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CA Food & Agri Code § 78487 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council|Section 78487.

78487.  There is no fixed term for nonvoting members of the council. The agencies listed in Section 78486 may select an alternate for their representative.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78488 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council|Section 78488.

78488.  A majority of the voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business, including the election of officers.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78489 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council|Section 78489.

78489.  (a) The council shall select annually from its voting number, to serve at its pleasure, a president, vice president, and treasurer. The immediate past president shall serve as the president emeritus of the council.(b) The president, vice president, treasurer, and president emeritus, together with three other voting members, selected annually by the council, shall constitute the executive committee of the council. The executive committee may exercise any powers of the council that the council delegates to the executive committee.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 726, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78490 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council|Section 78490.

78490.  The council shall hold at least two regular meetings in each year at times and places that are fixed by the council. The council may meet in special meetings at any time and place at the call of the president or upon the written request of five members of the council. The executive committee may meet at any time and place at the call of the president or on call of a majority of the members of the executive committee.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 726, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78491 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council|Section 78491.

78491.  The voting members of the council shall receive forty dollars ($40) per day per diem for each day spent in actual attendance at the meetings or on the business of the council and shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, as approved by the secretary. Nonvoting members shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses, as approved by the secretary, at the same rate as voting members if the agency they represent does not reimburse them for those expenses. Alternates shall be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses, as approved by the secretary, and shall receive per diem at the same rate as voting members for meetings which they attend. Any member may refuse to accept per diem or expenses, or any portion thereof, to which he or she is entitled.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 726, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78492 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council|Section 78492.

78492.  No member of the council, except a member of the executive committee, shall receive per diem for more than seven days per month, except the chairperson, who may receive per diem for not more than 10 days per month.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78493 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council|Section 78493.

78493.  The director may require any employee or agent of the council to give a fidelity bond, executed by a surety company which is authorized to do business in this state, in favor of the director, in the sum, and containing any terms and conditions, that the director may prescribe. The cost of the fidelity bonds of employees or agents of the council shall be paid from the funds which are collected pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78494 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council|Section 78494.

78494.  No member or employee of the council shall be held responsible individually to any person for liability on any contract or agreement of the council. All salaries, expenses, costs, obligations, and liabilities which arise out of the administration and enforcement of this chapter are payable only from funds which are collected pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78495 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council|Section 78495.

78495.  An alternate member of the council shall sit as a voting member of the council if the member for whom he or she is an alternate does not attend any meeting of the council. When so serving, the alternate member has all of the powers, duties, liabilities, and immunities of the member in whose place he or she is serving, except that the alternate to the chair or vice chair shall not perform the functions of those offices.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78496 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 4 - California Seafood Council|Section 78496.

78496.  The Legislature finds and declares that fishermen, receivers, processors, wholesalers, or exporters appointed to the council pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the interest of the California commercial fisheries industry, and that this representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds and declares that, with respect to persons who are appointed to the council, the particular agricultural industry concerned is tantamount to, and constitutes, the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78501 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 78501.

78501.  The council shall keep books, records, and accounts of all of its transactions, dealings, contracts, agreements, funds, and expenditures that it deems necessary. The books, records, and accounts shall at all times be open to inspection and audit by the director.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78502 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 78502.

78502.  A member, alternate, agent, or employee of the council shall not do any of the following:(a) Appear before any legislative committee of the state or federal government as a representative of the council unless requested to do so by that committee. (b) Lobby in any manner as a representative of the council.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78503 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 78503.

78503.  Funds which are collected pursuant to this chapter shall not be used for political contributions.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78504 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Duties|Section 78504.

78504.  The council shall prepare, annually, summarized statements of the activities in which it has been engaged in the previous annual period, and of the activities in which it proposes to engage in the ensuing annual period. The statements shall be made available to all marketing associations, organizations of fishermen and receivers, processors, wholesalers, and exporters, and individuals that request them in writing.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78525 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 6 - Education, Research, and Public Information Programs|Section 78525.

78525.  The secretary shall conduct, or may cause the council to conduct, programs of education, research, or public information, that are designed to accomplish any of the following purposes, among others:(a) Publicize the positive contribution of California’s fishing industry and its people as providers of fresh, wholesome seafood products.(b) Educate the public to the value of California seafood as high quality, nutritious, and desirable.(c) Ensure the long-term availability of California-caught commercial seafood products by working with public and private organizations to preserve, protect, and enhance aquatic habitat and species.(d) Enhance the quality of seafood products from fishermen to consumers.(e) Support research and development to achieve the purposes of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 726, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78526 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 6 - Education, Research, and Public Information Programs|Section 78526.

78526.  No program or activity which is conducted or sponsored pursuant to this chapter shall make false or unwarranted claims, or disparage the quality, value, use, or sale of any commodity authorized by law to be marketed in this state. No program or activity shall be conducted with reference to a private brand or trade name which refers to seafood and seafood products from the California commercial fisheries.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78527 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 6 - Education, Research, and Public Information Programs|Section 78527.

78527.  The council shall not expend council funds for advertising brand name seafood products as determined by the council, except for promotions carried out on behalf of the council in markets outside of the State of California. The council may expend council funds to conduct cost-sharing advertising with nonbrand name seafood products from the California commercial fisheries.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1172, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78550 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 7 - Financial Provisions|Section 78550.

78550.  In order to carry out the programs and administer the activities that are conducted pursuant to this chapter, except as specified in Section 78557, a fee shall be established by the director and, thereafter, shall be recommended to the director by the council, based on an amount which is four-tenths of 1 percent of the ex-vessel price per pound paid for each pound of fish or shellfish specified in subdivision (a) of Section 78407 sold to a receiver, or sold by a fisherman directly to the public pursuant to Section 8033.5 of the Fish and Game Code. The fee shall be paid by the receiver or the fisherman, or both, and remitted to the director as specified in Section 78552. The amount of the fee for each species shall be established annually by the council for recommendation to the director, calculated to the nearest 1/10,000 of one cent ($0.0001) based on the formulation in this section. Individual fees shall be established for species identified in subdivision (a) of Section 78407. The council, with assistance from the Department of Fish and Game, may determine the fee structure for individual species and may average or consolidate fees for similar species to simplify landing fee reporting and accounting requirements. The amount of the fee shall be based on the landed weight of the fish or shellfish, as reported on the fish landing receipt made under Section 8043 of the Fish and Game Code. A fisherman selling to the public pursuant to Section 8033.5 of the Fish and Game Code shall remit the fee directly to the director as specified in Section 78552.To facilitate collection of fees from receivers or fishermen who handle a small volume of fish and shellfish specified in subdivision (a) of Section 78407, receivers or fishermen whose estimated monthly fee payments do not exceed ten dollars ($10) may file reports and submit fees on a quarterly basis. Payments are delinquent if not submitted within 60 days following the end of the quarter in which they are due.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1172, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78551 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 7 - Financial Provisions|Section 78551.

78551.  The fisherman and the receiver shall each pay one-half of the fee established pursuant to Section 78550 for each pound of fish landed. If the fishermen vote, pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 78575), not to participate in the council, a fisherman is not required to pay any fees pursuant to this chapter. If the receivers vote, pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 78575), not to participate in the council, a receiver is not required to pay any fees pursuant to this chapter. If either fishermen or receivers, but not both, vote in favor of the council, the fee charged the group voting in favor of the council shall not exceed one-half of the fee established pursuant to Section 78550.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78552 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 7 - Financial Provisions|Section 78552.

78552.  The fees, whether from fishermen or receivers, or both, that are collected pursuant to this article shall be forwarded by the receivers, except as provided under Section 78552.5, directly to the council on behalf of the secretary. The administrative office of the council shall supply forms necessary for the remittance of the fees. The secretary may consult with the Director of Fish and Wildlife and enter into agreements with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, when he or she deems it necessary and reasonable, to assist in the administration of this article and to ensure compliance with this article. The secretary and the Director of Fish and Wildlife may enter into an interagency agreement on behalf of the council to provide names and addresses of commercial fish businesses selected annually by the Department of Fish and Wildlife for fish landing fee examinations. The listing of names and addresses is a confidential document.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 41. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78552.5 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 7 - Financial Provisions|Section 78552.5.

78552.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, in any calendar year in which a fisherman who is selling to the public lands, or a receiver receives, less than 10,000 pounds in the aggregate of fish or shellfish in all fisheries combined or for which the annual fees that would otherwise be due by that fisherman or receiver to the council for those fish or shellfish totals less than twenty-five dollars ($25), the fisherman selling to the public or the receiver shall not pay any fees pursuant to this chapter.(b) In any calendar year in which a fisherman who is selling to the public lands, or a receiver receives, 10,000 pounds or more in the aggregate of fish or shellfish in all fisheries combined, or for which the annual fees that are due by that fisherman or receiver to the council for those fish or shellfish totals twenty-five dollars ($25) or more, the fisherman selling to the public or the receiver shall remit the fees on or before February 28 of the year following the landing or receipt. Any fees that are not received on or before February 28 of the year following the landing or receipt of fish or shellfish for which the fees are due is delinquent and subject to collection pursuant to Section 78554.(c) If, in any calendar year, a fisherman lands less than 10,000 pounds in the aggregate of fish or shellfish in all fisheries combined, and has paid fees to the council, the fisherman may apply for a refund of the amount paid, not to exceed a total of twenty-five dollars ($25). An application for refund shall be submitted on a form supplied by the council and shall include documentation in the form of landing receipts submitted to the Department of Fish and Game pursuant to Section 8046 of the Fish and Game Code for all species landed and proof of fees paid. Applications for refunds shall be received at the council office on or before March 31 of the year following the landing or receipt of fish or shellfish for which the fees were paid.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 726, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78553 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 7 - Financial Provisions|Section 78553.

78553.  (a) Each receiver who is required by this chapter to pay a fee or collect a fee from fishermen shall maintain a complete and accurate record of all transactions subject to the fee. These records shall contain any information required by the director relating to the collection of fees, shall be preserved for a period of three years, and shall be available for review upon demand by the director or the director’s duly authorized agent.(b) Any information obtained by the director or the director’s duly authorized agent from inspection or audit of records shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required in a judicial proceeding.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78554 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 7 - Financial Provisions|Section 78554.

78554.  (a) The collection of funds from anyone who does not pay or remit fees due and payable shall be conducted as follows:(1) Pursuant to Section 8053 of the Fish and Game Code.(2) When the secretary makes a determination that fees due pursuant to this chapter are deficient, the secretary may determine the amount of the deficiency, including any applicable penalty. Section 59234.5 shall apply to deficiency determinations made pursuant to this section.(3) This subdivision is supplemental to any other provisions for collection and imposition of fees and penalties provided by this chapter. In lieu of proceeding pursuant to this section, the secretary may file a complaint for collection of unpaid fees as provided by law.(b) A person who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than 10 days or more than six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Each violation during any day is a separate offense.(c) A person who violates any provision of this chapter is liable civilly in an amount of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation. Each violation during any day is a separate offense.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 726, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78555 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 7 - Financial Provisions|Section 78555.

78555.  Every claim or refund for credit for overpayment of fees shall be in writing and shall state the specific ground upon which the claim is based.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 78556 (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 23 - California Seafood Council|ARTICLE 7 - Financial Provisions|Section 78556.

78556.  Sections 8058 to 8070, inclusive, of the Fish and Game Code apply to claims for overpayment of fees to the secretary. For purposes of this section, “department,” as used in those sections, means the Department of Food and Agriculture, and “landing fee” means the fees imposed pursuant to this article.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 42. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)