SECTIONS 55020-55022 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 55020-55022

55020. The secretary shall appoint a committee, from nominations
received from the commission, to administer Article 4 (commencing
with Section 55040) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 55050),
except as otherwise specified. The committee shall consist of four
producers, four handlers, and one representative each of the
California Crop Improvement Association, the California Warehouse
Association, and the California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation.
The secretary shall also appoint one member from the University of
California who shall not be affiliated with the California Crop
Improvement Association. If the secretary finds any of those
nominated to be unacceptable, he or she shall notify the commission
and request that another person be nominated. The commission shall
appoint one ex officio member who shall be involved in the handling
or breeding of seed, and may appoint any other ex officio members
deemed reasonably necessary to implement this chapter.

55020.5. (a) The committee shall meet periodically for the purposes
specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 55040) and Article 5
(commencing with Section 55050).
(b) A majority of the membership of the committee shall constitute
a quorum of the committee. The vote of a majority of the members
present at which there is a quorum shall constitute an act of the
committee. The committee may continue to transact business at a
meeting at which a quorum is initially present, notwithstanding the
withdrawal of members, provided any action is approved by the
requisite majority of the required quorum.
(c) As a committee of the commission, the committee established
pursuant to Section 55020 shall conduct itself according to the
bylaws and rules of the commission.
(d) Sections 71051, 71053, 71063, and 71066 shall apply to the
committee.

55021. All funds received from the assessments levied pursuant to
this chapter shall be deposited in banks that the commission may
designate and be accounted for in a manner prescribed by the
commission, and shall be disbursed by order of the commission through
an agent or agents as it may designate for that purpose.

55022. (a) Upon receipt of a recommendation from the committee for
the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of regulations, the secretary
shall within 30 working days do one of the following:
(1) Initiate the rulemaking process with the regulation as
recommended by the committee.
(2) Decline to initiate the rulemaking process and provide the
committee with a written statement of reasons for the decision.
(3) Request that the committee provide additional information
regarding the recommended regulations.
(b) All regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be
adopted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter
3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
Government Code and may be subsequently repealed or amended as
provided for in that chapter.