California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions

• Section 59501.
  This chapter shall be known as the Agricultural Producers Marketing Law.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 59502.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 59504.
  “Commodity” means any horticultural, viticultural, or vegetable product of the soil, aquacultural, livestock and livestock products, and poultry and poultry products. It does not, however,...
• Section 59505.
  “Dealer” means any distributor or retailer.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 59506.
  “Distributor” means any person, except a retailer, that acquires and distributes any commodity at wholesale or retail.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 59507.
  “Handler” means any person that receives any commodity from the producer for the purpose of marketing it.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 59508.
  “Marketing program” means any program which contains provisions which are authorized by Article 8 (commencing with Section 59801) of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch.
• Section 59509.
  “Primary channel of trade” means that transaction in which the producer or a cooperative marketing association of producers transfers physical possession of the commodity to...
• Section 59510.
  “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of growing or producing any commodity for commercial use.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 59511.
  “Processor” means any person that buys, or otherwise takes title to or possession of, any commodity for the purpose of processing or manufacturing it or...
• Section 59512.
  “Proration” means the application of allocated quantities or percentages under a uniform rule to the production, or merchantable production, of all producers that are affected,...
• Section 59513.
  “Proration zone” means any district for which a marketing program is proposed or has been instituted.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 59514.
  “Retailer” means any person that is engaged in the business of making retail sales direct to the general public.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018