned, as specified in Article 14 (commencing with Section 59051) of this chapter, with or without prior notice and public hearing, which change or modify the language or the provisions of any such marketing order or agreement for the purpose of clarification, or the removal of conflicts of meaning without involving changes or modifications of language, or provisions which are classed as major amendments.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58617 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58617.

58617.  “Person” means an individual, firm, corporation, association, or any other business unit, and, for the purposes of this chapter, includes any state agency which engages in any of the commercial activities which are regulated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58618 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58618.

58618.  “Processing” means engaging in the business of a processor as defined in Section 58619.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58619 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58619.

58619.  “Processor” means any person that is engaged within this state in the operation of receiving, grading, packing, canning, fermenting, distilling, extracting, preserving, grinding, crushing, or changing the form of any commodity for the purpose of preparing it for market or of marketing such commodity, or any other activities which are performed for the purpose of preparing it for market or of marketing such commodity. It does not, however, include a person that is engaged in manufacturing from any commodity, so changed in form, another and different product.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58620 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58620.

58620.  “Producer” means any person that is engaged within this state in the business of producing, or causing to be produced for market, any commodity.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58621 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58621.

58621.  “Producer marketing” means any or all operations which are performed by any producer in preparing for market. It includes selling, delivering, or disposing of for commercial purposes, to any handler any commodity which the producer has produced.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58622 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58622.

58622.  “Retailer” means any person that purchases or acquires any commodity for resale at retail to the general public for consumption off the premises. Such person is also included within the definition of distributor, to the extent that such person engages in the business of a distributor as defined in Section 58607.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58623 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58623.

58623.  “Seafood” means shellfish and every other form of animal or plant life which is taken from fresh or salt water and used for human consumption, except seafood which is used for canning, retorting, reduction, or used in an extraction process.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58624 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 58624.

58624.  “Seasonal marketing regulations” mean marketing regulations that are applicable to a particular marketing order or agreement which are made effective by the director pursuant to Article 19 (commencing with Section 59171) of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 58651.

58651.  It is hereby declared that the marketing of commodities in this state in excess of reasonable and normal market demands therefor; disorderly marketing of such commodities; improper preparation for market and lack of uniform grading and classification of commodities; unfair methods of competition in the marketing of commodities; and the inability of individual producers to maintain present markets or to develop new or larger markets for California-grown commodities, results in an unreasonable and unnecessary economic waste of the agricultural wealth of this state.Such conditions and the accompanying waste jeopardize the future continued production of adequate supplies of food, fiber, and other products of the farm and of the soil for the people of this and other states, and prevent producers from obtaining a fair return from their labor, their farms, and the commodities which they produce.As a consequence, the purchasing power of such producers has been in the past, and may continue to be in the future, unless such conditions are remedied, low in relation to that of persons engaged in other gainful occupations within the state. Producers are thereby prevented from maintaining a proper standard of living and from contributing their fair share to the support of the necessary governmental and educational functions, thus tending to increase unfairly the tax burdens of other citizens of this state.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 58652.

58652.  These conditions vitally concern the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state. It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to aid producers in preventing economic waste in the marketing of their commodities, to develop more efficient and equitable methods in the marketing of commodities and to aid producers in restoring and maintaining their purchasing power at a more adequate, equitable and reasonable level.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 58653.

58653.  The marketing of commodities within this state is hereby 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 § 58654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 58654.

58654.  The purposes of this chapter are to do the following:(a) Enable producers of this state, with the aid of the state, to correlate more effectively the marketing of their commodities with market demands for those commodities. (b) Establish orderly marketing of commodities. (c) Provide for uniform grading and proper preparation of commodities for market. (d) Provide methods and means for the maintenance of present markets, or for the development of new or larger markets, for commodities that are grown within this state or for the prevention, modification, or elimination of trade barriers that obstruct the free flow of those commodities to market. (e) Eliminate or reduce economic waste in the marketing of commodities. (f) Restore and maintain adequate purchasing power for the producers of this state.(g) Inform the general public of the processes of producing agricultural commodities. (h) Foster cooperation and understanding between urban and rural sectors of society.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 385, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 58655.

58655.  In any civil or criminal action or proceeding for violation of any of the following, proof that the act which is complained of was done in compliance with the provisions of this chapter or a marketing order which is issued pursuant to, and in furtherance of the purposes and provisions of this chapter, is a complete defense to such action or proceeding:(a) The Cartwright Act, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700), Part 2, Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.(b) The Unfair Practices Act, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000), Part 2, Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.(c) The Fair Trade Act, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 16900), Part 2, Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code.(d) Any rule of statutory or common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58657 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 58657.

58657.  The provisions of this chapter regarding the marketing of commodities are applicable to fish and seafood and persons that handle, process, or distribute fish and seafood.Any marketing order or agreement relating to fish and seafood shall affect handlers only. It may include only those provisions which are authorized by Sections 58889 and 58892, and any other provisions of this chapter necessary to carry out the purposes of Sections 58889 and 58892. Such provisions shall apply to all fish and seafood whether or not they are a product of this state.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 702.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58658 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 58658.

58658.  If any section, sentence, clause, or part of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter. The Legislature hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter and each section, sentence, clause, and part of this chapter despite the fact that one or more sections, sentences, clauses, or parts of this chapter is declared unconstitutional.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58659 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 58659.

58659.  The suspension, amendment, or termination of any marketing order or marketing agreement does not suspend or terminate any cause of action which has accrued under it, but such cause of action shall survive and exist the same as if such marketing order or agreement had not been suspended, amended, or terminated.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58660 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 58660.

58660.  It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the amendments of the statutory predecessor of Sections 58651 to 58653, inclusive, (former Section 1300.10) which were made at the 1959 General Session are enacted in the exercise of the power of this state for the purpose of protecting and furthering the public health and welfare.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58661 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 58661.

58661.  The term volume, or quantity, as used in this chapter, except Article 9 (commencing with Section 58881), may be in terms of gross dollar value if the director finds that such volume or quantity cannot be readily ascertained otherwise, or that gross dollar value is a more equitable measure of the commodity involved.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1176.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions|Section 58681.

58681.  This chapter does not apply to any order, rule, or regulation which is issued, or is issuable, by the Public Utilities Commission or the Interstate Commerce Commission with respect to the operation of common carriers.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58682 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions|Section 58682.

58682.  This chapter is not applicable to any retailer of any commodity except to the extent that such retailer also engages in the production, processing or distribution of any commodity.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 702.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 58711.

58711.  The director shall administer and enforce this chapter and may exercise any or all of the administrative powers which are conferred by Sections 11180 to 11191, inclusive, of the Government Code upon the head of a department of the state.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 58712.

58712.  In order to effectuate the declared purposes of this chapter, the director may issue, administer, and enforce the provisions of any marketing order issued pursuant to this chapter which regulates producer marketing or the handling of any commodity within this state.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 58713.

58713.  The director may do all of the following:(a) Confer and cooperate with the legally constituted authorities of other states and of the United States, for the purpose of obtaining uniformity in the administration of federal and state marketing regulations, licenses, or orders.(b) Conduct joint hearings and issue joint or concurrent marketing orders for the purposes and within the standards which are set forth in this chapter.(c) Exercise any administrative authority which is prescribed by this chapter to effect such uniformity of administration and regulation.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 2 - GENERAL MARKETING LAWS|CHAPTER 1 - California Marketing Act of 937|ARTICLE 4 - Administration|Section 58714.

58714.  The director may purchase general liability insurance for all marketing orders 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 orders 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 order as insured parties for claims made against the marketing order in its advisory capacity to the director or against the director regarding the activities of a marketing order. 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. 1.)