SECTIONS 77201-77207 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 77201-77207

77201. The production and marketing of peppers constitute an
important industry of this state which not only provides substantial
and necessary revenues for the state and employment for its citizens,
but also furnishes essential food vital to the public health and
welfare.

77202. The maintenance of the pepper industry of California is
necessary to assure the consuming public of a continuous supply of
this vital food and the maintenance of needed levels of income for
those engaged in the industry.

77203. The production and marketing of peppers produced in this
state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest. This
chapter is enacted in the exercise of the police power of this state
for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general
welfare of the people of this state.

77204. No action taken by the commission, nor by any individual in
accordance with this chapter or with the rules and regulations
adopted under this chapter, is a violation of the so-called
Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2
of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), the Fair Trade
Act (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 16900) of that Part 2), the
Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1700) of
that Part 2), or any statutory or common law against monopolies or
combinations in restraint of trade.

77205. This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any provision
of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances is held to be invalid, the invalidity shall not affect
other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end
the provisions of this chapter are severable.

77206. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative
determination that members of the commission are intended to
represent and further the interest of a particular agricultural
industry concerned and that this representation and furtherance is
intended to serve the public interest. Accordingly, the legislature
finds that, with respect to persons who are elected or appointed to
the commission, the particular agricultural industry concerned is
tantamount to, and constitutes, the public generally within the
meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.

77207. A commission form of administration created by this chapter
is designed to deal with the broad field of production research.