SECTIONS 74821-74840 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 74821-74840

74821. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this article govern the construction of this chapter.

74822. "Books and records" means books, records, contracts,
documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data
pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to this
chapter.

74823. "Brandy" means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of
distillates obtained from the fermented juice, mash, or wine of
whole, sound, ripe grapes or from the residue thereof, distilled at
not over 170 degrees proof.

74824. "Commission" means the California Winegrape Growers
Commission.

74824.1. "Local commission" means any local commission created
pursuant to this chapter.

74825. "Grape concentrate" or "concentrate" means unfermented grape
juice from which the major portion of the original water content has
been removed.

74826. "Grape juice" or "juice" means unfermented crushed grapes
without solids containing the major portion of the original water
content.

74826.5. "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation,
association, or other entity doing business in California.

74827. "Producer" and "grower" are synonymous and, unless otherwise
specified pursuant to Section 74922.1, mean any person who produced
and marketed winegrapes in the preceding marketing season in a
quantity of more than 25 tons. Unless otherwise exempted, producer
also includes any person who receives winegrapes as payment for the
use of his or her property in the production of winegrapes.

74828. "Producer districts" shall consist of the following:
(a) District 1 consists of Lake, Solano, Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin,
and Napa Counties.
(b) District 2 consists of the City and County of San Francisco,
Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Monterey, San Benito, Santa
Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda, San Mateo, and Contra Costa Counties.
(c) District 3 consists of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento,
Shasta, Tehama, Yolo, Yuba, Trinity, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, Plumas,
Sierra, Sutter, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties, and that portion
of San Joaquin County north of State Highway 4.
(d) District 4 consists of Merced, Stanislaus, Mariposa,
Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, and Tuolumne Counties,
and that portion of San Joaquin County south of State Highway 4.
(e) District 5 consists of Fresno, Alpine, Mono, Inyo, and Madera
Counties, and that portion of Kings and Tulare Counties north of
Nevada Avenue (Avenue 192).
(f) District 6 consists of Kern County and that portion of Kings
and Tulare Counties south of Nevada Avenue (Avenue 192).
(g) District 7 consists of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San
Bernardino, Imperial, and San Diego Counties.

74828.1. "Producer region," for the purpose of establishing and
operating a local commission, shall consist of one or more grape
crush report districts.

74829. "Ex officio member" means a nonvoting member of the
commission.

74829.5. "Handler" means any person engaged in the marketing of
winegrapes or winegrape products that the person has produced,
purchased, or acquired from a producer, or is marketing on behalf of
a producer whether as owner, agent, employee, broker, processor, or
otherwise.

74830. "High proof" means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of
distillates obtained from the fermented juice, mash, or wine of fresh
winegrapes or from the residue thereof.

74831. "Market" means to sell, barter, trade, purchase, acquire, or
otherwise distribute wine, winegrapes, or winegrape products.

74832. "Market development" includes, but is not limited to, trade
promotion, public information, dissemination of information on health
and social issues and other matters, and activities for the
prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which restrict
the free flow of winegrape products to market and may include the
presentation of facts to state, federal, or foreign governmental
agencies on matters which affect this chapter.

74833. "Market research" means any investigation, development,
analysis, or implementation of information relating to the marketing
of winegrapes and winegrape products including, but not limited to,
trade practices, consumer trends, promotion, sales, and advertising.

74834. "Marketing season" or "fiscal year" means the period
beginning July 1 of any year and extending through June 30 of the
following years.

74835. "Must" means a mixture of unfermented crushed grapes, solid
grape particles, and grape juice.

74835.5. "Processing" means any processing of winegrapes for the
purpose of making must, grape juice, grape concentrate, wine,
winegrape products, or products thereof, including high proof brandy.

74836. "Production research" means research relating to the
production and processing of winegrapes, including, but not limited
to, the development of new winegrape products and uses for these
products.

74837. "Vintner" means a winegrower, as defined in Section 23013 of
the Business and Professions Code, who holds a winegrower's license
issued by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control pursuant to
Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 23300) of Division 9 of the
Business and Professions Code, and who is engaged in producing must,
grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, or products thereof, including
high proof and brandy by processing winegrapes or field crushed must.

74838. "Wine" means the product obtained by the fermentation of
winegrapes or juice therefrom, with or without addition or
abstracting, and includes any product made from winegrapes which is
defined as a wine and permitted under Part III (commencing with
Section 5381) of Subchapter F of Chapter 51 of Title 26 of the United
States Code, and in the statutes of this state and regulations
issued thereunder defining wine produced from grapes.

74839. "Winegrapes" means grapes produced in this state which are
intended to be converted from their fresh form into grape juice,
grape concentrate, wine, or products thereof, including, but not
limited to, high proof and brandy produced from winegrapes.

74840. "Winegrape products" include, but are not limited to, must,
grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, high proof, and brandy produced
from winegrapes.