California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

• Section 79811.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1. (SB 250)...
• Section 79812.
  “Olive oil” means the oil obtained solely from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea L.) which is produced in California for commercial purposes.(Added...
• Section 79812.5.
  “Olives” means fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea L.) that are processed into olive oil.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1. (SB 250)...
• Section 79813.
  “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 79814.
  “Commission” means the Olive Oil Commission of California.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1. (SB 250) Effective January 1, 2014.)
• Section 79815.
  (a) “Districts” consist of the following:(1) District 1 consists of the Counties of Butte, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity.(2) District 2...
• Section 79816.
  “Ex officio members” are nonvoting members of the commission board of directors.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1. (SB 250) Effective January 1, 2014.)
• Section 79817.
  “Handle” means to engage in the business of a handler.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1. (SB 250) Effective January 1, 2014.)
• Section 79818.
  (a) “Handler” means a person who engages, in this state, in the operation of marketing olive oil that he or she has produced, or purchased or...
• Section 79819.
  “Market” or “marketing” means to sell olive oil into commercial channels of trade.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1. (SB 250) Effective January 1,
• Section 79820.
  “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and mean the period beginning July 1 of any year and extending through June 30 of the...
• Section 79821.
  “Producer” means any person that produces or causes to be produced olives that are processed into olive oil in the amount of 5,000 gallons or...
• Section 79822.
  “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1. (SB 250) Effective January 1, 2014.)
• Section 79823.
  “Advisory committee” means a committee appointed by the secretary from applications received from persons that produce or cause to be produced olives that are processed...

Last modified: October 22, 2018