Section 58993 Of Article 12. Assent To Marketing Orders From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 21. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 12.
58993
. No marketing order or major amendment to it, which directly
affects producers or producer marketing, that is issued pursuant to
this chapter, shall be made effective by the director unless and
until the director finds one or more of the following has occurred:
(a) It has been assented to in writing by not less than 65
percent of the producers that are engaged, within the area specified
in the marketing order or amendment to it, in the production for
market, or engaged in the producer marketing, of not less than 51
percent of the commodity which is specified in the marketing order or
the amendment to the marketing order in commercial quantities.
(b) It has been assented to in writing by producers that produce
not less than 65 percent of the volume of the commodity and by 51
percent of the total number of producers that are so engaged.
(c) It has been approved by producers in a referendum among
producers that are directly affected. The director may make the
finding if the valid votes cast in the referendum represent not less
than 40 percent of the total number of producers of the commodity of
record with the department, and if the producers that cast ballots in
the referendum in favor of the marketing order or amendment to it
represent not less than 65 percent of the total number of producers
that cast ballots in the referendum and marketed not less than 51
percent of the total quantity of the commodity which was marketed in
the next preceding marketing season, or the current marketing season
if the harvest and delivery of the commodity to handlers is complete,
by all of the producers that cast ballots in the referendum or if
the producers that cast ballots in the referendum in favor of the
marketing order or amendment represent not less than 51 percent of
the total number of producers that cast ballots in the referendum and
marketed not less than 65 percent of the total quantity of the
commodity which was marketed in the next preceding marketing season,
or the current marketing season if the harvest and delivery of the
commodity to handlers is complete, by all of the producers who cast
ballots in the referendum. The quantity of the commodity delivered by
the producer may be stated on the referendum ballot returned by each
producer or may be obtained by requiring handlers to report that
volume pursuant to Section 58775.