California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

• Section 69011.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 602.)
• Section 69012.
  “Pistachio” means any variety of pistachio produced in the state, including any pistachios delivered to a processor for processing into any pistachio product.(Added by Stats....
• Section 69013.
  “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 69014.
  “Commission” means the California Pistachio Commission.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 602.)
• Section 69015.
  “Commissioner” means any member of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 602.)
• Section 69016.
  “Distribute” means to engage in the business of a distributor.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 602.)
• Section 69018.
  “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1996.)
• Section 69019.
  “Districts” shall consist of the following:(a) District 1 consists of Tulare, Kern, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego,...
• Section 69020.
  “Ex officio member” shall be a nonvoting member of the commission.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 602.)
• Section 69022.
  “Processor” and “first handler” are synonymous and mean any person engaged, within this state, in the operation of hulling and drying pistachios that he or...
• Section 69023.
  “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of pistachios.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 602.)
• Section 69024.
  “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning September 1 of any year and extending through the last day of August of the following...
• Section 69025.
  “Process” means to engage in the business of a processor.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 602.)
• Section 69027.
  “Producer” or “grower” means any person who is engaged within this state in the business of producing, or causing to be produced for market, pistachios,...
• Section 69028.
  “Production research” means any research relating to the production of pistachios.(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 602.)
• Section 69029.
  “Producer-supplier” means any producer who engages in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing pistachios that he or she has produced, or has purchased or...
• Section 69030.
  When the secretary is required to concur in a decision of the commission, the secretary shall indicate his or her response to the commission within...

Last modified: October 22, 2018