California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 3 - Economics › Chapter 1 - Fruit and Vegetable Standardization › Subchapter 4 - Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables › Article 22 - Citrus › Section 1430.142 - Citrus Assessment

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
An assessment shall be collected to fund a Navel and
						Valencia orange, lemon, and mandarin citrus inspection program, a crop
						estimating service, and a statewide acreage survey.
(a) The assessment shall be paid by producers
					 of Navel and Valencia oranges, lemons, and mandarin citrus that are grown in
					 California and prepared for fresh market in the counties specified in Division
					 17, Chapter 11 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(b) The assessment shall be 7 mills ($0.007)
					 per carton for Navel oranges, 1 mill ($0.001) per carton for lemons, 3 mills
					 ($0.003) per carton for Valencia oranges, and 4 mills ($0.004) per carton for
					 mandarin citrus. Carton is defined as the number of 40-pound carton equivalents
					 of citrus fruit produced.
(c) The
					 assessments shall be collected by the first handlers located in the counties of
					 Fresno, Kern, Madera, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Tulare,
					 and Ventura, for the statutorily authorized activities set forth in Food and
					 Agricultural Code Section
					 48002.
(d) The first handler shall collect the
					 assessment from the producer.
(e)
					 The first handler shall submit to the department all assessments collected at
					 the end of each month during the marketing season.
1. New
						section filed 10-30-2008; operative 11-1-2008 pursuant to Government Code
						section
						11343.4
						(Register 2008, No. 44).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
						1-11-2011; operative 1-1-2011. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to
						Food and Agricultural Code section
						48002(e)(1)
						(Register 2011, No. 2).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
						10-26-2011; operative 10-1-2011. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to
						Food and Agricultural Code section
						48002(e)(1)
						(Register 2011, No. 43).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
						6-27-2014; operative 6-27-2014. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to
						Food and Agricultural Code section
						48002(e)(1)
						(Register 2014, No. 26).
5. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
						9-21-2017; operative 10-1-2017. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to
						Food and Agricultural Code section
						48002(e)(1)
						(Register 2017, No. 38).
6. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
						10-1-2020; operative 10-1-2020. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only
						pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section
						48002(e)(1)
						(Register 2020, No. 40).
7. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
						8-22-2023; operative 10-1-2023. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only
						pursuant to pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section
						48002(e)(1)
						(Register 2023, No. 34).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  407,
						  42681
						  and
						  42684,
						  Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						  42941,
						  48000,
						  48001,
						  48002,
						  48002.5
						  and
						  48003,
						  Food and Agricultural Code.