ARTICLE 3. California Rice Commission
Article 3 added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 567, Sec. 1.
§§ 71050–71066 · 18 sections
- § 71050 (a) There is in the state government the California Rice Commission. The commission is composed of equal numbers of handler members and producer members as set…
- § 71050.5 (a) Before the beginning of each marketing season, the commission may review drought conditions in the state and evaluate the impact of these conditions on the…
- § 71051 (a) The secretary may require the commission to correct or cease any existing activity or function that is determined by the secretary not to be in the public…
- § 71052 When the secretary is required to concur in a decision of the commission, the secretary shall give his or her response to the commission within 15 working days…
- § 71053 The commission shall reimburse the secretary for all expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to…
- § 71054 Except for ex officio members, an alternate for each member shall be appointed in the same manner as the member. An alternate shall, in the absence of the…
- § 71055 Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of any person elected to the commission as a member or alternate to continue in his or her position due…
- § 71056 Any vacancy on the commission occurring by the failure of the public member to continue in his or her position due to a change in status making him or her…
- § 71057 Any producer member and his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual producer or an employee or representative of a producer who has a…
- § 71058 Any handler member and his or her alternate on the commission shall be an individual handler or an employee or representative of a handler who has a financial…
- § 71059 Except as otherwise provided in this section, the public member and his or her alternate member on the commission shall have all the powers, rights, and…
- § 71060 Producer members shall serve three-year terms and until their successors are qualified, except, that of the first producer members of the commission one-third…
- § 71061 The commission shall be, and is hereby declared and created, a corporate body. It may sue and be sued regarding any matter related to the purposes of this…
- § 71062 A majority of the membership of the commission appointed or elected shall constitute a quorum of the commission. The vote of a majority of the members present…
- § 71063 The secretary or his or her representatives shall be notified and may attend each meeting of the commission and any committee meetings of the commission.…
- § 71064 No member or alternate of the commission or member of a committee established by the commission who is a nonmember of the commission shall receive a salary.…
- § 71065 All funds received by any person from the assessments levied under this chapter or otherwise received by the commission shall be deposited in banks that the…
- § 71066 The state is not liable for the acts of the commission or its contracts. Payments of all claims arising by reason of the administration of this chapter or acts…