SECTIONS 67041-67044 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 67041-67044

67041. The commission shall establish five districts within the
state, each representing approximately 20 percent of the avocado
production in California.

67042. Beginning in the 2000-01 marketing season, districts shall
be reapportioned every fifth year in accordance with the following
procedures:
(a) The commission shall determine the average number of pounds of
fruit actually produced by producers in each United States Postal
Service zip code area in California in the two crop years prior to a
referendum conducted pursuant to Section 67131. The average number of
pounds of fruit so determined and the poundage from each year shall
be used only for purposes of this section.
(b) The commission shall, by adding the pounds in each zip code
area, determine the total average number of pounds of avocados
produced in California in the two prior crop years.
(c) The commission shall divide the total pounds by five and the
resulting number shall be known as the "pro rata poundage."
(d) The commission shall determine if the poundage in any existing
district, as specified in Section 67041, varies by more than 10
percent from the pro rata poundage. In the event that such variance
exists, the commission shall draw new district lines so that no
district shall vary by more than 10 percent from the pro rata
poundage.

67043. Not later than 90 days after the close of the crop year as
determined by the commission, handlers shall supply the information
needed to carry out Section 67042 on a form prescribed by the
commission.

67044. In the event that the commission is required to redistrict
under Section 67042 and is unable to agree upon district boundaries
by a two-thirds vote, within 60 days following receipt of information
received pursuant to Section 67042, the commission shall notify the
secretary who shall, within 10 days of receiving the notification,
appoint an arbitrator. The arbitrator shall, within 80 days,
reapportion existing districts to comply with the requirements of
Section 67042.