California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

• Section 77521.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 550, Sec. 1. Effective August...
• Section 77522.
  “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 77523.
  “Commission” means the California Forest Products Commission.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 550, Sec. 1. Effective August 27, 1990.)
• Section 77524.
  “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 116. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 77525.
  “Ex officio” means a nonvoting member of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 550, Sec. 1. Effective August 27, 1990.)
• Section 77526.
  “Marketing year” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning January 1 of any year and extending through December 31 of the same year.(Added by Stats....
• Section 77527.
  “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, company, or other entity doing business in California.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 133....
• Section 77528.
  (a) “Producer” means any person who owns timber in California immediately prior to felling, or the first person who acquires either the legal title or beneficial...
• Section 77529.
  “Product promotion” means the generic promotion of forest products in domestic and foreign markets. “Product promotion” does not include reference to either unprocessed logs sold...
• Section 77530.
  “Research” means any economic, cultural, or biological search, inquiry, examination, investigation, or experimentation, or any other search, inquiry, examination, investigation, or experimentation.(Added by Stats. 1990,...
• Section 77531.
  “Timber” or “forest products” means trees of any species maintained for eventual harvest whether planted or of natural growth, standing or down, on privately or...

Last modified: October 22, 2018