SECTIONS 72021-72034 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 72021-72034

72021. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this article govern the construction of this chapter.

72022. "Wheat" means any variety of wheat produced in this state.

72023. "Books and records" means 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.

72024. "Commission" means the California Wheat Commission.

72025. "Commissioner" means any member of the commission.

72026. "Director" means the Director of Food and Agriculture.

72027. "Districts" shall consist of the following:
(a) District 1 consists of Siskiyou, Tehama, Lassen, Modoc, and
Shasta Counties.
(b) District 2 consists of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, and Lake
Counties.
(c) District 3 consists of Napa, Sonoma, Yolo, Amador, El Dorado,
Placer, Yuba, Nevada, Sutter, and Sierra Counties and that portion of
Sacramento County lying north of Road J-11 and east of the
Sacramento River from Walnut Grove to Courtland.
(d) District 4 consists of Solano County and that portion of
Sacramento County not included in District 3.
(e) District 5 consists of Alameda, Contra Costa, Stanislaus, and
San Joaquin Counties.
(f) District 6 consists of Merced and Madera Counties.
(g) District 7 consists of Fresno County.
(h) District 8 consists of Kings and Tulare Counties.
(i) District 9 consists of Kern County.
(j) District 10 consists of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo,
Monterey, and San Benito Counties.
(k) District 11 consists of San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego,
Los Angeles and Ventura Counties.
(l) District 12 consists of that part of Imperial County lying
north of Keystone Road.
(m) District 13 consists of that part of Imperial County lying
south of Keystone Road.
The number of districts and boundaries of any district may be
changed by a two-thirds vote of the commission, as long as proper
notice is provided to all persons subject to this chapter and the
action of the commission is concurred in by the secretary, to ensure
proper representation by producers. These boundaries need not
coincide with county lines.

72028. "Ex officio member" shall be a nonvoting member of the
commission.

72029. "Handle" means to engage in the business of a handler as
defined in Section 72030.

72030. "Handler" means any person who engages in the operation of
selling, marketing, or distributing wheat which he or she has
produced, 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. When the handler is a corporation,
all of the directors and officers of the corporation in their
capacity as individuals shall be included, and any liability for
failure to collect or make payments or assessments of which a
corporate handler may be subject pursuant to this chapter shall
include identical liability upon each individual director or officer
of the corporation.

72030.5. "Handler" also means any lienholder, secured party or
pledgee that is a public agency, public or private, or assignee of a
lienholder, secured party or pledgee that is a public agency, who is
authorized to gain title to the wheat from the producer through the
exercise of specified legal rights, including, but not limited to, a
federal nonrecourse loan.

72031. "Marketing research" means any research relating to the sale
of wheat.

72032. "Marketing season" or "fiscal year" means the period
beginning May 1 of any year and extending through April 30 of the
following year.

72033. "Producer" or "grower" means any person who is engaged,
within this state, in the business of producing wheat for market
during any of the preceding three marketing seasons, and who shall,
upon request, provide proof of commodity sale.

72034. "Production research" means any research related to the
production and processing of wheat, other than marketing research.