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Article 1. Findings And Definitions of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 13. >> Article 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) California is the leading producer of wine in the United States, accounting for 91 percent of total United States wine production and 72 percent of total wine sales in the United States.
(b) Winegrapes are grown in virtually every county for processing by more than 800 wineries located throughout the state.
(c) California grows more than 554,000 acres of winegrapes producing 3.3 million tons of grapes per year valued at more than one billion nine hundred million dollars ($1,900,000,000), with a direct and indirect impact on the state's economy totaling more than thirty-three billion dollars ($33,000,000,000). Napa Valley contributes more than four billion dollars ($4,000,000,000) to that total.
(d) Destructive pests and diseases, including winegrape pests and diseases, pose a significant and imminent threat to California's important grape and wine industry.
(e) The State of California has a great economic interest in protecting its agricultural products from further destruction by the Pierce's disease vector, the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and other harmful winegrape pests and diseases, which may occur in the future.
(f) Pierce's disease has already infested grape growing acreage in many California counties, including Napa County, resulting in devastating losses to growers and the wine industry.
(g) As a known vector for Pierce's disease, the glassy-winged sharpshooter has been determined to carry and spread Pierce's disease to many forms of California agriculture, usually with complete destruction to the infected crop. This destructive effect of the disease has been determined by experts in the viticulture field to be especially true with infected winegrapes.
(h) To avoid a potentially catastrophic loss to one of California' s most important industries, the Legislature declares that this chapter is in the interest of the public health and welfare.
(i) This article is not intended to establish a precedent, or to supersede, reduce, or in any way alter government funding related to Pierce's disease and other pests in this state.
(j) The purposes of this article are enhanced by the many and varied efforts of the growers and marketers of other commodities related to this bacteria and its vectors.
(k) The Legislature further declares that it is in the interest of the public health and welfare that the creation of districts by this chapter not duplicate existing services already being provided to grape growers by the University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor or the county agricultural commissioner.
(a) California is the leading producer of wine in the United States, accounting for 91 percent of total United States wine production and 72 percent of total wine sales in the United States.
(b) Winegrapes are grown in virtually every county for processing by more than 800 wineries located throughout the state.
(c) California grows more than 554,000 acres of winegrapes producing 3.3 million tons of grapes per year valued at more than one billion nine hundred million dollars ($1,900,000,000), with a direct and indirect impact on the state's economy totaling more than thirty-three billion dollars ($33,000,000,000). Napa Valley contributes more than four billion dollars ($4,000,000,000) to that total.
(d) Destructive pests and diseases, including winegrape pests and diseases, pose a significant and imminent threat to California's important grape and wine industry.
(e) The State of California has a great economic interest in protecting its agricultural products from further destruction by the Pierce's disease vector, the glassy-winged sharpshooter, and other harmful winegrape pests and diseases, which may occur in the future.
(f) Pierce's disease has already infested grape growing acreage in many California counties, including Napa County, resulting in devastating losses to growers and the wine industry.
(g) As a known vector for Pierce's disease, the glassy-winged sharpshooter has been determined to carry and spread Pierce's disease to many forms of California agriculture, usually with complete destruction to the infected crop. This destructive effect of the disease has been determined by experts in the viticulture field to be especially true with infected winegrapes.
(h) To avoid a potentially catastrophic loss to one of California' s most important industries, the Legislature declares that this chapter is in the interest of the public health and welfare.
(i) This article is not intended to establish a precedent, or to supersede, reduce, or in any way alter government funding related to Pierce's disease and other pests in this state.
(j) The purposes of this article are enhanced by the many and varied efforts of the growers and marketers of other commodities related to this bacteria and its vectors.
(k) The Legislature further declares that it is in the interest of the public health and welfare that the creation of districts by this chapter not duplicate existing services already being provided to grape growers by the University of California Cooperative Extension Farm Advisor or the county agricultural commissioner.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Napa
County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Law.
It is the purpose of this chapter to make available a
procedure for the organization, operation, government, and
dissolution of districts to assist in the funding of the inspection,
detection, and education of Pierce's disease as stated in the Napa
County Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Workplan, as approved by the
California Department of Food and Agriculture and accepted by the
Napa County Board of Supervisors, to prevent the spread of Pierce's
disease by the glassy-winged sharpshooter. Additionally, it is the
purpose of this chapter to address other pests and diseases that
attack winegrape plants, and to collect and disseminate to winegrape
producers in the district all relevant information and scientific
studies concerning pest or pests, as well as to chart and determine
the extent and location of any infestations.
Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the
Government Code does not apply to districts organized pursuant to
this chapter.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in
this section govern the construction of this chapter.
(a) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of a district.
(b) "District" means a winegrape pest and disease control district organized pursuant to this chapter.
(c) "Owner" includes joint owner, coowner, guardian, executor, administrator, or any other person or entity that holds property in a trust capacity under court appointment.
(d) "Winegrape pest and disease" means any pest or disease that is determined by the California Department of Food and Agriculture or the County Agricultural Commissioner to be a threat to the growing or viability of winegrapes, as defined in this section, or as defined in Section 5006.
(e) "Winegrapes" means grapes produced that are intended to be converted from their fresh form into grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, or any products thereof, including, but not limited to, high proof and brandy produced from winegrapes.
(f) "Winegrape growing acreage" means any parcel of real property with one acre, or more, of winegrape plants, grapes or grape products, regardless of the use of a grape product or products.
(a) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of a district.
(b) "District" means a winegrape pest and disease control district organized pursuant to this chapter.
(c) "Owner" includes joint owner, coowner, guardian, executor, administrator, or any other person or entity that holds property in a trust capacity under court appointment.
(d) "Winegrape pest and disease" means any pest or disease that is determined by the California Department of Food and Agriculture or the County Agricultural Commissioner to be a threat to the growing or viability of winegrapes, as defined in this section, or as defined in Section 5006.
(e) "Winegrapes" means grapes produced that are intended to be converted from their fresh form into grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, or any products thereof, including, but not limited to, high proof and brandy produced from winegrapes.
(f) "Winegrape growing acreage" means any parcel of real property with one acre, or more, of winegrape plants, grapes or grape products, regardless of the use of a grape product or products.
