ARTICLE 2. Definitions
Article 2 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1.
§§ 71020–71037 · 18 sections
- § 71020 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 71021 “Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the…
- § 71022 “Commission” means the California Rice Commission.
- § 71023 (a) “Districts” consist of the following: (1) District 1 consists of Butte County. (2) District 2 consists of Colusa County. (3) District 3 consists of Glenn…
- § 71024 “Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
- § 71025 “Handle” means to engage in the business of being a handler. It does not include the drying of rice.
- § 71026 “Handler” means any person who is engaged in this state in the business of marketing rice who handles 100,000 hundredweight or more of rough or “paddy” rice,…
- § 71027 “Hundredweight” or “Cwt.” are synonymous and mean 100 pounds avoirdupois, excluding tare.
- § 71028 “Market” or “marketing” means to sell rice to a person other than a handler.
- § 71029 “Marketing research” means any research relating to the sale of rice.
- § 71030 “Marketing season” or “fiscal year” are synonymous terms and mean the period beginning September 1 of any year and extending through the last day of August of…
- § 71031 “Person” means any individual, partnership, limited liability partnership, corporation, limited liability company, firm, company, or other entity doing…
- § 71032 “Producer” means any person who produces, or causes to be produced, rice.
- § 71033 “Production research” means any research relating to the production, harvest, and postharvest handling of rice.
- § 71034 “Public member” means the person appointed by the commission pursuant to Section 71050. The public member and his or her alternate shall not have any financial…
- § 71035 “Rice” means all rough or “paddy” rice or milled rice (Oryza sativa L.) from any source handled within the state of California, including mochi rice (sweet…
- § 71036 “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
- § 71037 “Sell” means to transfer or cause the transfer of title to rice for valuable consideration.