ARTICLE 6. Assessments and Records

Article 6 added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 494, Sec. 1.

§§ 73251–73261 · 14 sections

• § 73251 (a) The assessment on navel oranges for fresh consumption shall be established by the commission prior to the beginning of each marketing season and shall not…
• § 73252 Any producer who pays an assessment to a cooperative handler or independent handler, and that producer markets his or her navel oranges and conducts an…
• § 73253 Identified commission administrative expenses in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the assessment owed by any producer prior to deducting the brand credit,…
• § 73253.5 (a) At least 60 percent of the commission’s total expenditures shall be expended for consumer communication. (b) In order to qualify for brand credit, as…
• § 73254 Any direct consumer communication purchases qualifies for brand credit when determined by the commission to be in accordance with the following criteria: (a)…
• § 73254.5 Unless otherwise prohibited in this chapter, and in addition to the provisions of Section 73254, a person or entity that is qualified to receive brand credit…
• § 73254.6 The activities of advertising in trade publications and participating in conferences or conventions are not eligible for application of brand credit.
• § 73255 This chapter does not apply to navel oranges produced only for the producer’s home use or where the navel oranges are used only for ornamental purposes.…
• § 73256 Every handler shall keep a complete and accurate record of all navel oranges handled by him or her with the name of the producer whose navel oranges were…
• § 73257 All proprietary information obtained by the commission or the director from producers or handlers, and all lists of producers or handlers in the possession of…
• § 73258 Assessments shall be levied upon the producer. The first handler of navel oranges being assessed shall deduct the assessment from amounts paid by him or her to…
• § 73259 Every handler is personally liable for the payment of the collected assessments, and failure of the handler to collect the assessment from any producer does…
• § 73260 Any assessment which is levied pursuant to in this chapter is a personal debt of the producer so assessed. Failure of a handler to make payment of the…
• § 73261 Any producer or handler who fails to file a return or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10…