California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

• Section 68021.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
• Section 68022.
  “Kiwifruit” means any variety of kiwifruit (“Kiwi,” “Chinese Gooseberry,” or species Actinidia deliciosa) produced in the state, including any kiwifruit delivered to a processor for...
• Section 68023.
  “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to the...
• Section 68025.
  “Commission” means the California Kiwifruit Commission.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
• Section 68026.
  “Commissioner” means any member of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
• Section 68027.
  “Distribute” means to engage in the business of a distributor.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
• Section 68028.
  “Distributor” means any person who engages in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing kiwifruit which he has produced or purchased or acquired from a...
• Section 68029.
  “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 68030.
  “Districts” shall consist of the following:(a) District 1 consists of Del Norte, Siskiyou, Modoc, Humboldt, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Mendocino, Glenn, Butte, and Plumas Counties.(b) District 2...
• Section 68031.
  “Ex officio member” shall be a nonvoting member of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
• Section 68032.
  “Handle” means to engage in the business of a handler as defined in Section 68033.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
• Section 68033.
  “Handler” means any person engaged, within this state, as a distributor in the business of distributing kiwifruit or any person engaged as a processor in...
• Section 68034.
  “Independent handler” means a handler who primarily handles fruit for an independent producer or grower.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
• Section 68034.5.
  “Cooperative handler” means a handler who primarily handles fruit for a cooperative producer or grower.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
• Section 68036.
  “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of kiwifruit.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
• Section 68037.
  “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning October 1 of any year and extending through September 30 of the following year.(Amended by Stats....
• Section 68038.
  “Nonprofit cooperative association” or “cooperative” means any corporation which is organized pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54001) of Division 20.(Added by Stats. 1979,...
• Section 68039.
  “Processor” means any person engaged, within this state, in the operation of canning, fermenting, distilling, extracting, preserving, grinding, crushing, or in any other manner changing...
• Section 68040.
  “Process” means to engage in the business of a processor.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)
• Section 68041.
  “Producer” or “grower,” means any person who is engaged, within this state, in the business of producing, or causing to be produced for market, kiwifruit,...
• Section 68042.
  “Production research” means any research related to the production, harvest, and post harvest handling of kiwifruit, other than marketing research.(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 606,...
• Section 68043.
  “Sale” means the point at which the producer transfers title to the kiwifruit in exchange for financial compensation or other valuable consideration. A sale may...
• Section 68044.
  “Tray” means a receptacle used in the packaging or handling of kiwifruit.(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1004, Sec. 8. Effective September 26, 1985.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018