Section 54042 Of Article 2. General Provisions From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
54042
. (a) An association organized pursuant to this chapter may
request the board of supervisors of the county in which the
association's principal place of business is located to issue a
certificate stating that the association meets the requirements of
subdivision (b). When the certificate is provided by the board of
supervisors to the association, the Franchise Tax Board shall exempt
the association from the minimum franchise tax as provided in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 23153 of the Revenue and
Taxation Code.
(b) The board of supervisors shall issue a certificate if all of
the following conditions are met:
(1) The association is located in an economically distressed area.
(2) At least 90 percent of the association's members are, or have
been, within the previous 12 months unemployed or dependent on public
social services for their income.
(3) The request is made during the association's first income
year.
(c) The certificate issued by the board of supervisors shall be
retained by the association. The association shall forward a copy of
the certificate to the Franchise Tax Board upon request.
(d) As used in this section, "economically distressed area" means
a county in which the unemployment rate is either 9 percent, or 2
percent above the statewide average, whichever is greater; or in
which 8 percent of the residents are dependent on public social
services for their income, or 2 percent more of the residents than
the statewide average are dependent on public social services for
their income, whichever is greater.