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2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71000.

71000. The production, milling and marketing of rice constitutes an important industry of this state that provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state and employment for its citizens.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71001.

71001. The maintenance of the rice industry of California is necessary to assure the public of a continuous supply of this vital product and the maintenance of needed levels of income for those engaged in the rice industry.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71002.

71002. The production and milling of rice in California has the potential to be one of the leading segments of the state’s agricultural industry. To realize this potential, there is a need to make consumers aware of the nutritional value of rice, the high quality of the rice produced and milled in the state, the intricacies of rice culture, and the versatility of rice as part of a well-balanced diet. The activities made possible by the establishment of the commission will meet this need and further the interests of the industry and the state.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71003.

71003. The establishment of the commission is necessary for the efficient development and management of a national and international advertising and promotion program that will enhance the reputation of the California rice industry, create a more receptive environment for the industry and its products, and increase competitiveness of the California rice industry within the national and international marketplace. In addition, the commission is necessary to carry out the California rice industry’s commitment to responsible stewardship and increasingly efficient cultural practices.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71004.

71004. The successes that the rice industry of California has enjoyed have come in part through a commitment to industry funded research that has led to significant improvements in the quality of the rice available to consumers and increasingly efficient cultural practices resulting in increased awareness of, and a more receptive environment for, the production and milling of rice in California. It has also led to rice being a better consumer value. The establishment of the commission will continue and enhance this research effort and move the rice industry toward its potential, resulting in increased consumer value and enhanced grower returns.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71005.

71005. The production and milling of rice in this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest. This chapter is enacted in the exercise of the police power of this state for the purposes of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71006.

71006. No action taken by the commission, or by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with the regulations adopted under this chapter, is a violation of the so-called Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), the Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), or any statutory or common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade. The Legislature intends this program to be among those contemplated by Congress in the enactment of Section 610(i) of Title 7 of the United States Code.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71007.

71007. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71008.

71008. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that commission members and alternates are intended to represent and further the interest of a particular industry concerned and that this representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that with respect to persons who are elected or appointed to the commission, the particular industry concerned is tantamount to and constitutes the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71009.

71009. Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the rice industry by creating new markets. The success of such an expansion program is uniquely dependent upon effective advertising, promotion, and research, since the creation of new markets is essentially a matter of educating and informing people of the use, nutritional value, and availability of the commodity and enhancing the reputation of the California rice industry. The expansion of the rice industry also provides an important source of jobs for many people in this state, a high proportion of whom reside in historically depressed areas of the state, and serves to ensure the preservation of an agrarian society.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions › Section 71010.

71010. The commission form of administration created by this chapter is uniquely situated to provide those engaged in the production and milling of rice the opportunity to avail themselves of the benefits of collective action of the broad fields of development, maintenance, and expansion of markets, marketing research, education, advertising and promotion, and production and processing research necessary to achieve the purposes stated herein, and any activity authorized in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 55000) of Division 20.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 71020.

71020. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71021. “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71022. “Commission” means the California Rice Commission.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 71023.

71023. (a) “Districts” consist of the following:
(1) District 1 consists of Butte County.
(2) District 2 consists of Colusa County.
(3) District 3 consists of Glenn County and Tehama County, and any county north of those counties where rice is produced.
(4) District 4 consists of Yuba and Sutter Counties.
(5) District 5 consists of Sacramento, San Joaquin, Placer, and Yolo Counties and any county south of those counties where rice is produced.
(b) The commission, upon a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission, may change the districts.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71024. “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71025. “Handle” means to engage in the business of being a handler. It does not include the drying of rice.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 71026.

71026. “Handler” means any person who is engaged in this state in the business of marketing rice who handles 100,000 hundredweight or more of rough or “paddy” rice, or the equivalent amount of milled rice during a marketing season. It is the Legislature’s intent that this provision be construed so that every person engaged in the handling of 100,000 hundredweight or more of rice produced in California is subject to assessment pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71027. “Hundredweight” or “Cwt.” are synonymous and mean 100 pounds avoirdupois, excluding tare.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71028. “Market” or “marketing” means to sell rice to a person other than a handler.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71029. “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of rice.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 71030.

71030. “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and mean the period beginning September 1 of any year and extending through the last day of August of the following year.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 71031.

71031. “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, company, or other entity doing business in California.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 75. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 71032.

71032. “Producer” means any person who produces, or causes to be produced, rice.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 71033.

71033. “Production research” means any research relating to the production, harvest, and postharvest handling of rice.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71034. “Public member” means the person appointed by the commission pursuant to Section 71050. The public member and his or her alternate shall not have any financial interest in the production or handling of rice.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 71035.

71035. “Rice” means all rough or “paddy” rice or milled rice (Oryza sativa L.) from any source handled within the state of California, including mochi rice (sweet rice). It does not include rice produced for seed or wild rice (Zinzania aquatica; Zinzania palustris).
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 2 - Definitions › Section 71036.

71036. “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71037. “Sell” means to transfer or cause the transfer of title to rice for valuable consideration.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 3 - California Rice Commission › Section 71051.

71051. (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct or cease any existing activity or function that is determined by the secretary not to be in the public interest or that is in violation of this chapter.
(b) If the commission refuses or fails to cease those activities or functions or to make the corrections as required by the secretary, the secretary may, upon written notice, suspend all or a portion of the activities or functions of the commission until the time that the cessation or correction of activities or functions as required by the secretary has been accomplished by the commission.
(c) Actions of the commission in violation of the written notice are without legal force or effect. The secretary, to the extent feasible, shall issue the written notice prior to the commission entering into any contractual relationship affecting the existing or proposed activities or functions that are the subject of the written notice.
(d) Upon service of the written notice, the secretary shall notify the commission in writing of the specific acts that the secretary determines are not in the public interest or are in violation of this chapter, his or her reasons for requiring a cessation or correction of specific existing or proposed activities or functions, and recommendations that will make the activities or functions acceptable.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 3 - California Rice Commission › Section 71052.

71052. When the secretary is required to concur in a decision of the commission, the secretary shall give his or her response to the commission within 15 working days from notification of the decision. The secretary shall set forth in writing with specificity the reasons for any refusal to concur. The secretary’s response may be a requirement that additional information be provided.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 3 - California Rice Commission › Section 71053.

71053. The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to this chapter. However, a court may, if it finds that the secretary acted arbitrarily or capriciously in restricting the activities or functions of the commission, relieve the commission of the responsibility for payment of the secretary’s legal costs with regard to that action.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 3 - California Rice Commission › Section 71054.

71054. Except for ex officio members, an alternate for each member shall be appointed in the same manner as the member. An alternate shall, in the absence of the member for whom he or she is an alternate, serve in place of the member and shall have, and be able to exercise, all the rights, privileges, and powers of the member when serving on the commission. In the event of a change in status making a member ineligible to serve, or due to death, removal, resignation, or disqualification of a member, the alternate shall act as a member of the commission until a qualified successor is appointed. The ineligibility of any member pursuant to Section 71050 does not create an absence within the meaning of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 3 - California Rice Commission › Section 71055.

71055. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected to the commission as a member or alternate to continue in his or her position due to a change in status making him or her ineligible to serve, or due to death, removal, or resignation, shall be filled by another eligible person for the unexpired portion of the term by a majority vote of the remaining members of the commission. The person shall fulfill all the qualifications set forth in this article as required for the person whose office he or she is to occupy. The ineligibility of any handler member and concurrent ineligibility of any producer member pursuant to Section 71050 shall not create a vacancy within the meaning of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71056. Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of the public member to continue in his or her position due to a change in status making him or her ineligible to serve, or due to death, removal, resignation, or disqualification, may be filled by another eligible person for the unexpired portion of the term by the secretary from nominees recommended by the commission. The person shall fulfill all the qualifications set forth in this article as required for the member whose office he or she is to occupy.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71057. Any producer member and his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual producer or an employee or representative of a producer who has a financial interest in producing rice or causing rice to be produced. The qualifications of producer members and their alternates shall be maintained during their entire term of office. The absence of both the member and alternate at two consecutive meetings shall be grounds for the commission to declare the seat vacant.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71058. Any handler member and his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual handler or an employee or representative of a handler who has a financial interest in handling rice. The qualifications of handler members and their alternates shall be maintained during their entire term of office. The absence of both the member and alternate at two consecutive meetings shall be grounds for the commission to declare the seat vacant.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71059. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the public member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges of any other member or alternate, respectively, on the commission. The public member and his or her alternate member shall not have a vote on issues regarding the assessments established pursuant to Section 71120.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71060. Producer members shall serve three-year terms and until their successors are qualified, except, that of the first producer members of the commission one-third shall serve one year, one-third shall serve two years, and one-third shall serve three years. The determination of the term of each member shall be made by lot. Members representing the same district shall draw lots among themselves to ensure that terms within a single district are not concurrent.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71061. The commission shall be, and is hereby declared and created, a corporate body. It may sue and be sued regarding any matter related to the purposes of this chapter, contract and be contracted with, and has and possesses all of the powers of a corporation. It may adopt a corporate seal. Copies of its proceedings, records, and acts, when authenticated, shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of all statements therein.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71062. A majority of the membership of the commission appointed or elected shall constitute a quorum of the commission. The vote of a majority of the members present at a meeting at which there is a quorum constitutes the act of the commission. The commission may continue to transact business at a meeting at which a quorum is initially present, notwithstanding the withdrawal of members, provided any action is approved by the requisite majority of the required quorum.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 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 9.5 - California Rice Commission › ARTICLE 3 - California Rice Commission › Section 71063.

71063. The secretary or his or her representatives shall be notified and may attend each meeting of the commission and any committee meetings of the commission. However, the secretary or his or her representative is not entitled to attend an executive session of the commission or a committee of the commission called for the purpose of discussing potential or actual litigation against the department.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71064. No member or alternate of the commission or member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission shall receive a salary. Each member of the commission and each alternate serving in place of a member, except ex officio members who are officers or employees of a public agency, and each member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission, may receive reasonable and necessary traveling expenses and meal allowances as approved by the commission for each day spent in actual attendance at, or in traveling to and from, meetings of the commission or committees of the commission, or on special assignment for the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71065. All funds received by any person from the assessments levied under this chapter or otherwise received by the commission shall be deposited in banks that the commission may designate and shall be disbursed by order of the commission through an agent or agents as it may designate for that purpose. The agent or agents shall be bonded by a fidelity bond, executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state, in favor of the commission, in an amount of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71066. The state is not 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 are limited to the funds collected by the commission. No member or alternate of the commission, or any employee or agent thereof, is personally liable for the contracts of the commission. No member or alternate of the commission, or any employee or agent thereof, is responsible individually in any way to any other person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as principal, agent, or employee, except for his or her own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. No member or alternate of the commission, or any employee or agent thereof, is responsible individually for any act or omission of any other member or alternate of the commission, or any employee or agent thereof. No member or alternate of the commission, or any employee or agent thereof, is liable for the default of any other member or alternate of the commission, or any employee or agent thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71070. The powers and duties of the commission shall include, but are not limited to, all of those contained in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71071. The commission may adopt and from time to time alter, rescind, modify, and amend all proper and necessary bylaws, rules, regulations, and orders in accordance with commission procedures for purposes of carrying out this chapter, including rules for appeals from any bylaw, rule, regulation, operating procedure, or order of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71072. The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and do and perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, or in connection with, or deemed reasonably necessary, to promote, maintain, and enhance the rice industry.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71073. The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and other officers as it deems necessary. The officers have the powers and duties delegated to them by the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71074. (a) The commission may employ a person to serve at the pleasure of the commission as president and chief executive officer of the commission, and other personnel, including legal counsel of its choice, necessary to carry out this chapter. If any person employed by the commission engages in any conduct that the secretary determines is not in the public interest or that is in violation of this chapter, the secretary shall notify the commission of the conduct and request that corrective and, if appropriate, disciplinary action, be taken by the commission. If the commission fails or refuses to correct the situation or to take disciplinary action satisfactory to the secretary, the secretary may suspend or discharge the person.
(b) The commission may retain a management firm or the staff from any board, commission, or committee of the state or federal government to perform the functions prescribed by this section under the direction of the commission.
(c) If requested by an advisory board, board of directors, or any authorized agent, the commission may administer any governmental program related to the rice industry.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71075. The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71076. The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission to advise the commission in carrying out this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71077. The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter into any and all contracts and agreements, create liabilities, develop, own, and control the use of any intellectual property, and borrow funds in advance of receipt of assessments as may be necessary in the opinion of the commission for the proper administration and enforcement of this chapter and the performance of its duties.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71078. The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all of its dealings, which shall be subject to an annual audit by an auditing firm selected by the commission with the concurrence of the secretary. A summary of the audit shall be reported to all persons subject to this chapter, a copy of which shall also be submitted to the department. In addition, the secretary, as he or she determines necessary, may conduct or cause to be conducted a fiscal and compliance audit of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71079. The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with, local, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters that affect the rice industry.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71080. The commission may promote the sale of rice by advertising and any other promotional means, including cost-sharing advertising, for the purpose of maintaining and expanding present markets and creating new and larger intrastate, interstate, and foreign markets for rice, and to educate and instruct the public with respect to the uses, healthful properties, and nutritional value of rice.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71081. The commission may educate and instruct the wholesale and retail trade with respect to proper methods of handling and selling rice, and conduct consumer surveys and analyses.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71082. The commission may conduct, and contract with others to conduct, scientific research, including the study, analysis, dissemination, and accumulation of information obtained from research or elsewhere, respecting cultural, production and postharvest practices, and the marketing and distribution of rice. The results of any research conducted by or on behalf of the commission may be used by the commission in any way it deems appropriate.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71083. The commission may contract to receive and render services in formulating and conducting plans and programs and enter into other contracts or agreements that the commission deems necessary to carry out this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71084. The commission may accept contributions of, or match private, state, or federal funds, and employ or make contributions of funds to other persons or state or federal agencies for purposes of promoting, enhancing, and maintaining the rice industry.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71085. The commission may collect information, including, but not limited to, industry crop statistics, and publish and distribute without charge, a bulletin or other communication to handlers and producers of rice.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71086. The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray operating costs of the commission.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71087. The commission shall establish an annual budget according to generally accepted accounting practices. The budget shall be concurred in by the secretary prior to disbursement of funds, except for disbursements made pursuant to Section 71075.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71088. The commission shall submit to the secretary for his or her concurrence an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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71089. (a) The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and shall not disclose, except when required by court order after a hearing in a judicial proceeding, all lists in their possession of persons subject to this chapter. However, the commission shall establish procedures to provide access to communication with other producers and handlers regarding noncommercial matters affecting the commission and persons subject to its jurisdiction. The access shall not include the actual release of the list of the names and addresses of producers and handlers in the possession of the commission or the secretary. In addition, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all proprietary or trade secret information developed or gathered pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, names and addresses of handlers, producers, processors, wholesalers, retailers, brokers, and shippers, individual quantities produced, handled, shipped, bought or sold, prices paid, and the products of research obtained by the commission, or by the department on behalf of the commission, from any source is confidential and shall not be considered a public record as that term is defined in Section 7920.530 of the Government Code.
(b) Upon receipt of a request for information from a person establishing cause for the request, the department shall direct the commission to provide the requesting person any record in the commission’s possession, except that any proprietary information shall be removed before disclosure.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 131. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
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71090. The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of this chapter and file complaints with appropriate law enforcement agencies or officers for suspected criminal violations of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)