SECTIONS 27571-27574 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 27571-27574

27571. (a) The secretary shall appoint a Shell Egg Advisory
Committee consisting of seven members, six of whom shall be selected
by the secretary from egg handlers and be representative of the egg
industry. The secretary shall appoint two alternates who may serve in
the absence of any of the six egg handler representatives. The
California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association shall
annually designate one of its members who shall serve in a nonvoting
capacity as the seventh member of the committee. The secretary may
appoint one additional member on the committee, who shall be a public
member. The members of the committee shall receive no salary.
(b) Upon the secretary's request, the committee shall submit to
the secretary the names of three or more natural persons, each of
whom shall be a citizen and resident of this state and not a
producer, shipper, or processor nor financially interested in any
producer, shipper, or processor, for appointment by the secretary as
a public member of the committee. The secretary may appoint one of
the nominees as the public member on the committee. If all nominees
are unsatisfactory to the secretary, the committee shall continue to
submit lists of nominees until the secretary has made a selection.
Any vacancy in the office of the public member of the committee shall
be filled by appointment by the secretary from the nominee or
nominees similarly qualified submitted by the committee. The public
member of the committee shall represent the interests of the general
public in all matters coming before the committee and shall have the
same voting and other rights and immunities as other members of the
committee.

27571.1. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative
determination, that egg handlers appointed to the Shell Egg Advisory
Committee pursuant to this article are intended to represent and
further the interest of a particular agricultural industry concerned,
and that the representation and furtherance is intended to serve the
public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that, with
respect to persons who are appointed to the committee, the particular
agricultural industry concerned is tantamount to, and constitutes,
the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the
Government Code.

27572. The term of office for each member, other than the member
designated by the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers
Association, of the committee shall be for three years. Appointment
of the first voting members shall be made so that the term of office
for two voting members shall expire at the end of one year, two at
the end of two years, and two at the end of three years. Thereafter,
appointments for the voting members shall be for full three-year
terms.

27573. The committee shall be advisory to the Secretary of Food and
Agriculture on all matters pertaining to standards for shell eggs.
The committee may advise on:
(a) Quality of shell eggs.
(b) Recommendations concerning sampling.
(c) Uniformity of inspection.
(d) Adjustment of fees for proper administration and enforcement.
(e) Annual budget for the administration and enforcement of this
chapter and all matters pertaining to this chapter or regulations
adopted pursuant thereto.
(f) Components of the Egg Quality Assurance Plan, a voluntary food
safety program, that are consistent with and promote the purposes of
this chapter.

27574. The committee shall meet at the call of its chairman, the
director, or at the request of any three members of the committee.
The committee shall meet at least once a year. Necessary expenditures
incurred by the committee members in attending committee meetings
may be reimbursed in accordance with Department of Personnel
Administration rules.