SECTIONS 52941-52945 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 52941-52945

52941. (a) Any person who has cottonseed delinted for planting
purposes under this chapter, shall annually pay to the secretary an
assessment in an amount not to exceed six dollars ($6) per
hundredweight on the undelinted weight of the cottonseed.
(b) Cottonseed delinters, by June 15th of each year, shall provide
the secretary with the name and address of each person having
cottonseed delinted and the undelinted weight of their cottonseed.

52942. The assessment shall be used exclusively for enforcement of
the provisions of this chapter, and the board functions including
cotton variety testing and related administrative expenses.

52943. The secretary, after investigation and due notice, may fix
the annual assessment provided under Section 52941 at a lesser amount
that would provide sufficient funds to defray the board and
enforcement costs incurred in administering this chapter.

52944. The assessment shall be paid to the secretary within one
calendar month after July 1 of each year, for cottonseed delinted in
the preceding fiscal year or portion of a fiscal year beginning July
1, except that no assessment shall be paid by any person or
organization for any cottonseed for which the assessment has been
previously paid. If not paid within that period, a penalty of 10
percent of the assessment owed shall be due and payable to the
secretary.

52945. All moneys that are received by the secretary pursuant to
this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Food and
Agriculture Fund and shall be expended only for the purposes of this
chapter.