ARTICLE 4. California Seafood Council

Article 4 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1151, Sec. 1.

§§ 78475–78496 · 22 sections

§ 78475 There is in the State of California the California Seafood Council. The council shall be composed of not less than 11 voting members and their alternates, and…
§ 78476 The voting members of the council shall be appointed by the secretary, giving due consideration to proper geographic distribution. The voting members shall…
§ 78477 (a) If, pursuant to Section 78577, the receivers vote in favor of the council and the fishermen do not, the council shall be implemented with seven members and…
§ 78478 (a) The fishermen and their alternates shall be selected from lists of nominees submitted by marketing associations and any organization deemed by the director…
§ 78479 The voting members of the council shall each be appointed to a three-year term, except that in the first year of the council, four members shall be appointed…
§ 78480 If, pursuant to Section 78577, either the fishermen or the receivers, but not both, vote in favor of the council, the voting members of the council shall each…
§ 78481 The term of office of a member of the council shall begin on April 1 and expire on March 31.
§ 78482 Any vacancy in the membership of the council which occurs during the unexpired term shall be filled by the director for the unexpired term from the eligible…
§ 78483 The director may remove any member of the council or alternate for cause, and, upon that removal, there is a vacancy which shall be filled in the manner…
§ 78484 The director shall give notice, not later than January 31 of each year, of the vacancies that will exist upon the expiration of terms on March 31, in writing,…
§ 78485 (a) The notice requesting nominations shall indicate that nominations shall be mailed to the director at his or her office in Sacramento and that the director…
§ 78486 One nonvoting member of the council may be appointed by the secretary to represent each of the following entities: (a) The department. (b) The Department of…
§ 78487 There is no fixed term for nonvoting members of the council. The agencies listed in Section 78486 may select an alternate for their representative.
§ 78488 A majority of the voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business, including the election of officers.
§ 78489 (a) The council shall select annually from its voting number, to serve at its pleasure, a president, vice president, and treasurer. The immediate past…
§ 78490 The council shall hold at least two regular meetings in each year at times and places that are fixed by the council. The council may meet in special meetings…
§ 78491 The voting members of the council shall receive forty dollars ($40) per day per diem for each day spent in actual attendance at the meetings or on the business…
§ 78492 No member of the council, except a member of the executive committee, shall receive per diem for more than seven days per month, except the chairperson, who…
§ 78493 The director may require any employee or agent of the council to give a fidelity bond, executed by a surety company which is authorized to do business in this…
§ 78494 No member or employee of the council shall be held responsible individually to any person for liability on any contract or agreement of the council. All…
§ 78495 An alternate member of the council shall sit as a voting member of the council if the member for whom he or she is an alternate does not attend any meeting of…
§ 78496 The Legislature finds and declares that fishermen, receivers, processors, wholesalers, or exporters appointed to the council pursuant to this article are…