ARTICLE 1. Declaration and General Provisions [79401. - 79414.]

Article 1 added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 605, Sec. 1.

§§ 79401–79414 · 14 sections

• § 79401 The production of nursery products constitutes an important industry of this state that provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state, products…
• § 79402 The maintenance of the nursery industry of California is necessary to assure the public and the state’s and nation’s crop agriculture industry of a continuous…
• § 79403 The production of nursery products in California is currently the state’s number two agricultural crop with 2008 farm gate sales of four billion dollars…
• § 79404 The nursery industry has been negatively impacted by invasive pests and diseases that also adversely affect the state’s environment, urban quality, and…
• § 79405 The establishment of the commission is necessary for the efficient development and management of a research, public education, and marketing program that will…
• § 79406 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the commission is intended to operate in conjunction with other nursery-related laws and programs in the state,…
• § 79407 The Legislature further finds and declares that the programs specified in Section 79406, including this commission, greatly benefit the nursery industry, and…
• § 79408 The successes that the nursery industry of California has achieved have resulted from a commitment to industry-funded research that has led to significant…
• § 79409 The production of nursery products in this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest. This chapter is enacted in the exercise of the…
• § 79410 Opportunity exists for continued growth and expansion of the nursery industry by creating new markets. The success of such an expansion program is uniquely…
• § 79411 The commission’s activities are necessary for the efficient development of a national and international program and exists as an integral part of a broader…
• § 79412 The commission form of administration created by this chapter is uniquely situated to provide those engaged in the production of nursery products the…
• § 79413 No action taken by the commission, or by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with the regulations adopted under this chapter, is a violation of…
• § 79414 It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that commission members and alternates are intended to represent and further the interest of a…