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2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Duties › Section 3331.

3331. The board shall serve as the policymaking body for the California Exposition and State Fair and shall have full responsibility for the year-round management and operation of all facilities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
The board shall provide for an annual fair in one or more seasonal divisions in Sacramento County of the industries and industrial products of the state and commercial products exported and imported through the ports of the state. The fair shall be designated the California State Fair.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1148.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Duties › Section 3332.1.

3332.1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and in accordance with procedures established by the board, the board may enter into agreements to secure donations, memberships, and corporate and individual sponsorships, and may enter into marketing and licensing agreements for the receipt of money, or services or products in lieu of money, and may employ an entity or individual, or create and participate in an entity, or enter into an agreement with an entity or person to develop, solicit, sell, and service these agreements. The compensation for the entity or person shall be established by the board.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 423, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Duties › Section 3332.5.

3332.5. If the board at any time sends out a request for proposal that could result in an agreement between the board and another party on any matter for a term in excess of 20 years, a copy of that request for proposal shall be sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules and the Senate Committee on Rules at the time at which the request is sent to prospective bidders.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 8, Sec. 1.5. Effective February 25, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Duties › Section 3332.6.

3332.6. The California Exposition and State Fair may enter into a joint powers agreement with a joint powers authority created pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code for the purpose of planning, designing, and constructing real property improvements, including new construction, alteration, extension, betterment, and repair, and the purchase of fixed and movable equipment. The planning, designing, and constructing of these improvements shall be undertaken in accordance only with those restrictions applicable to the joint powers authority.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 695, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Duties › Section 3333.

3333. The board shall submit a report to the Legislature and Governor on or before May 31st of each year with respect to the financial condition, present operations, and future planned activities of the California Exposition and State Fair.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 825, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Duties › Section 3334.

3334. All records of the California Exposition and State Fair for entries in any of its events are public records, except entries in events which are scheduled for future judging or overnight entries in races on which there is parimutuel wagering prior to such events, judging, or races.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1148.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3351.

3351. (a) There is hereby created the State Fair Leasing Authority, a joint powers authority formed pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, which shall be composed of the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of Finance, the Department of General Services, and the California Exposition and State Fair.
(b) For the purposes of Section 6502 of the Government Code, the common powers to be exercised by the State Fair Leasing Authority shall be the powers of a district agricultural association.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3352.

3352. (a) The authority shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall be composed of the Secretary of Food and Agriculture, the Director of Finance, the Director of General Services, and four individuals, appointed as provided in paragraph (1), who are members of the Board of Directors of the California Exposition and State Fair. The Treasurer and Controller shall be members of the board of the authority only for the purposes of hearing and deciding upon matters related to the issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to this chapter. The Director of Finance shall serve as chairperson of the authority. All meetings of the authority shall be open and public.
(1) Of the four appointed members of the Board of Directors of the California Exposition and State Fair, one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, one shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, and two shall be appointed by the Governor.
(2) The authority may contract with consultants as approved by the board of the authority. The authority shall not employ any other staff.
(3) The general manager of the California Exposition and State Fair may serve only in an advisory capacity to the authority.
(b) The authority is a “department” for the purposes of hearings pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 78. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3353.

3353. (a) The California Exposition and State Fair shall provide clerical services and the use of its staff without charge to the authority. The Department of Finance, the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of General Services, and the California Horse Racing Board shall cooperate with the authority, and, upon request of the chairperson of the authority, shall provide the authority with the reasonable and periodic use of their staffs.
(b) The Attorney General shall serve as counsel for, and adviser to, the authority, and shall approve outside counsel to the authority in furtherance of the provisions of this chapter, as requested by the chairperson of the authority.
(c) The costs, if any, for services to the authority specified in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall be paid for by the authority, with funds generated pursuant to this chapter. Any costs in excess of the funds available to the authority shall be paid by the California Exposition and State Fair.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3354.

3354. The authority may enter into leases or other agreements for the use of the State Fair Race Track or any other property owned or controlled by the California Exposition and State Fair which are necessary to further the purposes of Section 3331 or to provide horse racing at the State Fair Race Track. A lease or agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be on behalf of the California Exposition and State Fair, and the State Fair shall continue in control of its property, subject to the conditions and terms of that lease or agreement.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3355.

3355. The California Exposition and State Fair, in consultation with the authority, shall prepare a master plan approved by the board of directors of the fair for the long-range comprehensive development and improvement of, and construction upon, the property of the California Exposition and State Fair. The plan shall prescribe the amounts which may be expended for the various features of the plan, the period authorized for the completion of each project, and the terms of any revenue bond financing undertaken with respect to the plan. The plan shall require that any revenue bond financing shall be rated in one of the four highest rating categories by two nationally recognized rating agencies. Upon its completion, the master plan shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for review. The master plan is subject to amendment by the authority, with the approval of the Board of Directors of the California State Fair.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3356.

3356. The California Horse Racing Board, at the request of the authority, shall certify the eligibility of any prospective lessee or user of the property to be licensed to conduct horse racing at the State Fair Race Track.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3357.

3357. (a) In leasing, or entering into agreements for the use of, the State Fair Race Track or other property owned or controlled by the California Exposition and State Fair, the authority shall follow the same procedures, as appropriate, as the Department of General Services follows in leasing or entering into similar agreements for other state real property. The authority shall also consult with, and present for comment the lease or agreement to, the governing bodies of the City and County of Sacramento prior to awarding the lease or entering into the agreement.
(b) Prior to awarding a lease of, or entering into an agreement for the use of, the State Fair Race Track or other property owned or controlled by the California Exposition and State Fair, the authority shall consider all the factors concerning appropriate capital improvements of the race track, the financing of the race track, additional racing opportunities, and the use of new or additional properties or facilities, including, but not limited to, a grandstand or grandstand improvements, which factors shall be considered in the award of the lease or entering into the agreement. The authority shall also consult with, and present for comment the lease or agreement to, the governing bodies of the City and County of Sacramento prior to awarding the lease or entering into the agreement.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 79. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3358.

3358. If the authority makes a determination pursuant to this chapter about an action it proposes to take in awarding the State Fair Race Track lease or entering into the agreement, it shall report to the Legislature, setting forth the procedures followed by the authority in reaching its determination and the reasons the proposed award or agreement is in the best interests of the state. The authority shall also make recommendations regarding any additional legislation which it deems necessary. However, no legislative action is required to make a lease or agreement entered into by the authority effective and operative.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3359.

3359. After the award of a lease or upon entering into an agreement for the use of State Fair property, the authority shall meet periodically to review the operation of the lease or agreement, and the master plan, and to consider any other related matters. It shall also make any recommendations that it deems proper to the Legislature, other state agencies, including, but not limited to, the California Exposition and State Fair, and to the lessee or user of the property.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3360.

3360. (a) The authority, in the exercise of its powers, may pledge any and all revenues, moneys, accounts, accounts receivable, contract rights, and other rights to payment of any kind, pursuant to the terms and conditions approved by the authority. The revenues, moneys, accounts, accounts receivable, contract rights, and other rights to payment pledged by the authority or its assignees constitute a lien and security interest which immediately attaches to the property so pledged, and is effective, binding, and enforceable against the authority, its successors, purchasers of the property so pledged, creditors, and all others asserting rights therein, to the extent set forth, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the pledge, irrespective of whether those persons have notice of the pledge and without the need for any physical delivery, recordation, filing, or further act.
(b) The California Exposition and State Fair shall be responsible for any debt incurred pursuant to this chapter, and the capital of the California Exposition and State Fair shall be used to guarantee any indebtedness.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 2 - CALIFORNIA EXPOSITION AND STATE FAIR › CHAPTER 5 - State Fair Leasing Authority › Section 3361.

3361. The State of California pledges to, and agrees with, the holders of any bonds, other indebtedness, or obligations for the financing of the improvements described in the master plan pursuant to Section 3355, and which are issued or executed and delivered by the authority, or the California Exposition and State Fair, that the state will not alter or change the structure of funding of, and deposits to, the authority or to the California Exposition and State Fair pursuant to the provisions of Article 9.2 (commencing with Section 19605) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, or the pledge of funds for debt service, security, including any coverage factors, and expenses entered into pursuant to this chapter until the bonds, other indebtedness, or obligations are fully paid or discharged or have been fully provided for in accordance with their terms. However, nothing precludes any alteration or change if and when adequate provision has been made by law for the protection from impairment of the contract represented by the bonds, other indebtedness, or obligations, and the right to alter or change is hereby reserved. The authority, and the California Exposition and State Fair, are each authorized to include this pledge and undertaking of the state in their bonds, agreements evidencing other indebtedness, and other indebtedness or obligations for the financing of the improvements described in the master plan pursuant to Section 3355.
The authority shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee at least 90 days prior to authorizing the sale of revenue bonds pursuant to this chapter. The notice shall specify all the terms and conditions of the revenue bonds, including, but not limited to, the total amount of the bonds, the revenue source, and the repayment period. Any bond so issued shall contain on its face a statement to the following effect: “Neither the full faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of California is pledged to the payment of the principal of, or interest on, this bond.”
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 293, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 3806.

3806. For the purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 4101) of Chapter 6 of this part, “agency” means the Natural Resources Agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 98. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3853.

3853. District 1a is the County of San Mateo and the City and County of San Francisco.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 311, Sec. 14. Effective July 21, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3856.5.

3856.5. District 5 is the City and County of San Francisco.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 311, Sec. 16. Effective July 21, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3857.

3857. (a)  District 6 is all that portion of Los Angeles County that is not included in District 48, District 50, and District 51, and, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, also includes that portion of Los Angeles County within the boundaries of the 29th Senatorial District. District 6 shall also be known and designated as Exposition Park.
(b) Existing supplies, forms, insignias, signs, or logos shall not be destroyed or changed as a result of changing the name to Exposition Park, and those materials shall continue to be used until exhausted or unserviceable.
(c) Exposition Park shall have all of the following powers and duties:
(1) To lease, exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of all property.
(2) To compromise and settle claims of every nature.
(3) To sue and be sued in the same manner and to the same extent as the California Science Center, and the members of the governing body thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 37, Sec. 3. (AB 1817) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3860.

3860. District 10 is that portion of the County of Siskiyou which is not included in District 10a.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3861.

3861. District 10a is all that portion of Siskiyou and Modoc Counties which is described as follows:
Beginning at the intersection of west longitude 122 degrees 10 minutes with the Oregon-California boundary line, thence southerly along said line of longitude to north latitude 41 degrees 30 minutes, thence easterly along said line of latitude to the point where it intersects west longitude 121 degrees 10 minutes, thence northerly along said line of longitude to the Oregon state line, thence westerly along said state line to the point of beginning.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3869.

3869. District 19 is all that portion of Santa Barbara County which lies east of Gaviota and south of the Santa Ynez Mountains.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3899.

3899. District 48 is the County of Los Angeles.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 203, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3901.

3901. District 50 is all that portion of Los Angeles County which lies north of the south line of Township 5 North, San Bernardino base.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3901.5.

3901.5. District 51 is all the portion of Los Angeles City which is described as follows:
From a point commencing where the most northerly boundary of the City of Los Angeles intersects with the Golden State Freeway and following on the city boundary in an easterly direction where the boundary first intersects with the boundary of the City of Burbank; thence continuing southeasterly along the Burbank City boundary to its intersection with Barham Boulevard; thence in a southerly direction on Barham Boulevard to its intersection with Cahuenga Boulevard; thence in a southeasterly direction on Cahuenga Boulevard to Mulholland Drive; thence along Mulholland Drive to the Los Angeles City boundary; thence following the Los Angeles City boundary west and northerly until the boundary intersects with the Los Angeles-Ventura County line, thence following the Los Angeles County line north to the Kern County line, and east to the Golden State Freeway, and thence in a southerly direction on the Golden State Freeway to the starting point at the Golden State Freeway.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 113, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3903.

3903. District 53 is all of the portion of Kern County east of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. District 53 shall be known and designated as the Desert Empire Fair, and the fair site shall be near Ridgecrest.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 276.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Boundaries › Section 3904.

3904. District 54 is all of the portion of Riverside County east of the Coachella Branch of the All-American Canal and east of the line running due north from the northernmost point of that canal.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 693.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3951.

3951. Fifty or more persons, who are residents of a district, may form an association to be known as and designated as the ____ District Agricultural Association, for the following purposes:
(a) Holding fairs, expositions and exhibitions for the purpose of exhibiting all of the industries and industrial enterprises, resources and products of every kind or nature of the state with a view toward improving, exploiting, encouraging, and stimulating them.
(b) Constructing, maintaining, and operating recreational and cultural facilities of general public interest.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3954.

3954. Each association by its name has perpetual succession. It may have a seal. An association may sue and be sued, and may do any and all things necessary to carry out the powers and the objects and purposes for which the association is formed.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 342, Sec. 1. (AB 2490) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3955.

3955. Claims against an association shall be presented to the Department of General Services in accordance with Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 29. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3956.

3956. (a) The officers of the association shall consist of a board of directors of nine members. The directors shall be citizens and residents of the district.
(b) (1) A director shall not officially be seated on the board or participate in a board meeting until they have completed any mandatory forms and training, as required by state law and as determined by the department.
(2) A director shall, on a timely basis, complete any form or training that becomes mandatory during their term of office, retake any mandatory training that is required to be repeated periodically, and continue to submit any required forms during their term of office. The relevant form or training shall be completed by the director within 90 days of the form or training requirement or the expiration of the effective period of the form or training. A director shall be subject to removal from the board if they do not comply with these requirements.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 374, Sec. 2. (AB 623) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3957.

3957. If two or more counties constitute a district, each county shall be represented on the board by at least two persons who are citizens and residents of such county.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3958.

3958. If, by reason of the formation of a new district, a director in one district becomes a resident of another district, his term of office as director expires 60 days after the formation of the new district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3960.

3960. The term of office of each director, except that of a member of the first board, is four years from the beginning of the term for which he or she is appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term. However, any director may be removed for cause by the Governor prior to the expiration of the director’s term.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 342, Sec. 2. (AB 2490) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3961.

3961. The term of office of each member of the first board shall be so fixed by the Governor that the terms of the directors of such board shall expire in three groups of two, and one group of three, on the 15th day of January of each year following the formation of the association.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3963.

3963. The directors shall meet at a place within the district and organize by the election of one of their number as president. The term of office of the president shall be one year and until his successor is elected.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3964.

3964. The directors shall also select a secretary, a manager, and a treasurer from among persons who are not members of the board. One person may be the secretary, the manager, and the treasurer. The secretary, manager, and treasurer are state officers.
(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 126, Sec. 1. Effective March 23, 1982.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3964.5.

3964.5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a board may form any advisory committee by resolution or any similar formal action.
(b) Meetings of an advisory committee shall be open and public and notice thereof shall be delivered personally or by mail at least 24 hours before the time of the meeting to each person who has requested, in writing, notice of the meeting.
(c) If the advisory committee elects to provide for the holding of regular meetings, it shall provide in its bylaws, or by whatever other rule is utilized by the board for the conduct of its business, for the time and place for holding regular meetings. No other notice of regular meetings is required.
(d) “Advisory committee”, as used in this section, means a committee composed solely of the members of the board which is less than a quorum of the board.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 131, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3965.

3965. The board may, with the approval of the department:
(a) Fix the term of office, the amount of bond and salary, and prescribe the duties of the secretary and of the treasurer.
(b) Manage the affairs of the association.
(c) Make all necessary bylaws, rules, and regulations for the government of the association.
(d) Delegate, as it may deem advisable, to its officers or employees any of the powers that are vested in the board under subdivision (b). Any delegation of power may be revoked at any time.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 342, Sec. 3. (AB 2490) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3965.1.

3965.1. (a) Notwithstanding Section 3965 or 4051, the board, without prior approval from the department, may arrange for and conduct, or cause to be conducted, or by contract permit to be conducted, any activity by any individual, institution, corporation, or association upon its property at a time as it may be deemed advisable, except for the following:
(1) Revenue-generating contracts involving hazardous activities, as determined by the department, unless adequate insurance coverage is provided, as determined by the department in consultation with the Department of General Services.
(2) The activities specified in Section 4051.2 and Section 19130 of the Government Code.
(b) This section shall not be construed and is not intended to extend or limit the authority specified in Section 19130 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 342, Sec. 4. (AB 2490) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3967.

3967. Any director who misses three consecutive regular meetings of the board without the permission of the board is deemed to have resigned as a director.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 50.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Organization and Administration › Section 3968.

3968. Records of the board which are entries in events which are scheduled for future judging and for overnight entries in races on which there is parimutuel wagering prior to such events, judging times, or races, shall not be open to inspection by the public.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 4001.

4001. Any money which is received by any association, other than from the sale of real property or pursuant to a lease, easement, or agreement for the extraction of oil or gas from lands owned or controlled by it, shall be retained and used by the association for its:
(a) General use and purposes.
(b) Maintenance.
(c) Membership in livestock registry associations and fair associations.
(d) Support and operation.
(e) Acquisition, installation, maintenance, and operation of recreational and cultural facilities at its fairgrounds.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 4002.

4002. The proceeds of the sale of any interest in real property which is owned by any association shall be paid into the Fair and Exposition Fund. The amount which is paid into the fund shall be available for expenditure by the association, with the approval of the department and the State Public Works Board, for any of the following purposes:
(a) Permanent improvements for fair purposes on the property of the association.
(b) Purchase of equipment for fair purposes.
(c) Acquisition or purchase of real property, including costs of appraisal or other incidental costs, to be used as sites for the permanent improvements.
The execution of any lease, easement, or agreement for the extraction of any oil or gas from lands owned or controlled by an association is not a sale of an interest in real property within the meaning of this section.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 4003.

4003. Any money which is not expended within three years after being paid into the Fair and Exposition Fund pursuant to Section 4002 shall be added to and become a part of the amount available pursuant to Section 19630 of the Business and Professions Code for permanent improvements upon the property of the state, citrus, county, or district agricultural associations for fair purposes, or the purchase of equipment for fair purposes, or the acquisition or purchase of real property, including costs of appraisal or other incidental costs, to be used as sites for such permanent improvements, in such amounts as may be allocated by executive order of the Director of Agriculture.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 4004.

4004. All revenue which is received by any association pursuant to any lease, easement, or agreement for the extraction of oil or gas from any land that is owned or controlled by it shall be paid into the General Fund.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4051.1.

4051.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in accordance with procedures established by the board, the board may enter into agreements to secure donations, memberships, and corporate and individual sponsorships, and may enter into marketing and licensing agreements for the receipt of money, or services or products in lieu of money, and may employ, or create and participate in an entity, or enter into an agreement with an entity or person to develop, solicit, sell, and service these agreements. The compensation for the entity or person shall be established by the board.
(b) Written notification to the department shall be required prior to creating an entity for the activities described in this section and prior to entering into any agreement for activities described in this section if the agreement exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in value, exists for a period of greater than two years, or contemplates the building of a permanent structure on fair property. The department may, upon reasonable notice, examine the books and records of any entity created pursuant to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 423, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4051.2.

4051.2. An association shall not enter into a settlement agreement for an amount greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) without the prior approval of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 342, Sec. 7. (AB 2490) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4052.

4052. An association shall not lease its racetrack for running races of horses to any private person, firm, or corporation, except to a national or international exposition or its affiliated corporations or associations for the period of time which is now permitted by law for fairs.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1579.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4054.

4054. (a) If the board of an association, by resolution adopted by vote of two-thirds of all its members, finds and determines that the public interest and necessity require the acquisition of any building or improvement that is situated on property that is owned by the association, in trust or otherwise, or of any outstanding rights to that property, with the approval of the department and the association, the building, improvement, or outstanding rights may be acquired by eminent domain pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law (Part 11 (commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(b) The use by the association of its property shall be considered a more necessary public use than the use of the property by any grantee, lessee, or licensee for the purposes that are specified in Section 4051.
(c) Notwithstanding Article 5 (commencing with Section 25450) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code, or Sections 10108 and 10308 of the Public Contract Code, the board of an association or governing board of a county fair, by resolution adopted by vote of two-thirds of all its members, may purchase materials and lease equipment for not in excess of twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) when the purchase or lease is made in conjunction with donated labor construction improvements on the grounds of the association or the county fairgrounds, respectively.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 538, Sec. 197. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4055.

4055. Associations, by majority vote of their respective boards, may cooperate in the holding of a fair in any of the districts.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4056.

4056. An association may pay membership fees, and join and participate in the affairs of any organization which has the following purposes:
(a) Interchange of information that relates to livestock, poultry, and other agricultural animals and products.
(b) Conduct and management of fairs.
(c) Conducting of horseracing meetings.
An association may also pay membership fees, join and participate in affairs of any similar organization that deals with subjects that are related to powers and duties of the association.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4057.

4057. The state is not liable for any action, obligation, commitment, contract, or premium that is offered, or award that is made, by any association.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 342, Sec. 9. (AB 2490) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4058.

4058. (a) Notwithstanding Section 4052, the California Exposition and State Fair, a district agricultural association fair, or county fair in the northern zone, with the approval of the Department of Food and Agriculture, may form an entity for conducting combined fair horseracing meetings and utilize their racing facilities for conducting horseracing meetings, with parimutuel wagering, on days other than the days on which general fair activities are conducted. A combined fair horseracing meeting pursuant to this section shall be a general fair activity for the purpose of Section 19549 of the Business and Professions Code.
(b) The association shall designate certain days of a mixed breed meeting held pursuant to this section as charity days with the proceeds therefrom to be distributed in accordance with Sections 19550 and 19556 of the Business and Professions Code.
(c) The association shall encourage the racing of emerging breeds of horses.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 741, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4059.

4059. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Food and Agriculture shall develop criteria to be used, subject to the approval of the Department of General Services, for the disposal of property by a district agricultural association and the California Exposition and State Fair.
(2) As used in this section, “disposal of property” means the sale of equipment, materials or other forms of personal property no longer necessary to effectuate the purposes of the fair and that do not exceed an estimated fair market value of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
(b) The board of the district agricultural association or California Exposition and State Fair shall, prior to the disposal of property, as defined in this section, first be required to determine, through the Department of Food and Agriculture, if the property can be used by another fair in the California Fair Network or other state agency or department. If determined that such use is not possible, the board of the district agricultural association or California Exposition and State Fair shall sell the property to the buyer that submits the highest bid.
(c) The regular department audit of district agricultural associations shall confirm the source of funds of any disposed property and compliance with the criteria developed under this section for the disposal of property.
(d) The adoption of the criteria developed pursuant to this section shall relieve a district agricultural association and the California Exposition and State Fair of any requirements to abide by the provisions of the State Administrative Manual which may apply to disposal of property developed by the Department of General Services.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 346, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4060.

4060. (a)  Any compensation to any officer or employee of the state by any nonprofit corporation formed exclusively to aid and assist an association, as provided for in Section 18000.5 of the Government Code, shall be approved by the Division of Fairs and Expositions prior to payment. The nonprofit corporation shall notify the division of the compensation.
(b) The department shall, during regular audits, review the payments from the nonprofit corporation to any state employees and those state employees’ responsibilities to the nonprofit corporation. The financial information from the nonprofit corporation shall be made available to the department for the audit. Any compensation shall be justified by related work that is not the normal responsibility of the state officer or employee through his or her employment by an association, including his or her normal duties and working hours. The audit shall also determine if any board member serving on an association is also serving on the board of directors of the related nonprofit corporation and determine if there are any conflicts of interest regarding the payment to the association employees. The audit shall also determine if any officer or employee is receiving compensation from the nonprofit corporation in violation of subdivision (c).
(c) Pursuant to Section 1090 of the Government Code, a state officer or employee of an association shall not be compensated by the nonprofit corporation when that state officer or employee acts in an official capacity with regard to any contract made with the nonprofit corporation.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 452, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 3 - EXPOSITIONS AND FAIRS › PART 3 - DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Duties Generally › Section 4061.

4061. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a district agricultural association shall not be required to prepare or submit any written report to the Governor, the Legislature, or a state agency except as follows:
(1) The report is required by a court or under federal law.
(2) The report is required in the Budget Act.
(3) The report is required by the secretary.
(4) The Legislature expressly requires a district agricultural association to prepare and submit a report.
(5) The annual reporting of real property information required pursuant to Section 11011.15 of the Government Code.
(b) This section shall not be construed and is not intended to extend or limit the provisions of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 119. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)