SECTIONS 78210-78222 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 78210-78222

78210. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this article govern the construction of this chapter.

78211. "Asparagus" means all types of vegetables grown in District
1 and District 2 from the plant family Liliaceae or Lily; Genus,
Asparagus officinalis.

78212. "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.

78213. "Commission" means the California Asparagus Commission.

78214. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 78225.5,
"districts" consist of the following geographical areas:
(1) District 1 consists of the Counties of Alameda, Alpine,
Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Mateo,
Sutter, Yolo, the City and County of San Francisco, and all other
counties north of those counties to the Oregon border which are not
included in any other district.
(2) District 2 consists of the Counties of Fresno, Inyo, Kern,
Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San
Benito, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara,
Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Tulare, and Ventura.
(b) The boundaries of any district may be changed by a two-thirds
vote of the membership of the commission, that is concurred in by the
secretary, when necessary to ensure proper representation by
producers. These boundaries need not coincide with county lines.

78215. "Handler" means any person engaged in marketing of asparagus
which 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.

78216. "Market" or "marketing" means to sell asparagus.

78217. "Market research" means any investigation, development,
analysis, or use of information relating to the marketing, sales, or
promotion of asparagus in this state and nationally and
internationally, including, but not limited to, trade practices,
consumer trends, promotion, sales, and advertising.

78218. "Marketing year" means the period beginning January 1 of any
year and extending through December 31 of that same year.

78219. "Production research" means any cultural and biological
research relating to field production of asparagus.

78220. "Producer" means any person in this state who grows
asparagus for market, including landlords who own a percentage of the
crop, and who, upon request, provide proof of commodity sale.
"Producer" does not include any person who has grown less than five
acres of asparagus in the preceding marketing year.

78221. "Processing research" means any research relating to the
processing of asparagus.

78222. "Advertising and promotion" means, in addition to its
ordinarily accepted meaning, trade promotion and activities for the
prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which affect
the marketing of asparagus.