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CA Food & Agri Code § 58558 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 58558.

58558.  “Marketing plan” means the primary annual document prepared by cooperators and approved by the director which defines activities and budgets addressing constraints and the marketing of agricultural commodities.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58559 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 58559.

58559.  “Project agreement” means a contract between the department and a cooperator under which the cooperator agrees to conduct activities that both address constraints and encourage the development or maintenance of agricultural commodity export sales.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 58560.

58560.  “State funds” means the funds made available by the department under a project agreement.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58561 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 58561.

58561.  “Third party cooperator” means a foreign government or private organization which has entered into an agreement with a cooperator to join in the marketing of agricultural commodities.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58562 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 58562.

58562.  “Cooperator contributions” means contributions of money, personnel, materials, facilities, services, or supplies, expressed in terms of United States dollar value, that are furnished by the cooperator and any third party cooperator to help carry out the terms of a project agreement. Funds, services, or personnel provided by any state or federal agency, except funds from a state marketing order board, including those funds allocated to carry out commodity transportation offset programs, agricultural commission organized pursuant to this code, or a federal marketing order board for California-produc ed commodities, cannot be counted as a contribution.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 100, Sec. 2. Effective May 18, 1990.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58563 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 58563.

58563.  The department shall adopt regulations, including criteria to establish what constitutes cooperator contributions, necessary to effectuate this chapter. Whenever applicable, the regulations shall be consistent with similar regulations adopted by the Foreign Agriculture Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58564 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 58564.

58564.  The department shall, as one of its functions, provide assistance to persons from foreign countries who desire to purchase agricultural products produced in this state. That assistance shall include advice on establishing business contacts that will meet the needs of the prospective purchaser.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 614, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58565 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 58565.

58565.  The department shall direct a portion of any additional funding, in excess of the original appropriation for purposes of this act, to be used for all of the following purposes:(a) To conduct agricultural market research, including trends in California agricultural industry and trends in foreign agricultural markets. The agricultural market research shall be utilized to determine viable opportunities to export California agricultural products successfully to foreign markets.(b) To conduct personnel training, including the training of California foreign trade office personnel.(c) To perform existing duties of the department under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 574, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58571 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 2 - Project Agreements|Section 58571.

58571.  (a) Project agreements may be entered into between the department and cooperators in order to address constraints and encourage the marketing of agricultural commodities in foreign countries. A project agreement may be limited to activities in one country, or may include activities in several countries. Project agreements shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:(1) A description of the commodity, or commodities, for which a project agreement is being requested and a statement that California export availabilities are expected to be adequate during the life of the project.(2) A description of the applicant organization or firm.(3) A justification for participation in the foreign market development program.(4) A statement of proposed activities, including specific information on the activities to be conducted, the countries in which they will be undertaken, who will conduct or supervise them, and the expected results.(5) An estimate of the level of project funds required and an indication of the availability of industry resources to match project funds and personnel needed to carry out the proposed program.(b) Cooperator activities shall be described and budgeted in a marketing plan which becomes part of the project agreement. The marketing plan shall be separately submitted to the director who may approve or disapprove it. The marketing plan shall be reviewed annually at which time it may be revised by the cooperator or the department, or by both.(c) The marketing plan shall include all of the following:(1) The proposed expenditure of state funds and cooperator contributions.(2) Information on how much funding has been received from the Foreign Agriculture Service in the last five years and if those funds have been requested for the current year.(3) An identification of the constraints to expanding or maintaining California exports to each market area addressed by the plan.(4) A description of the proposed activities and the amount of funds, both state and cooperator, to be spent to overcome or mitigate the constraints for the commodity, or commodities, and the country, or countries, covered by the plan.(5) A report, if available, from local attachés or the counselors regarding potential marketing activities in their countries.(d) A project agreement may not go into effect pursuant to this chapter without the director’s approval of both the marketing plan and the agreement itself. (e) The cooperator shall administer and carry out the project agreement and shall permit the director or other state agencies to oversee and periodically inspect and investigate the administration of the project agreement.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58572 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 2 - Project Agreements|Section 58572.

58572.  (a) The director may only approve a project agreement that appears to effectively contribute to the creation, expansion, or maintenance of markets abroad. Primary emphasis shall be on commercial markets. The director shall give preference to project agreements that demonstrate potential for establishing long-term benefits. Special consideration may also be given for any of the following:(1) Cooperators who are new to the market.(2) New product promotion.(3) Cooperators who are unable to obtain federal cooperator status.(4) Cooperators whose project proposals involve foreign markets not currently authorized pursuant to regulations adopted by the Foreign Agricultural Service. (b) Approvals and priorities shall be based on the following criteria:(1)  Potential for creating, maintaining, or increasing consumption and exports of California agricultural commodities to other countries.(2) Long-range contribution to California agricultural exports.(3) Ability of the cooperator to provide a competent staff and other resources to ensure adequate development, supervision, and execution of project activities.(4) Willingness and ability of private organizations to back up promotional activities with aggressive selling and adequate supplies of commodities of the quality desired by foreign buyers.(5) Competition in the market.(6) Cultural, political, and economic obstacles which restrict imports of California agricultural commodities into the markets.(7) An assessment of the project costs compared to the benefits of expanding California agricultural exports.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58573 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 2 - Project Agreements|Section 58573.

58573.  Project agreements may promote either a single commodity or a group of related commodities. Activities shall be aimed at increasing both consumer and commercial uses for agricultural commodities. Activities carried out by cooperators fall under the following three categories:(a) Technical assistance, which includes activities to address technical problems related to trade impediments and to the sale, movement, processing, marketing, or utilization of agricultural commodities.(b) Market development activities, which include activities involving foreign traders, importers, wholesalers, retailers, and foreign government officials who import, distribute, and market agricultural commodities.(c) Consumer promotion activities, which include activities to influence consumers by changing attitudes toward, or making them aware of the advantages of utilizing, California agricultural products.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58574 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 2 - Project Agreements|Section 58574.

58574.  (a) State funds may be used to pay costs which are essential to, and clearly identifiable with, the carrying out of the activities specified in the marketing plan approved by the director.(b) The director shall adopt regulations similar to those developed by the Foreign Agriculture Service of the United States Department of Agriculture to proscribe the unauthorized use of state funds pursuant to this chapter.(c) Not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) shall be annually appropriated for this program’s state administrative costs, as specified in the annual Budget Act. The funds appropriated for administrative costs pursuant to this subdivision shall be derived from the redistribution of the total amount of funds that are appropriated in the annual Budget Act by the Legislature to carry out this chapter.(d) Not more than 15 percent of the funds annually appropriated for this program shall be used for any one project agreement in any one year unless the director approves a higher level upon concurrence of a majority vote of the advisory committee authorized pursuant to Section 58576.(e) Cooperators shall provide an annual contribution which is equal to or greater than the amount of state funds utilized for each project agreement.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 100, Sec. 3. Effective May 18, 1990.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58575 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 2 - Project Agreements|Section 58575.

58575.  Activities undertaken pursuant to this chapter shall be supplemental to, and not a substitute for, any market development activities undertaken by the federal government.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58577 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 2 - Project Agreements|Section 58577.

58577.  (a) The director, the Director of General Services, and the advisory committee shall take necessary precautions to assure the confidentiality of the information which is contained in proposals for project agreements, market development plans, progress reports, documents in support of claims for funding under a project agreement, and other pertinent information submitted by individual marketing organizations.This information is exempt from the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).(b) Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the advisory committee may hold a closed meeting if an applicant requests that the submitted information not be discussed in an open meeting and the committee determines that it is in the best interest of the program to conduct a closed meeting for that purpose.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 100, Sec. 5. Effective May 18, 1990. Superseded on January 1, 2023; see amendment by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58577 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 2 - Project Agreements|Section 58577.

58577.  (a) (1) The director, the Director of General Services, and the advisory committee shall take necessary precautions to assure the confidentiality of the information that is contained in proposals for project agreements, market development plans, progress reports, documents in support of claims for funding under a project agreement, and other pertinent information submitted by individual marketing organizations.(2) This information is exempt from the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).(b) Notwithstanding Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, the advisory committee may hold a closed meeting if an applicant requests that the submitted information not be discussed in an open meeting and the committee determines that it is in the best interest of the program to conduct a closed meeting for that purpose.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 130. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58578 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 2 - Project Agreements|Section 58578.

58578.  All project agreements entered into pursuant to this chapter, unless exempted in accordance with Section 10351 of the Public Contract Code, shall be submitted to the Director of General Services for approval. The director shall have 15 working days from the date of submittal to review and approve or disapprove.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 218, Sec. 5. Effective June 30, 1986.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58580 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 2 - Project Agreements|Section 58580.

58580.  Nothing in this chapter precludes the director from separately funding project proposals coming from private or nonprofit agricultural marketing organizations, state marketing order boards, or commissions which are actively engaged in the marketing of the same commodities.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 218, Sec. 7. Effective June 30, 1986.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58582 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 21 - MARKETING|PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Foreign Marketing|ARTICLE 3 - Funding|Section 58582.

58582.  (a) The California Agricultural Export Promotion Account is hereby created in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the account is continuously appropriated to the director to support export promotional and public relations activities conducted generally and pursuant to this chapter.(b) The account shall consist exclusively of funds received for the purpose of subdivision (a) from private industry sources, marketing order advisory boards established pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 58601) of Part 2, and agricultural councils and agricultural commissions established pursuant to Division 22 (commencing with Section 64001).(c) Funds expended from the account shall be used exclusively for activities which directly benefit the industry sources from which the funds are derived.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 932, Sec. 4. Effective September 22, 1986.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58601 (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 58601.

58601.  This chapter shall be known as “The California Marketing Act of 1937.”(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58602 (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 58602.

58602.  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 § 58603 (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 58603.

58603.  “Administrative rules and regulations” means rules and regulations that are applicable to a particular marketing order or agreement which are issued and made effective by the director pursuant to Article 18 (commencing with Section 59161) of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58604 (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 58604.

58604.  “Advertising and sales promotion” means, in addition to its ordinarily accepted meaning, trade promotion and activities for the prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which restrict the free flow of any commodity to market and may include the presentation of facts to, and negotiations with, state, federal, or foreign governmental agencies on matters which affect the marketing of any commodity that is included in any marketing order or marketing agreement which is made effective pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58604.5 (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 58604.5.

58604.5.  “Advertising and sales promotion” also means, in addition to its ordinary accepted meaning, activities for the modification or removal of trade barriers that restrict the free flow of a commodity to market, including negotiation with federal and foreign governments, and the allowance of reimbursement payments to offset commodity transportation or other costs to selected domestic and foreign markets.Domestic f.o.b. selling price shall not be used as a factor in determining qualifications for reimbursement payments unless the director determines that there is no feasible alternative for establishing these qualifications.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 312, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58605 (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 58605.

58605.  “Commodity,” except as otherwise provided in Section 58747, means any agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural (including floricultural), vermicultural, viticultural (including wine) or vegetable product which is produced in this state, any fish or seafood, or any class, variety, or utilization of that product, either in its natural state or as processed by a processor or as processed by a producer for the purpose of marketing that product. It includes bees, honey, and milk as defined in Section 32511. It does not, however, include timber or any timber product.The Legislature hereby declares that the addition of the phrase “(including wine)” in this section is made for the purpose of clarification only and shall not be construed or interpreted as an indication that wine is not a commodity as originally defined by Chapter 404, Statutes of 1937, and as heretofore amended. The Legislature further declares that at the time of the original enactment of the definition of the term “commodity” and at all times since, it intended that wine be, and wine was, included within the definition of the term. Every marketing order issued, signed, or declared effective prior to July 15, 1941, and every act of the director prior to such date which was performed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and consistent with the declarations which are contained in this paragraph are hereby confirmed, ratified, and validated.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 810, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58606 (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 58606.

58606.  “Directly affecting” or “directly affected” is synonymous with “directly regulating” and “directly regulated,” and means the direct application of regulations upon any person, including the requirement to pay assessments which are levied pursuant to any marketing order or marketing agreement which is issued by the director pursuant to this chapter. A requirement upon handlers to deduct and remit to the director assessments that are owed by producers under a marketing order or marketing agreement which is applicable upon producers only, does not, however, directly regulate such handlers.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 58607 (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 58607.

58607.  “Distributing” means engaging in the business of a distributor as defined in Section 58608.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)