ARTICLE 1. Short Title and Definitions [58601. - 58624.]
Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.
§§ 58601–58624 · 26 sections
- § 58601 This chapter shall be known as “The California Marketing Act of 1937.”
- § 58602 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 58603 “Administrative rules and regulations” means rules and regulations that are applicable to a particular marketing order or agreement which are issued and made…
- § 58604 “Advertising and sales promotion” means, in addition to its ordinarily accepted meaning, trade promotion and activities for the prevention, modification, or…
- § 58604.5 “Advertising and sales promotion” also means, in addition to its ordinary accepted meaning, activities for the modification or removal of trade barriers that…
- § 58605 “Commodity,” except as otherwise provided in Section 58747, means any agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural (including floricultural), vermicultural,…
- § 58606 “Directly affecting” or “directly affected” is synonymous with “directly regulating” and “directly regulated,” and means the direct application of regulations…
- § 58607 “Distributing” means engaging in the business of a distributor as defined in Section 58608.
- § 58608 “Distributor” means any person that engages in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing, in intrastate commerce any commodity which he has produced…
- § 58608.1 “Educational program,” unless otherwise defined in this chapter, means a program established by the director pursuant to this chapter that provides for the…
- § 58609 “Fish” means every form of fish, either salt water or fresh water fish, which is used for human consumption, except fish for canning, retorting, reduction, or…
- § 58610 “General rules and regulations” means rules and regulations, which are applicable to all marketing orders and marketing agreements and are issued and made…
- § 58611 “Handler,” except with respect to fish and seafood, means any person that is engaged within this state as a distributor in the business of distributing any…
- § 58612 “Handling” means engaging in the business of a handler as defined in Section 58611.
- § 58613 “Major amendments” mean amendments to any marketing order or agreement which are made pursuant to Article 13 (commencing with Section 59021) of this chapter.…
- § 58614 “Marketed by producers” means producer marketing, as defined by Section 58621.
- § 58615 “Marketing order” means an order which is issued by the director, pursuant to this chapter, which prescribes rules and regulations that govern the processing,…
- § 58616 “Minor amendments” are amendments to any marketing order or agreement which are made effective by the director upon recommendation of the advisory board which…
- § 58617 “Person” means an individual, firm, corporation, association, or any other business unit, and, for the purposes of this chapter, includes any state agency…
- § 58618 “Processing” means engaging in the business of a processor as defined in Section 58619.
- § 58619 “Processor” means any person that is engaged within this state in the operation of receiving, grading, packing, canning, fermenting, distilling, extracting,…
- § 58620 “Producer” means any person that is engaged within this state in the business of producing, or causing to be produced for market, any commodity.
- § 58621 “Producer marketing” means any or all operations which are performed by any producer in preparing for market. It includes selling, delivering, or disposing of…
- § 58622 “Retailer” means any person that purchases or acquires any commodity for resale at retail to the general public for consumption off the premises. Such person…
- § 58623 “Seafood” means shellfish and every other form of animal or plant life which is taken from fresh or salt water and used for human consumption, except seafood…
- § 58624 “Seasonal marketing regulations” mean marketing regulations that are applicable to a particular marketing order or agreement which are made effective by the…