California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

• Section 79170.
  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...
• Section 79170.5.
  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...
• Section 79171.
  The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chair, one or more vice chairs, and other officers as it deems necessary. The officers shall...
• Section 79171.5.
  The commission may employ a person or firm to serve at the pleasure of the commission as executive officer of the commission, and other personnel,...
• Section 79172.
  The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 944) Effective January 1, 2018....
• Section 79172.5.
  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....
• Section 79173.
  The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter into any and all contracts and agreements, create liabilities, and borrow moneys in advance of receipt...
• Section 79173.5.
  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...
• Section 79174.
  The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters that affect the spiny lobster fishery industry.(Added by Stats....
• Section 79174.5.
  (a) The commission may carry out spiny lobster fishery industry educational programs with respect to proper methods of handling and preserving the quality of spiny lobster...
• Section 79175.
  The commission may conduct, or contract with others to conduct, scientific research, including the study, analysis, dissemination, and accumulation of information obtained from research or...
• Section 79175.5.
  The commission may enter into contracts to acquire and render services in preparing plans and conducting programs and other contracts or agreements that the commission...
• Section 79176.
  The commission may accept contributions of, or match private, state, or federal moneys, and employ or make contributions of moneys to other persons or state...
• Section 79176.5.
  The commission may collect information, including, but not limited to, spiny lobster fishery landing statistics, and publish and distribute without charge a bulletin, newsletter, or...
• Section 79177.
  The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray the operating costs of the commission.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 944) Effective...
• Section 79177.5.
  (a) The commission shall establish an annual budget and maintain records of expenditures according to generally accepted accounting practices. The budget shall be concurred in by...
• Section 79178.
  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....
• Section 79178.5.
  The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and shall not disclose, except when required by a court order after a hearing in a judicial...
• Section 79179.
  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...
• Section 79179.5.
  The commission may administer any government program engaged in the activities authorized by this chapter and that directly affects the spiny lobster fishery, upon the...
• Section 79179.7.
  The commission may approve payment of a stipend to commission members of not more than one hundred forty-five dollars ($145) for each day a member...

Last modified: October 22, 2018