Section 5912 Of Article 2. Citrus Disease Prevention From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 2.
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. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions shall govern the construction of this article:
(a) "Carton" means a unit equivalent to 40 pounds of citrus fruit.
(b) "Citrus" means "citrous" and any plants of the genera Citrus,
Fortunella, Poncirus, and all hybrids having one or more of such as
parents.
(c) "Citrus disease" includes any infectious, transmissible, or
contagious disease or vector infesting citrus trees.
(d) "Committee" means the California Citrus Pest and Disease
Prevention Committee.
(e) "Department" means the Department of Food and Agriculture.
(f) "Districts," except as otherwise provided in Section 5914,
consist of the following geographical areas:
(1) The Southern District consists of all growing areas in San
Bernardino County and all other areas to the south, west, and east of
San Bernardino County that are not included in any other district.
(2) The Coastal District consists of all growing areas in the
Counties of Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
(3) The Kern District consists of all growing areas in Kern
County.
(4) The Tulare District consists of all growing areas in Tulare
County.
(5) The Northern District consists of all growing areas in Fresno
County and all other areas to the north that are not included in any
other district.
(g) "Handler" means a person or entity who receives citrus fruit
from a producer and who prepares the citrus fruit for fresh market.
(h) "Marketing season" begins October 1 of each year and ends
September 30 of the next year.
(i) "Person" means a producer, handler, or any other entity that
holds title to citrus fruit subject to assessment pursuant to this
article.
(j) "Producer" means any person in this state who is a grower of
citrus fruit, but does not include a citrus nursery.
(k) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
(l) "Specific to citrus" means of exclusive or principal concern
to citrus as opposed to other commodities.
(m) "Technical Advisory Committee" means the committee in
existence at the effective date of this article, or its successor,
that is responsible for developing and approving the citrus tristeza
virus effective plan for the Central California Tristeza Eradication
Agency.