California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 8 - Implementation, Voting Procedure, and Termination

• Section 78575.
  On or before February 1, 1991, the director shall establish a list of receivers and fishermen eligible to vote on the implementation of this chapter....
• Section 78576.
  Any fisherman or receiver whose name does not appear on the director’s list of receivers may have his or her name included on the list...
• Section 78577.
  This chapter, except as necessary to conduct a referendum vote under this article, shall not apply to a fishery defined in subdivision (c) of Section...
• Section 78578.
  The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum which shall not be less than 30 days or more than 60 days...
• Section 78579.
  (a) Unless funds are otherwise provided by the Secretary for Environmental Protection, before the referendum vote is conducted by the secretary, the proponents of the council...
• Section 78580.
  The nonreceipt of a ballot by any fisherman or receiver shall not invalidate a referendum.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.)
• Section 78581.
  (a) If the director finds that a favorable vote has been given, the director shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all receivers...
• Section 78582.
  Fisheries for fish and shellfish species excepted by subdivision (a) of Section 78407 and not previously included in the list of fisheries subject to this...
• Section 78583.
  Fisheries for species of fish and shellfish, that are subject to this chapter pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 78407 that are added to the...
• Section 78584.
  (a) Between January 1, 1996, and February 28, 1996, and in the same period each five years thereafter, or pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 78578,...
• Section 78585.
  If the secretary determines that a review referendum procedure is appropriate or, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 78584, required, the secretary shall establish a...
• Section 78586.
  If the council program is submitted to a review referendum under Section 78585, the director shall find that fishermen or receivers statewide have approved the...
• Section 78587.
  If the director finds that only the fishermen or only the receivers vote to approve the program in a review referendum, the director shall reconstitute...
• Section 78588.
  On the termination of the council pursuant to this article, the council shall remain in existence until the end of the marketing season then current...

Last modified: October 22, 2018