ARTICLE 3. California Winegrape Growers Commission

Article 3 added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1287, Sec. 4.

§§ 74861–74877 · 20 sections

§ 74861 There is in state government, the California Winegrape Growers Commission. The commission shall be composed of 18 producers and one public member. (a)…
§ 74861.1 There are, in state government, local commissions for producer regions. The producers in any producer region of this state may, pursuant to this chapter,…
§ 74862 Periodically, the number of producer members and their respective alternate members serving on the commission from any district shall be reapportioned in a…
§ 74863 (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct or cease any existing activity or function that is determined by the secretary not to be in the public…
§ 74864 The commission or the secretary may bring an action for judicial relief from the secretary’s written notice or from noncompliance by the commission with the…
§ 74865 When the secretary is required to concur in a decision of the commission, the secretary shall concur, refuse to concur, or request additional information from…
§ 74866 The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to…
§ 74866.1 (a) The secretary shall operate in the most efficient, cost-effective manner possible in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to this…
§ 74867 Each member of the commission, except the ex officio members, shall have an alternate member to be elected in the same manner as the member. An alternate…
§ 74868 Any producer member and his or her alternate member shall be a person, or an employee representing a producer, who has a financial interest in producing, or…
§ 74869 The public member and his or her alternate member shall have all the rights, privileges, and powers of any other member of the commission. The public member…
§ 74870 The term of office of members and alternate members shall be for two years or until their successors have been elected and have qualified. However, of the…
§ 74871 No less than 10 producer members, including alternate members when acting in place of the members, shall constitute a quorum of the commission.
§ 74871.1 Not less than one-half of the producer members of any local commission, including alternate members when acting in the place of the members, shall constitute a…
§ 74872 The vote of a majority of the members, or alternate members when acting in the place of the members, present at the meeting at which there is a quorum shall…
§ 74873 The commission shall be and is hereby declared and created a corporate body. It shall have the power to sue and be sued, to contract and be contracted with,…
§ 74874 The secretary or his or her representatives shall be notified and may attend meetings of the commission and any committee meetings of the commission.
§ 74875 No member of the commission or member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission shall receive a salary. Each member of…
§ 74876 All funds received from the assessments levied pursuant to this chapter or otherwise received by the commission shall be deposited in banks which the…
§ 74877 (a) The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts. Payments of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or…