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CA Food & Agri Code § 55021 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 55021.

55021.  All funds received from the assessments levied pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in banks that the commission may designate and be accounted for in a manner prescribed by the commission, and shall be disbursed by order of the commission through an agent or agents as it may designate for that purpose.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55022 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 3 - Administration|Section 55022.

55022.  (a) Upon receipt of a recommendation from the committee for the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of regulations, the secretary shall within 30 working days do one of the following:(1) Initiate the rulemaking process with the regulation as recommended by the committee.(2) Decline to initiate the rulemaking process and provide the committee with a written statement of reasons for the decision.(3) Request that the committee provide additional information regarding the recommended regulations.(b) All regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be adopted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code and may be subsequently repealed or amended as provided for in that chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 4 - Duties and Powers|Section 55040.

55040.  The powers and duties of the committee shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(a) Identifying rices that have characteristics of commercial impact.(b) Recommending to the secretary proposed regulations establishing terms and conditions for planting, producing, processing, or handling rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a), including, but not limited to, seed application requirements, field buffer zones, handling requirements, seed testing, and identity preservation requirements. All rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be subject to an identity preservation program.(c) Reviewing the efficacy of terms, conditions, and identity preservation programs imposed on the planting, producing, processing, or handling of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) using the most current industry standards and generally accepted scientific principles.(d) Recommending to the secretary on all matters pertaining to this chapter, including, but not limited to, the amendment or repeal of regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, enforcement of this chapter, and setting the assessment rates.(e) The committee shall review each rice identified as having characteristics of commercial impact not less often than every two years, or upon receipt of a petition from a handler of rice. A handler of rice identified as having characteristics of commercial impact may not file more than one petition on a particular variety of rice in any two-year period.(f) Neither the recommendations of the committee nor any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be construed as establishing any production, processing, or market tolerance.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55047 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 4 - Duties and Powers|Section 55047.

55047.  The committee shall recommend to the secretary that regulations be adopted, amended, or repealed by the secretary to accomplish all of the following purposes:(a) Maintain the integrity and prevent the contamination of rice which has not been identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040.(b) Prevent the introduction of diseases, weeds, or other pests.(c) Ensure that persons handling seed for the production of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, or that persons bringing rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040 into the state for processing, notify the commission of the location of planting sites and of the dates and procedures for planting, producing, processing, or handling of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040.(d) Ensure that persons receiving rice having been identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040 produced outside the state for processing notify the commission of the location of the receipt and of the procedures for processing or handling the rice to prevent commercial impact to other rice and the spread of weeds, diseases, or other pests.(e) Ensure enforcement of terms and conditions imposed on the planting, processing, or handling of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040.(f) Encourage research and development of new types of rice.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55050 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 5 - Commercial Impact Rice|Section 55050.

55050.  Except as provided for in Section 55052, no person may plant, produce, process, or handle rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, except in compliance with this chapter. Regulations shall be adopted by the secretary, in accordance with Section 55022, to accomplish all of the following purposes:(a) Maintain the integrity and prevent contamination of rice which has not been identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040.(b) Prevent the introduction of disease, weeds, or other pests.(c) Ensure that persons handling seed for the production of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040 or bringing rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040 into the state for processing notify the commission of the location of planting sites and of the dates and procedures for planting, producing, processing, or handling of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040.(d) Ensure that persons receiving rice having been identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040 produced outside the state for processing notify the commission of the location of the receipt and of the procedures for processing or handling the rice to prevent commercial impact to other rice and the spread of weeds, diseases, or other pests.(e) Enforce the restrictions and conditions imposed on the planting, producing, processing, or handling of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040.(f) Encourage research and development of new types of rice.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 5 - Commercial Impact Rice|Section 55051.

55051.  Except as specified in Section 55052, rice shall not be planted, produced, processed, or handled unless it has been reviewed by the committee for the purposes of making the findings set forth in Section 55040, and if necessary, the establishment of regulations pursuant to Section 55047.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55052 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 5 - Commercial Impact Rice|Section 55052.

55052.  (a) Except as set forth in this section, this chapter shall not apply to 50 acres or less of rice of any type planted for research purposes. No one type may be planted on more than 50 acres in the state and be considered research within the meaning of this section. Any person conducting research on 50 acres or less shall notify the committee of the location of the acreage involved, and the proposed procedures for planting, producing, processing, or handling the rice. The committee shall review and approve, modify, or reject the proposed procedures to ensure that the research will not result in commercial impacts to other rice. The committee shall accept any procedures that have been previously approved or accepted by an agency of state or federal government unless the committee provides written justification for modifying or rejecting the procedures.(b) In addition to the information required pursuant to subdivision (a), the committee may require any person proposing to conduct research using rice brought into the state from another state or country to provide the committee with proposed procedures to ensure that the introduced rice is free of diseases, weeds, or other pests. The committee shall review and approve, modify, or reject the proposed procedures. The committee shall accept any procedures that have been previously approved or accepted by an agency of state or federal government unless the committee provides written justification for modifying or rejecting the procedures.(c) The notice required pursuant to this section shall not require specific information regarding the attributes of the rice that is the subject of the research.(d) The notice required by this section shall be provided in the time and manner specified by the committee.(e) This chapter shall not apply to research conducted by the University of California except for rice produced directly from the research that enters the channels of trade.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55060 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments|Section 55060.

55060.  (a) Handlers of seed for the production of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, shall annually pay to the commission an assessment in an amount not to exceed five dollars ($5) per hundredweight (cwt.).(b) The first in-state handler of paddy or brown rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, or of seed for the production of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, brought into the state from outside California, shall report to the commission prior to the receipt of the rice or seed and pay an assessment to the commission in an amount not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) per hundredweight (cwt.). The report and payment shall be made in the time and manner specified by the commission.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55061 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments|Section 55061.

55061.  The assessment shall be paid in the time and manner specified by the commission. No assessment shall be paid by any person for any rice seed for which the assessment has been previously paid. Assessments not paid when due shall be subject to a penalty of 10 percent of the assessment and interest at the rate of 1 percent per month.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55062 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments|Section 55062.

55062.  The commission shall use all funds received pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55063 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments|Section 55063.

55063.  The commission shall publish an annual report of its activities including an accounting of the use of assessments collected pursuant to this chapter. The report, in aggregate form, shall be made available to any person upon request.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55070 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 7 - Certification of Rice|Section 55070.

55070.  The commission may establish a program allowing for the certification of any verifiable attribute of rice. The commission may operate the program or contract with qualified entities to implement all or any aspect of the program. No organization shall be considered qualified for the purposes of this article unless it can provide accurate, verifiable certification of identified attributes of seed, rough or paddy rice, or milled rice, as determined by the commission. This article does not authorize the certification of any rice as organic. Certification pursuant to this article shall not be construed as establishing any production, processing, or market tolerance.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55071 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 7 - Certification of Rice|Section 55071.

55071.  (a) The commission shall require any organization seeking to certify rice pursuant to this article to file the procedures and standards of an internationally recognized identity preservation program or a certification plan, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Minimum information to be required from seed producers, producers and handlers regarding production, growing, conditioning, or processing practices, and methods for verifying the information received.(2) Qualifications of, and training requirements for, all inspectors.(3) Procedures for inspection and testing methods, including a complete description of the sampling methodologies.(4) Criteria for certification and attributes to be certified.(5) Processes for decisionmaking relative to certification procedures, criteria, and methods.(b) The certification plan shall be kept by the commission and made available for public inspection upon request.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55072 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 7 - Certification of Rice|Section 55072.

55072.  Organizations certifying rice shall keep accurate books, accounts, and records of all activities relating to certification. The records shall be preserved for a period of three years and shall be submitted for inspection at any reasonable time upon written demand of the commission.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55074 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 7 - Certification of Rice|Section 55074.

55074.  At the end of each rice producing season, as established by the commission, each organization certifying rice for the commission shall prepare a list of all persons whose rice has been certified or is pending certification. This list shall be filed with the commission and shall be available for public inspection.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55075 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 7 - Certification of Rice|Section 55075.

55075.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any producer or handler of rice sold as a certified rice and any organization certifying rice for the commission shall immediately make available for inspection by, and shall within 72 hours of a request provide to, the commission a copy of any record required to be kept under this chapter. Records acquired pursuant to this section and any information marked trade secret or confidential acquired by the commission in carrying out its duties under this chapter shall not be public records as that term is defined in Section 6252 of the Government Code and shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of the Government Code.(b) The commission shall not be required to obtain records not in its possession in response to a subpoena. Prior to releasing records required to be kept pursuant to this chapter in response to a subpoena, the commission shall delete any financial information about any operation or transaction, information regarding the identity of suppliers or customers, the quantity or price of supplies purchased or products sold and any information marked trade secret or confidential.(c) Except for those records subject to public inspection pursuant to Sections 55071 and 55074, this section shall be the exclusive means of public access to records required to be kept or obtained by the commission pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55075 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 7 - Certification of Rice|Section 55075.

55075.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any producer or handler of rice sold as a certified rice and any organization certifying rice for the commission shall immediately make available for inspection by, and shall within 72 hours of a request provide to, the commission a copy of any record required to be kept under this chapter. Records acquired pursuant to this section and any information marked trade secret or confidential acquired by the commission in carrying out its duties under this chapter shall not be public records as that term is defined in Section 7920.530 of the Government Code and shall not be subject to Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code.(b) The commission shall not be required to obtain records not in its possession in response to a subpoena. Prior to releasing records required to be kept pursuant to this chapter in response to a subpoena, the commission shall delete any financial information about any operation or transaction, information regarding the identity of suppliers or customers, the quantity or price of supplies purchased or products sold, and any information marked trade secret or confidential.(c) Except for those records subject to public inspection pursuant to Sections 55071 and 55074, this section shall be the exclusive means of public access to records required to be kept or obtained by the commission pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 129. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55076 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 7 - Certification of Rice|Section 55076.

55076.  Upon receipt of a petition from any person providing adequate evidence of good cause to do so, the commission may declare all rice produced within a specified area to be certified as to any attribute. If the commission makes this declaration, all rice produced within the area shall be deemed certified, and may be labeled as provided in Section 55082 if the rice is handled to preserve its identity.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55080 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 8 - Sale of Certified Rice|Section 55080.

55080.  Every person engaged in this state in the production or handling of rice to be identified as certified pursuant to this chapter, shall register with the commission or its designate prior to the first sale of rice so identified, and shall thereafter annually renew the registration unless the person is no longer engaged in the activities requiring registration.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55081 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 8 - Sale of Certified Rice|Section 55081.

55081.  Registration shall be on a form developed by the commission, or developed by its designate and approved by the commission, and shall be valid for one rice producing season.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55082 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 8 - Sale of Certified Rice|Section 55082.

55082.  Rice certified pursuant to this chapter shall be labeled as follows or with substantially similar language:“THIS LOT OF RICE CERTIFIED (accurate identification of specified attribute) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA RICE CERTIFICATION ACT OF 2000.”The label shall also include the name of any organization that provided the certification as the commission’s designate. The commission may revise the label language with the concurrence of the secretary.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55083 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 4 - California Rice Certification Act of 2000|ARTICLE 8 - Sale of Certified Rice|Section 55083.

55083.  This chapter shall apply to all rice sold as certified pursuant to this chapter within the state, wherever produced or handled, and to all rice produced or handled in the state, wherever sold as certified, pursuant to this chapter; except that in lieu of registration under this chapter, the commission may recognize a certification program operating outside the state that certifies rice sold as certified, provided that program meets minimum standards substantially similar to those contained in this chapter. The commission may establish a procedure whereby certification organizations operating outside the state may apply for and receive recognition.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)