SECTIONS 59541-59546 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 59541-59546

59541. The Legislature declares that: The disorderly marketing of
commodities in this state; the improper preparation for market; the
lack of uniform grade specifications or uniform inspection of
commodities; the marketing of commodities in excess of reasonable or
normal market demands therefor; or the inability of individual
producers to expand existing markets or to develop new or larger
markets for California grown commodities tends to prevent
agricultural producers from maintaining a proper standard of living
or from contributing their fair share to the support of necessary
governmental and educational functions and thereby tends to increase
unfairly the tax burden of other citizens of this state.

59542. The conditions set forth in Section 59541 vitally concern
the health, peace, safety and general welfare of the people of this
state. It is declared to be the policy of this state to aid
agricultural producers in preventing or correcting adverse marketing
conditions, improving existing marketing conditions, expanding
existing markets, promoting new or broader markets, developing more
orderly or efficient or equitable methods in the marketing of
commodities and thereby to aid agricultural producers to achieve and
maintain a purchasing power at an equitable and reasonable level.

59543. The production and marketing of commodities by producers
within this state is declared to be affected with a public interest.
The provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the
police powers of this state for the purpose of protecting the health,
peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.

59545. Any order of the director which makes effective a marketing
program, and any other order of the director which substantially
affects the rights of any interested party, may be reviewed by any
court of competent jurisdiction. Any such action shall be commenced
withn 30 days after the effective date of the order which is
complained of.

59546. If producers of any commodity which is regulated by a
marketing program that is issued by the director pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter are required to comply with minimum
quality, condition, size, or maturity regulations, no person may,
except as otherwise provided in such program, process, distribute, or
otherwise handle any of such commodity from any source, whether
produced within or without this state, which commodity does not meet
such minimum requirements which are applicable to producers of the
commodity in this state.
Such regulations do not, however, apply to any commodity which has
been produced outside of this state and is in transit on the
effective date of the regulations.