ARTICLE 2. Definitions

Article 2 added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1.

§§ 79811–79824 · 15 sections

• § 79811 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 79812 “Olive oil” means the oil obtained solely from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea L.) which is produced in California for commercial purposes.
• § 79812.5 “Olives” means fruit of the olive tree (Olea europea L.) that are processed into olive oil.
• § 79813 “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the…
• § 79814 “Commission” means the Olive Oil Commission of California.
• § 79815 (a) “Districts” consist of the following: (1) District 1 consists of the Counties of Butte, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta,…
• § 79816 “Ex officio members” are nonvoting members of the commission board of directors.
• § 79817 “Handle” means to engage in the business of a handler.
• § 79818 (a) “Handler” means a person who engages, in this state, in the processing or milling of olives into olive oil that the handler has produced, or purchased or…
• § 79819 “Market” or “marketing” means to sell olive oil into commercial channels of trade.
• § 79820 “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and mean the period beginning July 1 of any year and extending through June 30 of the following year.
• § 79821 “Producer” means a person that produces or causes to be produced olives that are processed or toll processed into olive oil in the amount of 5,000 gallons or…
• § 79822 “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
• § 79823 “Advisory committee” means a committee appointed by the secretary from applications received from persons that produce or cause to be produced olives that are…
• § 79824 “Toll processor” means to process or mill olives into olive oil on behalf of a producer.