California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 1 - Declaration and General Provisions

• Section 79401.
  The production of nursery products constitutes an important industry of this state that provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state, products that are a...
• Section 79402.
  The maintenance of the nursery industry of California is necessary to assure the public and the state’s and nation’s crop agriculture industry of a continuous...
• Section 79403.
  The production of nursery products in California is currently the state’s number two agricultural crop with 2008 farm gate sales of four billion dollars ($4,000,000,000)...
• Section 79404.
  The nursery industry has been negatively impacted by invasive pests and diseases that also adversely affect the state’s environment, urban quality, and agricultural production. The...
• Section 79405.
  The establishment of the commission is necessary for the efficient development and management of a research, public education, and marketing program that will enhance the...
• Section 79406.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the commission is intended to operate in conjunction with other nursery-related laws and programs in the state, including, but...
• Section 79407.
  The Legislature further finds and declares that the programs specified in Section 79406, including this commission, greatly benefit the nursery industry, and as such, advance...
• Section 79408.
  The successes that the nursery industry of California has achieved have resulted from a commitment to industry-funded research that has led to significant improvements in...
• Section 79409.
  The production of nursery products in this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest. This chapter is enacted in the exercise...
• Section 79410.
  Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the nursery industry by creating new markets. The success of such an expansion program is uniquely dependent...
• Section 79411.
  The commission’s activities are necessary for the efficient development of a national and international program and exists as an integral part of a broader framework...
• Section 79412.
  The commission form of administration created by this chapter is uniquely situated to provide those engaged in the production of nursery products the opportunity to...
• Section 79413.
  No action taken by the commission, or by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with the regulations adopted under this chapter, is a...
• Section 79414.
  It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that commission members and alternates are intended to represent and further the interest of a...

Last modified: October 22, 2018