California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

• Section 74651.
  (a) Prior to the beginning of each marketing season or as soon thereafter as possible, the commission shall establish an assessment rate for the marketing season.(b) Unless...
• Section 74651.5.
  Prior to the beginning of each marketing season, the commission may establish a voluntary minimum assessment rate applicable to vintners who process winegrapes in the...
• Section 74652.
  Any vintner who is also a producer who processes winegrapes shall pay the assessment on the winegrapes. The “weighted average producer returns per ton” by...
• Section 74652.5.
  Unless otherwise exempted by this chapter, the assessment provided for in this article shall be levied on vintners and vintners who are also producers who...
• Section 74653.
  This chapter does not apply to winegrapes processed only for a vintner’s home use. However, any vintner claiming this exemption shall file an affidavit with...
• Section 74654.
  Every vintner shall keep a complete and accurate record of all winegrapes processed. The records shall be in simple form and contain information as the...
• Section 74655.
  All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the director from producers or vintners, and all lists of vintners in the possession of the commission...
• Section 74656.
  Any assessment levied by the commission, pursuant to this chapter, is a personal debt of every person so assessed and is due and payable in...
• Section 74657.
  Any person who fails to file a return, or remit or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the...
• Section 74658.
  (a) Any vintner who processes winegrapes into must, grape juice, or grape concentrate for the manufacture of nonalcoholic beverages other than nonalcoholic wine may apply to...
• Section 74659.
  Any vintner receiving an exemption or refund pursuant to Section 74658, shall, in addition to the requirements of Section 74654, maintain sales invoices and any...
• Section 74660.
  No refund pursuant to Section 74658 shall be approved by the commission after two years from the date the assessment was due. Failure to file...
• Section 74661.
  Within 30 days, after disallowing any claim in whole or in part, the commission shall serve written notice of its action on the claimant.(Added by...

Last modified: October 22, 2018