Section 58750 Of Article 5. Marketing Orders And Agreements From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 21. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 5.
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. (a) There is within the Department of Food and Agriculture a
public and private collaboration known as the "Buy California
Program." The purposes of the program are to encourage consumer
nutritional and food awareness and to foster purchases of
high-quality California agricultural products.
(b) Pursuant to Section 58749, and in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter, the secretary may issue and make
effective a marketing agreement and be advised by those elements of
the production agriculture and food processing industry willing to
participate in the program via co-funding or in-kind contributions in
a manner defined under the agreement.
(c) The department shall report to the Legislature on January 1,
2002, and each successive January 1 while this section is operative,
regarding its expenditures, progress, and ongoing priorities with
this program.
(d) The Buy California Account is created in the Food and
Agriculture Fund and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government
Code, is continuously appropriated for purposes of this section.