California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

• Section 77721.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1089, Sec. 1.)
• Section 77722.
  “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 77723.
  “Commission” means the California Date Commission.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 130, Sec. 13. Effective July 18, 1995.)
• Section 77724.
  “Commissioner” means any member of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1089, Sec. 1.)
• Section 77725.
  “Date” means any variety of date produced in California, whether handled in whole or processed form.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 130, Sec. 14. Effective July...
• Section 77726.
  “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 130, Sec. 16. Effective July 18, 1995.)
• Section 77727.
  “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.(Added by renumbering Section 77726 by Stats. 1995, Ch. 130, Sec. 15. Effective July 18, 1995.)
• Section 77727.5.
  “Handle” means to engage in the business of a handler.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 130, Sec. 18. Effective July 18, 1995.)
• Section 77728.
  “Handler” means any person engaged in processing and marketing dates that the person has produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer, or is marketing on...
• Section 77729.
  “Market” or “marketing” means to sell, consign, or otherwise distribute dates into commercial channels of trade resulting in the sale of dates. Dates shall also...
• Section 77730.
  “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of dates.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 130, Sec. 23. Effective July 18, 1995.)
• Section 77731.
  “Marketing year” or “marketing season” means the period from October 1 of any year to September 30, inclusive, of the following year. The marketing year...
• Section 77732.
  “Process” and “processing” are synonymous and mean the operations of receiving, cleaning, grading, freezing, drying, preserving, chopping, mashing, pitting, slicing, concentrating, macerating, extruding, or otherwise...
• Section 77733.
  “Producer” means any person in this state who grows dates of any variety, and who, upon request, provides proof of commodity sale.(Added by renumbering Section...
• Section 77734.
  “Product research” means any research related to the development of new uses for dates.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 130, Sec. 25. Effective July 18, 1995.)
• Section 77735.
  “Production research” means any research related to the production, harvest, or post-harvest handling of dates.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 130, Sec. 26. Effective July 18,
• Section 77736.
  “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 130, Sec. 27. Effective July 18, 1995.)

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