ARTICLE 3. San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board [52871. - 52890.]

Heading of Article 3 amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 730, Sec. 6.

§§ 52871–52890 · 18 sections

• § 52871 There is in the state government the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board. The board shall be composed of seven cotton growers, three cotton industry members… see note
• § 52872 The secretary shall establish a list of growers and other persons and organizations subject to this chapter. Each person or organization on the list shall have… see note
• § 52873 The secretary shall supervise and conduct any election held pursuant to Section 52871 and this section. Elections for grower members and elections for industry… see note
• § 52874 Each member of the board, except the ex officio members, shall have an alternate member, who shall be a candidate for election in the same manner as the… see note
• § 52875 An alternate member, in the absence of the member for whom he or she is alternate, shall sit in place of the member on the board, and shall have, and be able… see note
• § 52876 Grower members and their alternates on the board shall have a financial interest in producing, or causing to be produced, cotton for market. Cotton industry… see note
• § 52878 The term of office for each member, alternate, and ex officio member of the board is four years. see note
• § 52879 Upon implementation of Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 52951), the board shall have the power to sue and be sued, and to enter into contracts. Copies of… see note
• § 52880 The board may appoint its own officers, including a chairman, one or more vice chairmen, and such other officers as it deems necessary. The officers shall have… see note
• § 52881 The board may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the board to advise the board in carrying out this chapter. The board may retain… see note
• § 52882 The board shall meet at least once a year, or at the call of the chairperson or the secretary, or at the request of any six voting members of the board. see note
• § 52883 A quorum of the board shall be any six voting members or their alternates. The vote of a majority of members present at a meeting at which there is a quorum… see note
• § 52884 The secretary or the secretary’s representatives shall be notified and may attend each meeting of the board. see note
• § 52885 No board member, alternate, member of a committee who is a nonmember of the board, or ex officio member shall receive a salary, but may, if approved by the… see note
• § 52886 Upon board action, all moneys received by any person from the assessments levied under the authority of Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 52951) of this… see note
• § 52887 The state shall not be liable for the acts of the board or its contracts. Payment of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or acts… see note
• § 52889 The secretary may require the board to correct or cease any activity or function that is determined by the secretary not to be in the public interest or that… see note
• § 52890 Either the secretary or the board may bring an action for judicial relief in a court of competent jurisdiction, which may thereafter issue a temporary… see note