SECTIONS 77910-77924 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 77910-77924

77910. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this article govern the construction of this chapter.

77911. "Flower" means all types of cut flowers and cut greens grown
in California for decorative purposes.

77912. "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.

77913. "Commission" means the California Cut Flower Commission.

77914. (a) "Districts" shall be based on the gross dollar value of
the product grown in a geographical area as follows:
(1) District 1 consists of the Counties of Alameda, Alpine,
Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado,
Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Mono, Napa,
Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San
Mateo, Santa Clara, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma,
Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba.
(2) District 2 consists of the Counties of Fresno, Inyo, Kings,
Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and
Tulare.
(3) District 3 consists of the Counties of Kern, Los Angeles, San
Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
(4) District 4 consists of the Counties of Imperial, Orange,
Riverside, and San Diego.
(b) The boundaries of any district or the number of board members,
or both, may be changed by a two-thirds vote of the membership of
the commission, which is concurred in by the director, when necessary
to maintain similar total production that represents a gross dollar
value among the districts and to ensure proper representation by
producers. These boundaries need not coincide with county lines.

77915. "Market" or "marketing" means to sell flowers.

77916. "Production research" means any cultural and biological
research relating to field production of flowers.

77917. "Marketing year" means the period beginning January 1 of any
year and extending through the last day of December of that year.

77918. (a) "Producer" means any person in this state who grows
flowers for market and who, upon request, provides proof of commodity
sale. "Producer" does not include any person who has grown less than
a gross value of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) of
flowers in the preceding marketing year.
(b) The dollar amount specified in subdivision (a) may be
increased by vote of two-thirds of the membership of the commission.
(c) The dollar amount specified in subdivision (a) may be
decreased only if approved by referendum pursuant to Sections 77970
to 77974, inclusive. For purposes of a referendum conducted pursuant
to this subdivision, the term "producer" in Sections 77970 to 77974,
inclusive, includes persons who would become subject to this chapter
if the referendum is approved.

77919. "Market analysis" means any marketing, sales, promotion,
health, and social research relating to the marketing of flowers in
this state and nationally and internationally.

77920. "Market development" means trade promotion, public
information, dissemination of information on health and social issues
and other matters, and activities related to the production of
flowers in this state and nationally and internationally.

77921. "Market research" means any investigation, development,
analysis, or use of information relating to the marketing, sales, or
promotion of flower products in this state and nationally and
internationally, including, but not limited to, trade practices,
consumer trends, promotion, sales, and advertising.

77922. "Shipping research, analysis, and development" means the
investigation, development, analysis, or use of information relating
to the shipping of flower products and the development of shipping
opportunities, practices, and methods in this state, nationally, and
internationally.

77923. "Ship" means to transport flowers.

77924. "Advertising and sales promotion" means, in addition to its
ordinarily accepted meaning, trade promotion and activities for the
prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which restrict
the free flow of flowers to market, including the presentation of
facts to, and negotiations with, state, federal, and foreign
governmental entities on matters which affect the marketing of
flowers, to the extent permitted by federal law.