PART 3. DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS [3801. - 4363.]
Part 3 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.
§§ 3801–4363 · 91 sections
CHAPTER 1. Definitions §§ 3801–3806 · 6 sections
- § 3801 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
- § 3802 “Association” means a district agricultural association which is formed pursuant to this chapter.
- § 3803 “Board” means the board of directors of an association.
- § 3804 “Director” means a member of the board of directors of an association.
- § 3805 “District” means an agricultural district which is formed pursuant to this chapter.
- § 3806 For the purposes of Article 1 (commencing with Section 4101) of Chapter 6 of this part, “agency” means the Natural Resources Agency.
CHAPTER 3. Organization and Administration §§ 3951–3968 · 20 sections
- § 3951 Fifty or more persons, who are residents of a district, may form an association to be known as and designated as the ____ District Agricultural Association,…
- § 3952 Copies of the articles of association shall be filed with the Governor, the Secretary of State, and the department.
- § 3953 Each association is a state institution.
- § 3954 Each association by its name has perpetual succession. It may have a seal. An association may sue and be sued, and may do any and all things necessary to carry…
- § 3955 Claims against an association shall be presented to the Department of General Services in accordance with Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4…
- § 3956 (a) The officers of the association shall consist of a board of directors of nine members. The directors shall be citizens and residents of the district. (b)…
- § 3957 If two or more counties constitute a district, each county shall be represented on the board by at least two persons who are citizens and residents of such…
- § 3958 If, by reason of the formation of a new district, a director in one district becomes a resident of another district, his term of office as director expires 60…
- § 3959 The directors shall be appointed by the Governor.
- § 3960 The term of office of each director, except that of a member of the first board, is four years from the beginning of the term for which he or she is appointed.…
- § 3961 The term of office of each member of the first board shall be so fixed by the Governor that the terms of the directors of such board shall expire in three…
- § 3962 The directors are state officers.
- § 3963 The directors shall meet at a place within the district and organize by the election of one of their number as president. The term of office of the president…
- § 3964 The directors shall also select a secretary, a manager, and a treasurer from among persons who are not members of the board. One person may be the secretary,…
- § 3964.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a board may form any advisory committee by resolution or any similar formal action. (b) Meetings of an advisory committee…
- § 3965 The board may, with the approval of the department: (a) Fix the term of office, the amount of bond and salary, and prescribe the duties of the secretary and of…
- § 3965.1 (a) Notwithstanding Section 3965 or 4051, the board, without prior approval from the department, may arrange for and conduct, or cause to be conducted, or by…
- § 3966 The board shall annually make to the department such report as such department may direct.
- § 3967 Any director who misses three consecutive regular meetings of the board without the permission of the board is deemed to have resigned as a director.
- § 3968 Records of the board which are entries in events which are scheduled for future judging and for overnight entries in races on which there is parimutuel…
CHAPTER 4. Fiscal Provisions §§ 4001–4005 · 5 sections
- § 4001 Any money which is received by any association, other than from the sale of real property or pursuant to a lease, easement, or agreement for the extraction of…
- § 4002 The proceeds of the sale of any interest in real property which is owned by any association shall be paid into the Fair and Exposition Fund. The amount which…
- § 4003 Any money that is not expended within three years after being paid into the Fair and Exposition Fund pursuant to Section 4002 shall be added to and become a…
- § 4004 All revenue which is received by any association pursuant to any lease, easement, or agreement for the extraction of oil or gas from any land that is owned or…
- § 4005 The fiscal year for each association is from January 1 to December 31.
CHAPTER 5. Powers and Duties Generally §§ 4051–4061 · 12 sections
- § 4051 (a) An association may do any of the following: (1) Contract, in accordance with all of the following: (A) The written policies and procedures for contracting…
- § 4051.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in accordance with procedures established by the board, the board may enter into agreements to secure…
- § 4051.2 An association shall not enter into a settlement agreement for an amount greater than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) without the prior approval of the…
- § 4052 An association shall not lease its racetrack for running races of horses to any private person, firm, or corporation, except to a national or international…
- § 4054 (a) If the board of an association, by resolution adopted by vote of two-thirds of all its members, finds and determines that the public interest and necessity…
- § 4055 Associations, by majority vote of their respective boards, may cooperate in the holding of a fair in any of the districts.
- § 4056 An association may pay membership fees, and join and participate in the affairs of any organization which has the following purposes: (a) Interchange of…
- § 4057 The state is not liable for any action, obligation, commitment, contract, or premium that is offered, or award that is made, by any association.
- § 4058 (a) Notwithstanding Section 4052, the California Exposition and State Fair, a district agricultural association fair, or county fair in the northern zone, with…
- § 4059 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Food and Agriculture shall develop criteria to be used, subject to the approval of the…
- § 4060 (a) Any compensation to any officer or employee of the state by any nonprofit corporation formed exclusively to aid and assist an association, as provided for…
- § 4061 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a district agricultural association shall not be required to prepare or submit any written report to the Governor, the…
CHAPTER 6. Provisions Regarding Particular Associations §§ 4101–4202 · 33 sections
ARTICLE 1. California Science Center §§ 4101–4109 · 16 sections
- § 4101 (a) The Sixth District Agricultural Association shall also be known as Exposition Park. It is in the Natural Resources Agency and is deemed to be a tax-exempt…
- § 4101.2 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the California Science Center, with the approval of the Director of General Services and the Secretary of the Natural…
- § 4101.3 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the California Science Center is hereby authorized to enter into a site lease with the California Science Center Foundation,…
- § 4101.4 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the operation of the California Science Center may require individual skills not generally available in state civil…
- § 4102 Exposition Park, with the approval of the Natural Resources Agency, may build, construct, and maintain and operate a stadium or any arena, pavilion, or other…
- § 4103 The California Science Center, in consultation with the Exposition Park Manager, may establish an air and space center in its building at Exposition Park in…
- § 4103.5 (a) (1) The California Science Center may enter into one or more agreements or leases with the California Science Center Foundation, a California nonprofit…
- § 4104 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a need for a state repository dedicated to the diverse contributions of African Americans to the…
- § 4104.5 (a) The board may enter into concession contracts to license or sell, or both, its branded merchandise, images, and other museum-related merchandise directly…
- § 4105 Notwithstanding any other law, from December 14 to December 21, inclusive, of any year, a state entity shall not charge parking fees for the parking facilities…
- § 4105.5 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms apply: (1) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the California African American Museum. (2)…
- § 4106 (a) Exposition Park shall work with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, the City of Los Angeles, and the County of Los Angeles to develop additional…
- § 4107 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Member of the Legislature representing any district in Los Angeles County may be appointed as a director of the…
- § 4108 There shall be established in Exposition Park the position of Exposition Park Manager to be filled by a person appointed by the Governor for the purpose of…
- § 4108.5 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Agency” means the Natural Resources Agency. (2) “Department” means the…
- § 4109 (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms apply: (1) “Foundation” means the Exposition Park Foundation. (2) “Office” means the office of the…
ARTICLE 2. 1-A District Agricultural Association § 4131 · 1 section
- § 4131 The City and County of San Francisco may appropriate and pay over to the 1-A District Agricultural Association for the general uses and purposes of the…
ARTICLE 3. 22nd District Agricultural Association §§ 4155–4158 · 4 sections
- § 4155 The 22nd District Agricultural Association may expend up to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) annually for the operation of a fair pursuant to…
- § 4156 The State Race Track Leasing Commission shall prepare a master plan for the long-range comprehensive development and improvement of, and construction upon, the…
- § 4157 The Director of Finance may enter into an agreement prior to September 1, 1976, with the State Race Track Leasing Commission and the 22nd District Agricultural…
- § 4158 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an officer, employee, operator, lessee, or licensee of the 22nd District Agricultural Association, as defined in Section…
ARTICLE 3.5. 25th District Agricultural Association §§ 4161–4163 · 3 sections
- § 4161 (a) The 25th District Agricultural Association may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of…
- § 4162 The 25th District Agricultural Association may accept the donation of any real property suitable for the location of the Napa Center of Wine, Food, and the…
- § 4163 (a) With the consent of the secretary, a nonprofit organization may hold an annual fair in lieu of the annual fair held by the 25th District Agricultural…
ARTICLE 3.7. 48th District Agricultural Association § 4165 · 1 section
- § 4165 Notwithstanding any other law, the directors of the 48th District Agricultural Association may not serve concurrently on another fair board.
ARTICLE 3.8. 50th District Agricultural Association § 4171 · 1 section
- § 4171 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 50th District Agricultural Association, with the consent of the secretary, may enter into a joint powers…
ARTICLE 4. 51st District Agricultural Association § 4182 · 1 section
- § 4182 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the 51st District Agricultural Association may enter into leases or joint operational…
ARTICLE 5. Associations Representing More Than One County §§ 4191–4192 · 2 sections
- § 4191 A city may not impose any tax, except a sales or use tax, on any association that represents more than one county and owns land in each of the counties it…
- § 4192 The city and the association shall enter into an agreement for the provision of police and fire protection services to the association. This contract shall…
ARTICLE 6. 54th District Agricultural Association § 4195 · 1 section
- § 4195 The fair site of the 54th District Agricultural Association shall be the property near the City of Blythe known as the Blythe Community Fair Grounds. The…
ARTICLE 7. 52nd District Agricultural Association and the California Exposition and State Fair §§ 4200–4202 · 3 sections
- § 4200 The Legislature finds and declares that the 52nd District Agricultural Association has contributed over three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) towards the…
- § 4201 (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the 52nd District Agricultural Association shall have the right to use each year, during its annual spring…
- § 4202 In the event of a dispute between the 52nd District Agricultural Association and the California Exposition and State Fair, the department shall represent the…
CHAPTER 7. War Memorials §§ 4251–4253 · 3 sections
- § 4251 Any association and any county may jointly construct a building to constitute a war memorial. The war memorial may be used for any purpose for which real…
- § 4252 The war memorial may be constructed and managed under such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board of the association, with the approval of the…
- § 4253 Any construction work which is done pursuant to an agreement shall be performed in accordance with, and subject to, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100)…
CHAPTER 8. Sale of Tickets on Association Property § 4301 · 1 section
- § 4301 It is unlawful for any person to sell or engage in the sale, upon any property of an association, of any ticket of admission or any other evidence of the right…
CHAPTER 9. State Race Track Leasing Commission §§ 4351–4363 · 11 sections
- § 4351 There is hereby created the State Race Track Leasing Commission which shall be composed of the Director of Food and Agriculture, the Director of Finance, and…
- § 4352 The Department of Food and Agriculture shall provide clerical services to the commission. The Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of General…
- § 4353 The State Race Track Leasing Commission may enter into leases or other agreements for the use of the Del Mar Race Track and any other property owned or…
- § 4356 The California Horse Racing Board shall, at the request of the commission, certify the eligibility of any prospective lessee or user of the property to be…
- § 4357 The Attorney General shall serve as counsel for, and adviser to, the commission.
- § 4358 The commission shall follow the same procedures, insofar as appropriate, in leasing, or entering into agreements for the use of, the Del Mar Race Track as the…
- § 4359 If the commission makes a determination pursuant to this chapter as to the action it proposes to take in awarding the Del Mar Race Track lease or entering into…
- § 4360 After the award of a lease or entering into an agreement for the use of the Del Mar Race Track, the commission shall meet from time to time to review the…
- § 4361 The commission is a “department” for the purposes of hearings pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of the…
- § 4362 The commission may enter into a joint powers agreement with the 22nd District Agricultural Association pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of…
- § 4363 The State of California pledges to, and agrees with, the holders of any bonds, other indebtedness, or obligations for the financing of the improvements…