Section 52891 Of Article 4. Duties And Powers Of The Board From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 18. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 4.
52891
. The powers and duties of the board shall include, but not be
limited to, all of the following:
(a) Establish a separate Acala and Pima quality standard. When
determining each standard, the board shall consider fiber length,
strength, uniformity, micronaire, seed quality, productivity,
resistance to disease, including verticillium wilt, and spinning
characteristics.
(b) Annually review test data and approve for release and planting
within the district, cotton varieties that meet the existing Acala
or Pima quality standard but are superior in some meaningful respect,
as determined by the board, and that have qualities generally
recognized by the cotton industry to be essential factors in
producing that cotton within the district, or significant area within
the district.
(c) Conduct or commission tests for cotton production and quality
evaluation in accordance with procedures to be adopted pursuant to
Section 52902, and assess fees necessary for administering those
tests.
(d) Conduct periodic referendums, as specified in this chapter,
regarding the continuation of the district. A referendum shall also
be conducted whenever the board proposes substantive changes in the
Acala or Pima quality standard.
(e) Require all cotton varieties approved for release for
planting, and produced in the district, to contain the word "Acala"
or "Pima" in labeling and all lint to be marketed as "SJV Acala" or
"SJV Pima."
(f) Recommend to the secretary on all matters pertaining to this
chapter including, but not limited to, the program for enforcing this
chapter and the setting of an appropriate seed assessment rate
necessary for the administration of this chapter.