California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 58551.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the N. Waters-Nielsen-Vuich-Berryhill Foreign Market Development Export Incentive Program for California Agriculture Act.(Amended by Stats....
• Section 58552.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is the policy of this state to actively encourage and promote the sale of agricultural products of California...
• Section 58553.
  The definitions in this article apply to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
• Section 58553.5.
  “Advisory committee” means the State Board of Food and Agriculture.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 982, Sec. 3. Effective September 27, 2002.)
• Section 58554.
  “Agricultural commodities” means the products of California farms and ranches and items processed from these products, and includes forest products, aquacultural products, and fish and...
• Section 58555.
  “Constraint” means a condition in a particular country or region which needs to be addressed in order to develop, expand, or maintain agricultural commodity exports.(Added...
• Section 58556.
  “Cooperator” means a private or nonprofit agricultural marketing organization; a nonprofit trade association, whose members market agricultural commodities, which has demonstrated expertise in the promotion...
• Section 58557.
  “Marketing” means the advertising, sale, and distribution of agricultural commodities, including private brands and trade names, in foreign markets.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec.
• Section 58558.
  “Marketing plan” means the primary annual document prepared by cooperators and approved by the director which defines activities and budgets addressing constraints and the marketing...
• Section 58559.
  “Project agreement” means a contract between the department and a cooperator under which the cooperator agrees to conduct activities that both address constraints and encourage...
• Section 58560.
  “State funds” means the funds made available by the department under a project agreement.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1189, Sec. 2.)
• Section 58561.
  “Third party cooperator” means a foreign government or private organization which has entered into an agreement with a cooperator to join in the marketing of...
• Section 58562.
  “Cooperator contributions” means contributions of money, personnel, materials, facilities, services, or supplies, expressed in terms of United States dollar value, that are furnished by the...
• Section 58563.
  The department shall adopt regulations, including criteria to establish what constitutes cooperator contributions, necessary to effectuate this chapter. Whenever applicable, the regulations shall be consistent...
• Section 58564.
  The department shall, as one of its functions, provide assistance to persons from foreign countries who desire to purchase agricultural products produced in this state....
• Section 58565.
  The department shall direct a portion of any additional funding, in excess of the original appropriation for purposes of this act, to be used for...

Last modified: October 22, 2018