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CA Food & Agri Code § 68058 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 3 - The California Kiwifruit Commission|Section 68058.

68058.  The commission shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body. It shall have the power to sue and be sued, to contract and be contracted with, and to have and possess all of the powers of a corporation. It may adopt a corporate seal. Copies of its proceedings, records, and acts, when authenticated, shall be admissible in evidence in all courts of the state, and shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all statements therein.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68061 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 3 - The California Kiwifruit Commission|Section 68061.

68061.  A quorum of the commission shall be any seven voting commissioners. Except as provided in Sections 68030 and 68132, the vote of a majority of members present at a meeting at which there is a quorum shall constitute the act of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68062 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 3 - The California Kiwifruit Commission|Section 68062.

68062.  The secretary or the secretary’s representatives shall be notified and may attend each meeting of the commission and any committee meeting of the commission. However, the secretary shall not be entitled to attend an executive session of the commission called for the purpose of discussing potential or actual litigation against the department.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68062.5 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 3 - The California Kiwifruit Commission|Section 68062.5.

68062.5.  When the secretary is required to concur in a decision of the commission, the secretary shall indicate his or her response to the commission within 15 working days from notification of the decision. The response may be a request that additional information be provided.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68063 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 3 - The California Kiwifruit Commission|Section 68063.

68063.  No commissioner or member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission shall receive a salary. Each commissioner, except ex officio government members, and each member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission may receive a sum of not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day, as established by the commission, for each day spent in actual attendance on, or in traveling to and from, meetings of the commission or committees of the commission, or on special assignment for the commission, as approved by the commission, together with the necessary traveling expenses and meal allowances, as approved by the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 606, Sec. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68064 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 3 - The California Kiwifruit Commission|Section 68064.

68064.  All moneys received by any person from the assessments levied under the authority of this chapter or otherwise received by the commission, shall be deposited in such banks as the commission may designate and shall be disbursed by order of the commission through such agent or agents as it may designate for that purpose. Any such agent or agents shall be bonded by a fidelity bond, executed by a surety company authorized to transact business as such in the State of California, in favor of the commission, in the penal sum of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68065 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 3 - The California Kiwifruit Commission|Section 68065.

68065.  The state shall not be liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts. Payments of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or acts of the commission shall be limited to the funds collected by the commission. No member of the commission or alternate member, or any employee or agent thereof, shall be personally liable on the contracts of the commission nor shall a commissioner, alternate member, or employee of such commission be responsible individually in any way to any producer or handler or any other person for error in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as principal, agent, or employee, except for his own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. The commission accepts full responsibility to defend any member of the commission or alternate member, or an employee or agent thereof, against any such claim, except for individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No commissioner or alternate member shall be held responsible individually for any act or omission of any member of such commission. The liability of the commissioners shall be several and not joint, and no commissioner shall be liable for the default of any other commissioner.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 606, Sec. 16.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68082 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission|Section 68082.

68082.  (a) In order to prevent unfair trade practices, which are detrimental to California’s kiwifruit industry, including, but not limited to, deception and misinformation, the commission may collect and disseminate to any and all interested persons, handler f.o.b., market price information based on sales that have occurred.(b) The identity of each handler reporting information and the information reported under this section shall be kept confidential and not made public under any circumstances. Information that gives industry totals, averages, and other similar data may be disclosed by the commission.(c) The procedure for the collection and dissemination of the information pursuant to this section shall be approved by the secretary.(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 124, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68091 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures|Section 68091.

68091.   The secretary shall establish a list of producers eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter. In establishing this list, the secretary shall require that handlers, county agricultural commissioners, and kiwifruit producers in this state submit the names, mailing addresses, and district numbers of all kiwifruit producers who produce kiwifruit. The request for such information shall be in writing. The list shall be filed within 30 days following receipt of the written notice.Any producer of kiwifruit whose name does not appear upon the secretary’s list of producers affected may have his or her name established on that list by filing with the secretary a signed statement, identifying himself or herself as a producer. Failure to be on the list does not exempt the producer from paying assessments under this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68092 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures|Section 68092.

68092.  This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, shall not become operative until the secretary finds, in a referendum conducted by the secretary, that at least 40 percent of the total number of producers from the list established by the secretary pursuant to Section 68091, participate, and either of the following:(a) Sixty-five percent or more of the producers who voted in the referendum, and the producers so voting marketed a majority or more of the total quantity of kiwifruit in the preceding season by all of the producers who voted in the referendum, voted in favor of this chapter.(b) A majority or more of the producers who voted in the referendum, and the producers so voting marketed 65 percent or more of the total quantity of kiwifruit in the preceding season by all of the producers who voted in the referendum, voted in favor of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68093 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures|Section 68093.

68093.  The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum, which shall not be less than 10 days or more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe such additional procedure as may be necessary to conduct a referendum. If the initial period established is less than 60 days, the secretary may extend the period. However, the total referendum period may not exceed 60 days.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68094 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures|Section 68094.

68094.  Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate such a referendum.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68095 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures|Section 68095.

68095.  If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in Section 68092, the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all producers and handlers whose names and addresses may be on file with the secretary.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68096 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures|Section 68096.

68096.  If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in Section 68092, the secretary shall so certify and declare all provisions of this chapter inoperative.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68097 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures|Section 68097.

68097.  Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall call meetings of producers in each district for the purpose of nominating and electing persons for appointment to the commission by the secretary. All producers on the secretary’s list shall be given written notice of the election meetings at least 15 days prior to the meeting date.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68098 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures|Section 68098.

68098.  Subsequent to the first election of commissioners under this chapter, persons to be elected to the commission shall be selected pursuant to the nomination and election procedures established by the commission with the concurrence of the secretary.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68099 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 5 - Implementation and Voting Procedures|Section 68099.

68099.  Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the secretary pursuant to Section 68092, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary the amount the secretary may deem necessary to defray the expenses of preparing the necessary lists and information and conducting the vote.Any unused funds in carrying out Section 68092 shall be returned to the proponents of the commission who deposited the funds with the secretary.Upon establishment of the commission, the commission may reimburse the proponents of the commission for any funds deposited with the secretary that were used in carrying out Section 68092, and for any legal expenses and costs incurred in establishing the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68101 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records|Section 68101.

68101.  (a) The commission shall, not later than October 1 of each year, establish the assessment for the marketing year beginning October 1 and ending September 30. (b) The combined assessment of the commission and any other state or federally authorized kiwifruit production research and market program shall not exceed 5 percent of the average f.o.b. (free on board) gross dollar value of the kiwifruit marketed by or on behalf of producers during the previous three marketing years, or twenty-five cents ($0.25) per seven-pound tray of kiwifruit or the equivalent thereto, whichever is less. The assessment may be computed and assessed on a per tray basis if the commission determines that an assessment on that basis would be reasonably equivalent to the assessment established by the commission pursuant to subdivision (a).(c)Expenditures for administrative purposes, as defined by the commission, within the maximum assessment shall not exceed 11/2 percent of the gross dollar value of kiwifruit marketed by or on behalf of producers during that marketing year.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 987, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68101.5 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records|Section 68101.5.

68101.5.  Assessments shall be based on the total income or other valuable consideration received from the sale of kiwifruit, in whole or in part, by every producer subject to this article.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 606, Sec. 19.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68102 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records|Section 68102.

68102.  The provisions of this chapter do not apply to kiwifruit produced only for the producer’s home use or where the kiwifruit are used only for ornamental purposes; provided, however, that such producer shall file an affidavit with the commission establishing that his kiwifruit are not produced for commercial purposes. In any event, no production of kiwifruit is exempt from the assessment under this article when handled according to the provisions of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 606, Sec. 20.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68103 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records|Section 68103.

68103.  Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate record of all kiwifruit shipped by him and the name of the producer whose kiwifruit were shipped. Such records shall be in simple form and contain such information as the commission shall prescribe. Such records shall be preserved by the handler for a period of two years and shall be offered and submitted for inspection at any reasonable time upon written demand of the commission or its duly authorized agent.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68104 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records|Section 68104.

68104.  All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the secretary from producers or handlers is confidential and shall not be disclosed except when required by a court order after a hearing in a judicial proceeding involving this chapter. Information on volume shipments, crop value, and any other related information that is required for reports to governmental agencies, financial reports to the commission or aggregate sales and inventory information, and any other information that the commission requires, excluding individual handler information, may be disclosed by the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68105 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records|Section 68105.

68105.  Assessments provided for in this article shall be upon the producer. The handler first handling the kiwifruit being assessed shall deduct such assessments from amounts paid by him to the producer and shall be a trustee of such funds until they are paid to the commission at the time and in the manner prescribed by the commission.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68106 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records|Section 68106.

68106.  Every handler shall be personally liable for the payment of the collected assessments, and failure of the handler to collect the assessment from any producer shall not exempt any handler from such liability.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68107 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records|Section 68107.

68107.  (a) Any assessment that is levied as provided for in this chapter is a personal debt of every producer so assessed. However, no producer shall be liable for assessments if the producer can prove, by evidence satisfactory to the commission, that (1) the assessments were deducted by the handler from amounts paid to the producer, or (2) that the handler failed to pay the producer for kiwifruit purchased from or marketed on behalf of the producer.(b) Failure of a handler to collect assessments from amounts paid to the producer shall not relieve the producer of its obligation to pay the assessments.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 19.5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68108 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records|Section 68108.

68108.  Any producer or handler who fails to file a return or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of such assessment determined to be due and, in addition, 11/2 percent interest per month on the unpaid balance. The penalty and interest may be reduced or waived by the commission pursuant to procedures adopted by the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 68111 (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 6 - California Kiwifruit Commission|ARTICLE 7 - Actions and Penalties|Section 68111.

68111.  It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment, for any person to do any of the following:(a) Willfully to render or furnish a false report, statement, or record required by the commission, or in any way to affect the shipment and marketing of kiwifruit in order to avoid payment of assessments on the product’s highest value. (b) When engaged in the shipping of kiwifruit or in the wholesale or retail trade of kiwifruit, to fail or refuse to furnish to the commission or its duly authorized agents, upon request, information concerning the name and address of the persons from whom he has received kiwifruit and the quantity so received.(c) Secrete, destroy, or alter records required to be kept under the provisions of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1092, Sec. 129. Effective September 27, 1983. Operative January 1, 1984, by Sec. 427 of Ch. 1092.)