California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 4 - Powers and Duties of the Commission

• Section 79061.
  The commission may adopt and from time to time alter, rescind, modify, and amend all proper and necessary bylaws, rules, regulations, and orders in accordance...
• Section 79062.
  The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and do and perform all acts and exercise all powers incidental to, or in connection with, or...
• Section 79063.
  The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and such other officers as it deems necessary. The officers...
• Section 79064.
  The commission may employ a person or firm to serve at the pleasure of the commission as executive officer of the commission, and other personnel,...
• Section 79065.
  The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 973, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
• Section 79066.
  The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission to advise the commission in carrying out this chapter.(Added by Stats....
• Section 79067.
  The commission may establish offices and incur expenses, enter into any and all contracts and agreements, create liabilities, and borrow funds in advance of receipt...
• Section 79068.
  The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all of its dealings, which shall be subject to an annual audit by an auditing...
• Section 79069.
  The commission may present facts to, and negotiate with, state, federal, and foreign agencies on matters that affect the sea urchin commercial fishing industry.(Added by...
• Section 79070.
  (a) The commission may carry out industry educational programs with respect to proper methods of handling and preserving the quality of sea urchin to protect the...
• Section 79071.
  The commission may conduct, or contract with others to conduct, scientific research, including the study, analysis, dissemination, and accumulation of information obtained from research or...
• Section 79072.
  The commission may enter into contracts to acquire and render services in preparing plans and conducting programs and other contracts or agreements that the commission...
• Section 79073.
  The commission may accept contributions of, or match private, state, or federal funds, and employ or make contributions of funds to other persons or state...
• Section 79074.
  The commission may collect information, including, but not limited to, fishery landing statistics, and publish and distribute without charge, a bulletin, newsletter, or other communication...
• Section 79075.
  The commission shall establish an assessment rate to defray operating costs of the commission.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 973, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
• Section 79076.
  (a) The commission shall establish an annual budget and maintain records of expenditures according to generally accepted accounting practices. The budget shall be concurred in by...
• Section 79077.
  The commission shall submit to the secretary for his or her concurrence an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats....
• Section 79078.
  The commission and the secretary shall keep confidential and shall not disclose, except when required by court order after a hearing in a judicial proceeding,...
• Section 79079.
  The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of this chapter and file complaints with appropriate law enforcement agencies or officers for suspected criminal violations...
• Section 79080.
  The commission may administer any government program engaged in the activities authorized by this chapter and that directly affects the sea urchin fishery, upon the...
• Section 79081.
  The commission may approve payment of a stipend to commission members of not more than one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for each day a member...

Last modified: October 22, 2018