SECTIONS 67021-67040.5 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 67021-67040.5

67021. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this article govern the construction of this chapter.

67022. "Avocado" means any variety of avocado produced in the
state, including any avocado delivered to a processor for processing
into any avocado product.

67023. "Books and records" mean books, records, contracts,
documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data
pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to the
provisions of this chapter.

67025. "Commission" means the California Avocado Commission.

67028. (a) (1) "Handler" means any person who engages, in this
state, in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing
avocados which he or she has produced or purchased or acquired from a
producer, or which he or she is marketing on behalf of a producer,
whether as owner, agent, employee, broker, or otherwise.
(2) "Handler" also includes any person engaged as a processor in
the business of processing avocados.
(b) When the handler is a corporation or a limited liability
company, all of the directors, officers, managers, and members of the
corporation or limited liability company in their capacity as
individuals shall be included, and any liability for failure to
collect or make payment of assessments to which a corporate handler
or a handler that is a limited liability company may be subject
pursuant to this chapter shall include identical liability upon each
individual director, officer, manager, or member of the corporation
or limited liability company.
(c) (1) "Handler" does not include a cooperative bargaining
association that recommends that its members market their avocados
through specified handlers and which otherwise is not involved in the
sale of avocados.
(2) "Handler" also does not include a retailer, except for a
retailer who purchases or acquires from any producer, or handles on
behalf of any producer, avocados which were not previously subjected
to regulation by the commission.

67030. "Handle" means to engage in the business of a handler.

67034. "Marketing research" means any research relating to the sale
or inventory of avocados.

67035. "Marketing season" or "fiscal year" means the period
beginning November 1 of any year and extending through the last day
of October of the following year.

67036.5. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation,
limited liability company, or other business entity.

67037. "Processor" means any person engaged, within this state, in
any of the activities with respect to avocados as set forth in
Section 58619.

67038. "Process" means to engage in the business of a processor.

67039. "Producer" or "grower" means any person who is engaged
within this state in the business of producing, or causing to be
produced, avocados for market.

67040. "Production research" means any research related to the
production of avocados other than marketing research.

67040.5. "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department of Food
and Agriculture.