California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

• Section 74821.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1287, Sec. 4.)
• Section 74822.
  “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to this...
• Section 74823.
  “Brandy” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of distillates obtained from the fermented juice, mash, or wine of whole, sound, ripe grapes or from...
• Section 74824.
  “Commission” means the California Winegrape Growers Commission.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1287, Sec. 4.)
• Section 74824.1.
  “Local commission” means any local commission created pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 854, Sec. 1.5.)
• Section 74825.
  “Grape concentrate” or “concentrate” means unfermented grape juice from which the major portion of the original water content has been removed.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch....
• Section 74826.
  “Grape juice” or “juice” means unfermented crushed grapes without solids containing the major portion of the original water content.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1287, Sec.
• Section 74826.5.
  “Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, association, or other entity doing business in California.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 689, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
• Section 74827.
  “Producer” and “grower” are synonymous and, unless otherwise specified pursuant to Section 74922.1, mean any person who produced and marketed winegrapes in the preceding marketing...
• Section 74828.
  “Producer districts” shall consist of the following:(a) District 1 consists of Lake, Solano, Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties.(b) District 2 consists of the City and County...
• Section 74828.1.
  “Producer region,” for the purpose of establishing and operating a local commission, shall consist of one or more grape crush report districts.(Added by Stats. 1989,...
• Section 74829.
  “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1287, Sec. 4.)
• Section 74829.5.
  “Handler” means any person engaged in the marketing of winegrapes or winegrape products that the person has produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer, or...
• Section 74830.
  “High proof” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of distillates obtained from the fermented juice, mash, or wine of fresh winegrapes or from the...
• Section 74831.
  “Market” means to sell, barter, trade, purchase, acquire, or otherwise distribute wine, winegrapes, or winegrape products.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1287, Sec. 4.)
• Section 74832.
  “Market development” includes, but is not limited to, trade promotion, public information, dissemination of information on health and social issues and other matters, and activities...
• Section 74833.
  “Market research” means any investigation, development, analysis, or implementation of information relating to the marketing of winegrapes and winegrape products including, but not limited to,...
• Section 74834.
  “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning July 1 of any year and extending through June 30 of the following years.(Added by Stats....
• Section 74835.
  “Must” means a mixture of unfermented crushed grapes, solid grape particles, and grape juice.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1287, Sec. 4.)
• Section 74835.5.
  “Processing” means any processing of winegrapes for the purpose of making must, grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, winegrape products, or products thereof, including high proof...
• Section 74836.
  “Production research” means research relating to the production and processing of winegrapes, including, but not limited to, the development of new winegrape products and uses...
• Section 74837.
  “Vintner” means a winegrower, as defined in Section 23013 of the Business and Professions Code, who holds a winegrower’s license issued by the Department of...
• Section 74838.
  “Wine” means the product obtained by the fermentation of winegrapes or juice therefrom, with or without addition or abstracting, and includes any product made from...
• Section 74839.
  “Winegrapes” means grapes produced in this state which are intended to be converted from their fresh form into grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, or products...
• Section 74840.
  “Winegrape products” include, but are not limited to, must, grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, high proof, and brandy produced from winegrapes.(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch....

Last modified: October 22, 2018