ARTICLE 2. Definitions
Article 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 210, Sec. 1.
§§ 78620–78636 · 17 sections
- § 78620 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 78621 “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the…
- § 78622 “Commission” means the California Tomato Commission.
- § 78623 “Districts” shall consist of the following: (a) District 1 consists of Imperial and Riverside Counties. (b) District 2 consists of Los Angeles, Orange, San…
- § 78624 “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
- § 78625 “Fresh” means tomatoes, in any form, which have not been subject to heat processing.
- § 78626 “Handle” means to engage in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing fresh market tomatoes that have been produced, or purchased or acquired from a…
- § 78627 “Handler” or “shipper” means any person, other than a common carrier, who handles a quantity of 250,000 pounds or more of tomatoes during a marketing season.
- § 78628 “Market” or “marketing” means to sell or otherwise distribute tomatoes into commercial channels or trade resulting in the sale of tomatoes.
- § 78629 “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of tomatoes.
- § 78630 “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and mean the period beginning March 1 of any year and extending through the last day of February of…
- § 78631 “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, firm, company, or other entity doing business in California.
- § 78632 “Producer” and “grower” are synonymous terms and mean any person who produces, or causes to be produced, tomatoes in a quantity of 250,000 pounds or more…
- § 78633 “Production research” means any research relating to the production, harvest, and post harvest handling of tomatoes.
- § 78634 “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
- § 78635 “Ship” and “shipping” are synonymous terms and mean the operations of receiving, grading, cleaning, transporting, distributing, or otherwise preparing for…
- § 78636 (a) “Tomatoes” means all tomatoes that are produced for commercial purposes and are handled within the state in fresh form, except cherry tomatoes and tomatoes…