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Food and Agricultural Code § 79182.5

ARTICLE 5. Implementation and Voting Procedures

Current as of September 28, 2026Food & Agr. Code, § 79182.5Official source ↗

Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 944) Effective January 1, 2018. Repealed conditionally by its own provisions. Note: Conditional repeal affects Chapter 25.5, comprising Sections 79150 to 79197.5.

(a) If the first referendum vote conducted pursuant to this article fails and a second referendum vote is not conducted and certified as of the date that is two years later, this chapter is repealed as of that date, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before that date, deletes or extends that date.

(b) If a second referendum vote conducted pursuant to this article fails, this chapter is repealed as of the date that is six months later, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before that date, deletes or extends that date.

(c) For purposes of this section, the date on which a referendum vote fails shall be considered to be the date on which the secretary certifies pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 79181.5 that a favorable vote has not been given.