PART 4. COUNTY AND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL FAIRS [4401.5. - 4535.]

Part 4 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

§§ 4401.5–4535 · 41 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. State Money §§ 4401.5–4403 · 3 sections

   • § 4401.5 (a) The secretary may expend an amount not to exceed a total of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in any fiscal year for any exhibit or exhibits located…
   • § 4402 The department may expend funds appropriated by Section 22 of Chapter 1440 of the Statutes of 1985 in the 1985–86 and 1986–87 fiscal years for capital outlay…
   • § 4403 (a) A county fair, district agricultural association fair, or citrus fruit fair may expend funds for promotional and public relations purposes of the fair. (b)…
2. CHAPTER 2. Restrictions §§ 4431–4444 · 14 sections

   • § 4431 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, on or after January 1, 1943, apportionments shall be made only to counties or district agricultural associations…
   • § 4432 Merced, Madera, Santa Cruz, and Solano Counties may each receive an apportionment although they held no fairs in the calendar year 1941 and the agricultural…
   • § 4433 Marin County may receive an apportionment although that county held no fair in the calendar year 1941 and the agricultural association of the agricultural…
   • § 4434 A district agricultural association of a district created subsequent to January 1, 1943, may receive an apportionment.
   • § 4435 A district agricultural association which did not receive an apportionment on the basis of the premiums which were paid at a fair that was held during the…
   • § 4436 A district agricultural association which did not receive an apportionment on the basis of the premiums which were paid at a fair that was held by it during…
   • § 4437 A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed with the department.
   • § 4438 After the board of supervisors adopts and files the resolution, the county is no longer eligible to receive any apportionment and the district agricultural…
   • § 4439 Within one year from and after the date the resolution is adopted, the county shall pay to the district agricultural association the unexpended balance of any…
   • § 4440 No apportionment shall be made for more than one fair in any one year in any county or district. The fair may be operated in one or more seasonal divisions…
   • § 4441 A county or district agricultural association may contract with each other or with a county fair association to hold an agricultural fair without loss of any…
   • § 4442 No fair for which a separate appropriation is made by the state shall participate in the apportionment of any money appropriated for the encouragement of…
   • § 4443 If a district agricultural association fair is conducted in any county of the state, no county fair, except a county fair which received apportionments prior…
   • § 4444 No apportionment shall be made to any fair held in Sacramento County after January 1, 1948, other than a fair conducted by the California State Fair and…
3. CHAPTER 3. Payment § 4461 · 1 section

   • § 4461 Any funds that are appropriated for the encouragement of county, district agricultural association, or combined county and district agricultural association…
4. CHAPTER 4. Deposit and Expenditure §§ 4481–4483 · 3 sections

   • § 4481 The county or district agricultural association shall deposit in a bank account or a deposit in a savings and loan association that is approved by the Director…
   • § 4482 Any expenditure shall be made pursuant to a budget which is submitted to the Department of Food and Agriculture and approved by the Department of Finance…
   • § 4483 Any expenditure by a county for construction and improvements is subject to Sections 25450 to 25463, inclusive, of the Government Code.
5. CHAPTER 5. Department of Food and Agriculture Supervision §§ 4501–4513 · 15 sections

   • § 4501 The department shall prescribe regulations for both of the following: (a) The judging of exhibits. (b) The maximum amount of premiums which may be offered and…
   • § 4502 The regulations are exempt from provisions of Section 11380 of the Government Code. They may, however, be filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to Section…
   • § 4503 No fair shall receive any apportionment of funds pursuant to this part unless it complies with the regulations of the department.
   • § 4504 The department may at any time examine the books and records of any fair to determine the correctness of any statement or report which is filed with the…
   • § 4505 Every fair within the network of California fairs that conducts a fair for which any apportionment is sought shall file a detailed statement of its operations…
   • § 4506 The department shall review the statements of operation which are filed by the several fairs pursuant to Section 4505. It shall consider such reports,…
   • § 4507 The department may classify, and shall consider, at least once every five years, whether to classify or reclassify, fairs that are required to file reports…
   • § 4508 The classifications of fairs established pursuant to Section 4507 may be considered in determining the basis of compensation to fair managers of fairs that are…
   • § 4510 The department shall prepare a manual setting forth the powers, duties, and responsibilities of directors of county and citrus fruit fairs, and a separate…
   • § 4511 (a) All county fairs and citrus fruit fairs shall, prior to entering into a carnival contract, do both of the following: (1) Notify all persons on the…
   • § 4511.1 For the purposes of this chapter, “carnival” is defined as a company of transportable amusement rides, food and beverage units, and games that may have one or…
   • § 4511.2 For the purposes of this chapter, “carnival workers” are defined as employees of a carnival.
   • § 4511.5 If carnival incident or accident records are required as conditions to contracts between carnival contractors and district agricultural associations, county…
   • § 4512 (a) The department shall assist each fair in the development of a long-term maintenance schedule, subject to annual review by the department. The review is for…
   • § 4513 (a) The department may expend funds for promotional and public relations purposes for the California Exposition and State Fair. (b) The California Exposition…
6. CHAPTER 6. Fairs Allocation and Classification Committee §§ 4531–4535 · 5 sections

   • § 4531 The Fairs Allocation and Classification Committee is continued in existence. It consists of seven Members of the Senate and seven Members of the Assembly.
   • § 4532 To the extent that it is feasible, appointments to the committee shall be so made that there is one Member of the Senate and one Member of the Assembly on the…
   • § 4533 The committee shall, from time to time, elect its chairman and vice chairman. The committee may meet at any time, whether or not the Legislature is in session,…
   • § 4534 (a) The committee shall investigate, study, and analyze, when it deems it necessary, any or all facts and matters relating to the operation and financing of…
   • § 4535 The committee shall report to the Legislature at the commencement of each regular session and may report to the Legislature at any time, including in such…