California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

• Section 77410.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 805, Sec. 1. Effective October...
• Section 77411.
  “Strawberries” mean all strawberries produced in California for commercial purposes.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 531, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
• Section 77412.
  “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 77413.
  “Commission” means the California Strawberry Commission.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 805, Sec. 1. Effective October 4, 1993.)
• Section 77414.
  “Crate” means a shipping container holding more than six pint baskets, or the equivalent volume thereof, and no more than 12 pint baskets, or the...
• Section 77415.
  “Director” means the Director of Food and Agriculture.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 805, Sec. 1. Effective October 4, 1993.)
• Section 77416.
  “Districts” consist of the following:(a) District 1 consists of San Diego, Imperial, and Riverside Counties.(b) District 2 consists of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties.(c) District 3...
• Section 77417.
  “Ex officio members” are nonvoting members of the commission.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 146, Sec. 56. Effective January 1, 1995.)
• Section 77417.5.
  “Market” or “marketing” means to sell or otherwise distribute strawberries into commercial channels or trade resulting in the sale of strawberries.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch....
• Section 77418.
  “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of strawberries.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 805, Sec. 1. Effective October 4, 1993.)
• Section 77419.
  “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and mean the period beginning February 1 of any year and extending through the last day of...
• Section 77420.
  “Process” and “processing” are synonymous terms and mean the operations of receiving, cleaning, grading, capping, slicing, canning, freezing, preserving, or otherwise changing the form of...
• Section 77421.
  “Processor” means any person who performs any of the functions of processing strawberries within California. When a processor is a corporation, all of the directors...
• Section 77422.
  “Producer” and “grower” are synonymous terms and mean any person who produces or causes to be produced strawberries for market and who shall, upon request...
• Section 77423.
  “Production research” means any research relating to the production, harvest, and post harvest handling of strawberries.(Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 805, Sec. 1. Effective October...
• Section 77424.
  “Ship” and “shipping” are synonymous terms and mean the operations of receiving, grading, cleaning, transporting, distributing, or otherwise preparing for market or marketing strawberries in...
• Section 77425.
  “Shipper” means any person who performs any of the functions of shipping strawberries within California. When the shipper is a corporation, all of the directors...

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