California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

• Section 78620.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January...
• Section 78621.
  “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 78622.
  “Commission” means the California Tomato Commission.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 78623.
  “Districts” shall consist of the following:(a) District 1 consists of Imperial and Riverside Counties.(b) District 2 consists of Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa...
• Section 78624.
  “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 78625.
  “Fresh” means tomatoes, in any form, which have not been subject to heat processing.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 78626.
  “Handle” means to engage in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing fresh market tomatoes that have been produced, or purchased or acquired from a...
• Section 78627.
  “Handler” or “shipper” means any person, other than a common carrier, who handles a quantity of 250,000 pounds or more of tomatoes during a marketing...
• Section 78628.
  “Market” or “marketing” means to sell or otherwise distribute tomatoes into commercial channels or trade resulting in the sale of tomatoes.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch....
• Section 78629.
  “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of tomatoes.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 78630.
  “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and mean the period beginning March 1 of any year and extending through the last day of...
• Section 78631.
  “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, firm, company, or other entity doing business in California.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January 1,
• Section 78632.
  “Producer” and “grower” are synonymous terms and mean any person who produces, or causes to be produced, tomatoes in a quantity of 250,000 pounds or...
• Section 78633.
  “Production research” means any research relating to the production, harvest, and post harvest handling of tomatoes.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January...
• Section 78634.
  “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 210, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 78635.
  “Ship” and “shipping” are synonymous terms and mean the operations of receiving, grading, cleaning, transporting, distributing, or otherwise preparing for market or marketing, tomatoes for...
• Section 78636.
  (a) “Tomatoes” means all tomatoes that are produced for commercial purposes and are handled within the state in fresh form, except cherry tomatoes and tomatoes grown...

Last modified: October 22, 2018