California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 6 - Assessments and Records

• Section 71120.
  (a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the marketing season not later than September 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as is possible....
• Section 71121.
  (a) This chapter does not apply to handlers of less than 100,000 hundredweight in any marketing season or to rice produced only for a producer’s home...
• Section 71122.
  Any person requesting an exemption from this chapter shall file an affidavit with the commission attesting that he or she is not a handler, as...
• Section 71123.
  Every person who handles rice in any quantity shall keep a complete and accurate record of all transactions involving the purchase or sale of rice...
• Section 71124.
  (a) All proprietary information obtained or developed pursuant to this article by the commission or the secretary from any source, including, but not limited to, the...
• Section 71125.
  Any assessment that is levied as provided for in this chapter is a personal debt of every person assessed.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec....
• Section 71126.
  (a) Only the first handler of rice is subject to the handler assessment and shall deduct the producer assessment from amounts paid by him or her...
• Section 71127.
  When the handler or producer is a corporation, all of the directors and officers of the corporation in their capacity as individuals shall be included,...
• Section 71128.
  Any person who fails to file a return or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the commission a...
• Section 71129.
  In addition to any other penalty imposed, the commission may require any person who fails to pay an assessment or related charge pursuant to this...
• Section 71130.
  It is a violation of state law for any person to do any of the following:(a) Willfully render or furnish a false report, statement, or record...
• Section 71131.
  The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of according individuals aggrieved by its actions or determinations an informal hearing before the commission or before...
• Section 71132.
  (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies provided in law or equity for the collection of assessments and civil penalties and for...
• Section 71133.
  Any action by the commission for any violation of this chapter shall be commenced within two years from the date of discovery of the alleged...
• Section 71134.
  The termination of this chapter shall not affect or waive any right, duty, obligation, or liability that has arisen or that may thereafter arise in...
• Section 71135.
  (a) Every five years, commencing with the fifth marketing season following the certification pursuant to Section 71104, the secretary shall conduct a referendum among handlers and...
• Section 71136.
  (a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the commission that the operation of this chapter has not tended to effectuate its...
• Section 71137.
  After the effective date of suspension of this chapter, the operation of the commission shall be concluded and all moneys held by the commission not...
• Section 71138.
  Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all eligible persons affected by...

Last modified: October 22, 2018