SECTIONS 55000-55003 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 55000-55003

55000. The production and processing of rice constitutes an
important industry of this state that provides substantial and
necessary revenues for the state and employment for its citizens. The
California rice industry has the potential to be one of the leading
segments of the state's agricultural industry. To realize this
potential, there is a need to make domestic and foreign consumers
aware of the nutritional value of rice, the high quality of the rice
produced and processed in the state, the many varieties of rice
produced and processed in the state, the intricacies of rice culture,
and the versatility of rice as a part of a well balanced diet.

55001. The program established pursuant to this chapter is
essential to ensuring the consistently high quality of the rice
produced, processed, or handled in the state by informing consumers,
maintaining consumer confidence, and enhancing and protecting the
reputation of California's rice industry throughout the nation and
around the world.

55002. This chapter is intended to allow the rice industry to work
cooperatively to maintain consumer confidence and the acceptance of
rice produced, processed, and handled in the state.

55003. There is a growing need to maintain the identity of various
types of rice to satisfy increasing consumer demand for specialty
rices. This demand requires providing the industry with the ability
to establish the terms and conditions for the production, processing,
and handling of rice in order to achieve the goal of preventing the
potential for the commingling of various types of rice, and in order
to prevent commingling where reconditioning is infeasible or
impossible.