SECTIONS 52291-52298 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 52291-52298

52291. There is in the department a Seed Advisory Board consisting
of 11 members appointed by the secretary, seven of whom shall be
labelers registered under the provisions of this chapter, two of whom
shall be persons who receive or possess seed for sale in this state,
and two of whom shall be members of the public. The members of the
board who are labelers registered under the provisions of this
chapter shall be representative of the functions of seed production,
conditioning, marketing, or utilization.

52291.1. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative
determination, that labelers appointed to the Seed Advisory Board
pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the
interest of a particular agricultural industry concerned, and that
such representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public
interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that, with respect to
persons who are appointed to such board, the particular agricultural
industry concerned is tantamount to, and constitutes, the public
generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.

52292. The term of office for each member of the board is three
years. Vacancies shall be filled by the secretary for an unexpired
term.

52295. Members of the board shall receive no salary but may be
allowed per diem in accordance with California Victim Compensation
and Government Claims Board rules for attendance at meetings and
other board activities authorized by the board and approved by the
director.

52296. The board shall be advisory to the secretary and may make
recommendations on all matters pertaining to this chapter including,
but not limited to, seed law and regulations, enforcement, seed
laboratory diagnostics and annual budgets required to accomplish the
purposes of this chapter. The board shall be advisory as to the scope
of the program funded by industry and recommend the dollar volume
assessments, which, when combined with the registration fee required
by this chapter, shall provide adequate funds to support the program.

52297. The board shall annually elect a chairman from its
membership, and from time to time such other officers as it may deem
advisable.

52298. The board shall meet at the call of its chairman or the
director, or at the request of any four members of the board. The
board shall meet at least once a year to review budget proposals and
fiscal matters related to such proposals.