ARTICLE 2. Citrus Disease Prevention [5911. - 5940.]
Article 2 added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 426, Sec. 1.
§§ 5911–5940 · 21 sections
- § 5911 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the citrus killing diseases, Huanglongbing, citrus leprosis, citrus variegated chlorosis, and citrus canker,…
- § 5912 Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall govern the construction of this article: (a) “Carton” means a unit equivalent to 40…
- § 5913 (a) There is hereby created the Citrus Disease Management Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. (b) The Citrus Disease Management Account…
- § 5914 (a) There is hereby created in the department the California Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Committee. (b) The committee shall be composed of 17 members.…
- § 5915 (a) The powers and duties of the committee are limited to activities involving the producers of citrus fruit and residential owners of citrus fruit or other…
- § 5916 (a) Upon receipt of a recommendation from the committee for the adoption of regulations, the secretary shall do one of the following within 30 working days:…
- § 5917 No member or agent of the committee shall be personally liable for the actions of the committee or the department. No member or agent of the committee is…
- § 5918 (a) The committee shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant…
- § 5919 (a) During the first marketing season, beginning February 1, 2010, and ending September 30, 2010, the monthly assessment to be paid by producers shall be one…
- § 5920 (a) Upon establishment of a disease prevention program, any handler who does not file the required monthly assessment report and assessments by the 10th day of…
- § 5921 No later than June 30, 2013, the secretary shall hold one or more public hearings to determine whether the operation of this article should be continued.…
- § 5922 (a) If the secretary finds after the hearing that a substantial question of opposition exists among affected producers under this article regarding whether the…
- § 5923 For the purpose of voting in the referendum required in Section 5922, only a producer required to pay the assessment pursuant to Section 5919 shall have the…
- § 5924 In determining whether this article shall become inoperative, the secretary shall find that at least 40 percent of the total number of producers from the list…
- § 5925 The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum that shall not be less than 10 days nor more than 60 days in duration. The secretary…
- § 5926 Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
- § 5927 (a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in this article, this article shall become inoperative within one year of the…
- § 5928 Upon termination of this article, and based upon a recommendation of the committee subject to approval by the secretary, any collected assessments not required…
- § 5930 No later than July 1, 2011, the committee, in consultation with the department, shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with citrus pest control…
- § 5931 In the event the committee and the citrus pest control districts do not agree on the terms of the memorandum of understanding as prescribed in Section 5930,…
- § 5940 (a) The provisions of this article are severable. (b) If any provision of this article or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect…