SECTIONS 77901-77907 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 77901-77907

77901. The production and marketing of cut flowers and cut greens
products 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 furnish cut flowers and cut
greens products to the public.

77902. The maintenance of the cut flowers and cut greens industry
of California is necessary to assure the consuming public of a
continuous supply of this product and the maintenance of needed
levels of income for those engaged in the industry.

77903. The production and marketing of cut flowers and cut greens
produced in this state are 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.

77904. No action taken by the commission, or by any individual in
accordance with this chapter or with 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 Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 17000) of that Part 2), or any statutory or
common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade.

77905. 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.

77906. 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.

77907. A commission form of administration created by this chapter
is designed to deal with the broad field of production research,
education, advertising, market research, promotion, and trade of
flowers.