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CA Food & Agri Code § 64309 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - The Dairy Council of California Law|ARTICLE 11 - Financing Plan|Section 64309.

64309.  (a) Any money that is collected by the secretary pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in a bank or other depository that is approved by the Director of Finance. Those funds shall be deposited and disbursed in conformity with appropriate regulations prescribed by the secretary and may be allocated to pay for expenses generated by the auditing requirement imposed by subdivision (b). The expenditure of those funds shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 925.6 of the Government Code.(b) All expenditures by the council shall be audited at least annually by one of the following means:(1) By contract with a certified public accountant.(2) By contract with a public accountant holding a valid permit issued by the California Board of Accountancy.(3) By contract with a public accounting firm.(4) By agreement with the Department of Finance.(c) A copy of the audit shall be delivered within 30 days after its completion to the Governor, the secretary, and the Controller.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 304, Sec. 109. (AB 590) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64310 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - The Dairy Council of California Law|ARTICLE 11 - Financing Plan|Section 64310.

64310.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, money that is collected by the secretary pursuant to this chapter is continuously appropriated to the department to carry out the duties that are imposed upon the secretary and the council pursuant to this chapter. The appropriation that is made in this section is exempt from the operation of Section 16304 of the Government Code.(b) The money that is collected by the secretary pursuant to this chapter shall be disbursed by the council only for the necessary expenses incurred by the council and the secretary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including the payment of refunds that are authorized pursuant to this chapter. The council may disburse these funds in authorized activities related to particular dairy products without reference to the branches of the dairy industry from which these funds are derived.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 304, Sec. 110. (AB 590) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64311 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - The Dairy Council of California Law|ARTICLE 11 - Financing Plan|Section 64311.

64311.  Any money that is deposited pursuant to Section 64309 that the secretary determines is available for investment may be invested or reinvested by the Treasurer or the council in any of the securities described in Article 1 (commencing with Section 16430) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, or placed in a depository as provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16500) of Part 2 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, and handled in the same manner as money in the State Treasury. For these purposes, these moneys may also be combined with funds determined by the secretary to be available for investment pursuant to Section 58939 of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 21 of the Food and Agricultural Code.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 304, Sec. 111. (AB 590) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64312 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - The Dairy Council of California Law|ARTICLE 11 - Financing Plan|Section 64312.

64312.  Any increment that is received from investment, reinvestment, or deposit of money pursuant to Section 64311 shall be deposited to the credit of the council. The Treasurer may deduct from this remittance an amount equal to the reasonable costs incurred in carrying out the provisions of this article or may bill the secretary for the costs and the secretary shall pay the costs from moneys collected pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 304, Sec. 112. (AB 590) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64320 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - The Dairy Council of California Law|ARTICLE 12 - Referendum|Section 64320.

64320.  (a) Between July 1 and December 31 of each year ending in the number three or eight, the secretary shall, by the public hearing procedure, and if appropriate, the referendum procedure, provided for in this article, determine whether the council program provided for in this chapter shall continue in effect.(b) If the secretary finds from evidence received at the hearing that a substantial question exists as to whether the council program is contrary to or does not effectuate the declared purposes or provisions of this chapter, the council program shall be submitted to referendum as provided in subdivision (c).(c) If the secretary determines that a referendum procedure is appropriate, the secretary shall establish a referendum period of not to exceed 30 days during which period ballots shall be submitted to all producers and handlers on a statewide basis. If the secretary determines that the referendum period does not provide sufficient time for the balloting, the secretary may extend the referendum for an additional period not to exceed 30 days. The ballots shall provide a “yes” or “no” voting alternative to the question:“Shall the Dairy Council of California be continued for the next five fiscal years beginning July 1 following this referendum?”(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 371, Sec. 21. (AB 425) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - The Dairy Council of California Law|ARTICLE 12 - Referendum|Section 64321.

64321.  If the council program is submitted to a referendum, the secretary shall find that producers and handlers statewide have assented to the council program if the secretary finds both of the following:(a) Sixty-five percent or more of the total number of handlers voting approve the council program.(b) (1) No less than 51 percent of the total number of eligible producers in the state voted in the referendum.(2) Sixty-five percent or more of the total number of eligible producers who voted in the referendum and who produced 51 percent or more of the total amount of fluid milk produced during the second calendar month preceding the month of the beginning of the referendum period by all producers who voted in the referendum approve the council program, or 51 percent or more of the total number of eligible producers who voted in the referendum and who produced 65 percent or more of the total amount of fluid milk produced during the second calendar month preceding the month of the beginning of the referendum period by all producers who voted in the referendum, approve the council program.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 371, Sec. 22. (AB 425) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64321.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - The Dairy Council of California Law|ARTICLE 12 - Referendum|Section 64321.5.

64321.5.  If the secretary finds that producers and handlers have not assented to the council program pursuant to Section 64321, the council program may be resubmitted to a referendum as prescribed in this article within a period of no less than 60 days and no more than 180 days after the secretary announces the plan was not approved.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 371, Sec. 23. (AB 425) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - The Dairy Council of California Law|ARTICLE 12 - Referendum|Section 64322.

64322.  (a) If the secretary finds that producers and handlers have not assented to the council program pursuant to Section 64321 or, if the council program is resubmitted, Section 64321.5, operation of the provisions of this chapter and of the council shall be suspended beginning on July 1 following the referendum or, in the case of resubmission, referendums.(b) After the effective date of suspension of the operation of the provisions of this chapter and of the council, the operations of the council shall be wound up, and any real and personal property held in the name of the council shall be liquidated and the proceeds, along with any and all remaining money held by the council, collected by assessment and not required to defray the expenses of winding up and terminating operations of the council, shall be returned upon a pro rata basis to all persons from whom assessments were collected in the immediately preceding three months. However, if the secretary finds that the amounts returnable pursuant to this subdivision are so small as to make impractical the computation and remitting of the pro rata refund to these persons, any moneys remaining after payment of all expenses of winding up and terminating operations shall be withdrawn from the approved depository and paid into the State Treasury as unclaimed trust moneys.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 371, Sec. 24. (AB 425) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 1 - The Dairy Council of California Law|ARTICLE 12 - Referendum|Section 64323.

64323.  A ballot filed with the secretary pursuant to this chapter is confidential and shall not be divulged unless necessary for the proper determination of a court proceeding or hearing before the secretary.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 304, Sec. 118. (AB 590) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 64501.

64501.  This chapter shall be known as the “California Beef Council Law.”(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 64502.

64502.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 64503.

64503.  “Beef” includes veal.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 64504.

64504.  “Beef products” includes veal products.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 64505.

64505.  “Council” means the California Beef Council.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 64506.

64506.  “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, association, cooperative association, and any other business unit or organization.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 132. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions|Section 64507.

64507.  “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of raising, breeding, feeding, or growing cattle or calves for dairy production or for beef production.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 64531.

64531.  It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the power of this state for the purposes of protecting and furthering the public health and welfare. It is further declared that the cattle industry of this state is affected with a public interest, in that, among other things:(a) The production, processing, manufacture, and distribution of beef and beef products constitute a paramount industry of this state which not only provides substantial and required revenues for the state and its political subdivisions, and employment and a means of livelihood for many thousands of its population, but also furnishes essential foods that are vital to the public health and welfare.(b) The stabilization, maintenance, and expansion of the cattle industry of California, and of the state, nationwide, and foreign markets for its products are necessary to assure the consuming public an adequate supply of foods which are indispensable in a proper human diet, to protect, for the state and its political subdivisions, a necessary source of tax revenue, to provide and maintain an adequate standard of living for a great segment of the population of this state, to maintain proper wage scales for those engaged in the cattle industry, and to maintain existing employment.(c) The essentiality of beef and beef products in a proper human nutrition and to the maintenance of a high level of public health is such as to require that the public be made thoroughly aware thereof, and be protected against misrepresentation and deception, by the dissemination of accurate and scientific information relative to the healthful qualities of beef and beef products, their various classifications and the food values and industrial and medicinal uses thereof, the methods, care and precautions necessary to their proper production, processing, manufacture, and distribution, and the necessary costs and expenses thereof, and the necessity and desirability on the part of the public of using and consuming beef and beef products of the highest standards of quality.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64532 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 64532.

64532.  The purposes of this chapter are as follows:(a) To enable the cattle industry, with the aid of the state, to develop, maintain, and expand the state, nationwide, and foreign markets for beef and beef products produced, processed, manufactured, sold, or distributed in this state, for human consumption, and the use and consumption of these beef and beef products in those markets.(b) In aid, but not in limitation, of the purpose in subdivision (a), to authorize and enable the director to formulate and effectuate, directly or in cooperation with other agencies and instrumentalities which are specified in this chapter, research relating to the nutritional qualities of beef and beef products and public consumption patterns and trends, and sales stimulation and consumer, or other, educational programs designed to increase the use and consumption of beef and beef products for human consumption.(c) To provide funds for the administration and enforcement of this chapter by mandatory fees to be collected in the manner which is prescribed in this chapter, unless producers elect to provide those funds through voluntary contributions pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 64671).(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 265, Sec. 1. Effective July 11, 1986.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64533 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 64533.

64533.  This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any section, sentence, clause, or part of this chapter is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision does not affect the remaining portion of this chapter but such unconstitutional or invalid provision is separable from the valid parts of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64534 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 64534.

64534.  Any violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor.(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 265, Sec. 2. Effective July 11, 1986.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64561 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 64561.

64561.  The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, and may exercise any of the administrative powers which are conferred by Sections 11180 to 11191, inclusive, of the Government Code upon a head of a department. In order to effectuate the declared purposes of this chapter, the director may contract to carry out the declared intent and purposes of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64562 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 64562.

64562.  Upon recommendations by the council the director may establish consistent with this chapter such regulations which cover the administration and enforcement of this chapter as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and attain the objectives of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64563 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 64563.

64563.  Upon the issuance of any regulations that affect this chapter, a copy of the regulations shall be posted on the department’s Internet Web site. A copy of the regulations shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in Sacramento, California, and in any other newspaper that the secretary may prescribe. No regulation shall become effective until five days after the date of the posting and publication. The secretary shall mail a copy of the notice of the issuance of the regulations to every person that is directly affected by the regulations whose name and address may be on file in the office of the secretary and to every person who files in the office of the secretary a written request for the notice.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 223, Sec. 4. (AB 3260) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64564 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 64564.

64564.  The director may purchase general liability insurance for the council 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 council. The insurance policy shall name the director, in his or her official capacity, and the council as insured parties for claims made against the council in its advisory capacity to the director or against the director regarding the activities of the council. 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. 4.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 64591 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 22 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS|PART 2 - MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS|CHAPTER 2 - California Beef Council Law|ARTICLE 4 - California Beef Council|Section 64591.

64591.  There is in the state government the California Beef Council which consists of 20 members and 20 alternates, all of whom shall be citizens and residents of this state and producers, packers, or processors.The secretary shall appoint to the council six range cattlemen, six cattle feeders, and six dairymen nominated as producers and two packers or processors as hereinafter provided for, giving due regard to proper geographic distribution. This requirement shall not, however, operate to remove from office any member of the council. Subject to the provisions of this section and of Section 64592, present members of the council shall be eligible for reappointment.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 291, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)