Section 55613 Of Article 8. Processors From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 8.
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. (a) If the secretary determines by February 1 of any year,
commencing in 1992, that an acreage survey of the grape crop is
desired by the processors and producers of grapes for wine, and if
the producers and processors of grapes for raisins and the producers
and packers of grapes for fresh market use agree to pay their
proportionate share of the cost of the survey, as determined by the
secretary, the secretary shall conduct the survey. The secretary
shall implement subdivision (e) of Section 55601.6 to fund the wine
industry's proportionate costs of the survey. If an acreage survey is
conducted, the results of the survey shall be printed and made
available on or before May 30 of the year in which it is conducted.
(b) The department shall reimburse any processor or producer of
grapes for wine to cover the costs incurred by any of those persons
to fund the wine industry's proportionate share of an acreage survey
in 1991, from funds collected pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section
55601.6.
(c) For purposes of this section, "acreage survey" means an
accumulation of plant removals, new plantings, and graftings to
provide reliable information on the changing character of the state's
grape industry. This information shall be tabulated for each county
and on a statewide basis and for each variety of grapes.