SECTIONS 63101-63105 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 63101-63105

63101. It is the declared policy of the state to eliminate fraud,
misinformation, deception, and other unfair trade practices that have
existed in the processing strawberry industry and are detrimental to
producers, processors, and consumers of processing strawberries due
to the unavailability of accurate and reliable market price
information. In order to prevent fraud, misinformation, deception,
and other unfair trade practices, it is hereby declared as the policy
of the state that the purchase of processing strawberries be subject
to this chapter. The necessity for the enactment of this chapter,
including the exemptions contained within it, is declared to be for
the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general
welfare of the people of this state.

63102. "Processing strawberries" means strawberries produced, in
whole or in part, for the purpose of being ultimately processed into
a use other than fresh consumption.

63103. "Purchase price" means all price and price terms for
processing strawberries, including any and all forms of compensation
from processors to producers.

63104. "Integrated producer-processor" means any producer who
processes strawberries of his or her own production either as an
individual, a business entity, or as a separate business entity
operating as parent and subsidiary, or otherwise, which are under the
same ownership and control, and who retains title to the processed
strawberries, including, but not limited to, all rights to
hypothecate the processed strawberries.

63105. This chapter covers any marketing order issued pursuant to
Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 58601) of Part 2 which exclusively
affects processing strawberries.