ARTICLE 2. Definitions [79921. - 79933.]

Article 2 added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 725, Sec. 1.

§§ 79921–79933 · 13 sections

• § 79921 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 79922 (a) “Agave” means the species of plants in the genus Agave of the family Asparagaceae cultivated for their juice and fiber. (b) Agave cultivated solely for…
• § 79923 “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the…
• § 79924 “Commission” means the California Agave Commission.
• § 79925 “Cultivate” or “cultivated” means to plant, tend, harvest, or improve agave. Cultivated acreage does not include acreage removed from cultivation due to…
• § 79926 “Ex officio members” means nonvoting members of the commission board of directors.
• § 79927 “Grower” means a person who commercially cultivates agave, or causes agave to be cultivated, not in a container and on two acres or more during the marketing…
• § 79928 “Market” or “marketing” means to sell agave and agave products into commercial channels of trade.
• § 79929 “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and mean the period beginning April 1 of any year and extending through March 31 of the following year.
• § 79930 “Process” or “processing” means to engage in the business of a processor.
• § 79931 (a) “Processor” means a person licensed to commercially process agave and who processes agave in an amount of more than three tons in the state in the…
• § 79932 “Public member” means a person appointed to the commission board of directors pursuant to the procedures specified in this chapter.
• § 79933 “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.