Section 6240 Of Article 4. Powers And Duties Of The District From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 12. >> Article 4.
6240
. The district may do all of the following:
(a) Sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings in all courts
and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
(c) Take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease, or otherwise,
and hold, use and enjoy, and lease, or otherwise dispose of, real and
personal property of every kind and description within or without
the district necessary to the full and convenient exercise of its
powers.
(d) Cause assessments to be levied, as provided in Article 5
(commencing with Section 6250), to pay any obligation of the district
and to accomplish the purposes of the district in the manner
provided in this chapter.
(e) Make contracts, and employ, except as otherwise provided in
this chapter, all persons, firms, and corporations necessary to carry
out the purposes and the powers of the district, and at any salary,
wage, or other compensation as the board of directors shall
determine.
(f) Respond to the effects of, the spread of phylloxera and other
winegrape plant pests and diseases and collect and disseminate to
winegrape growers in the district all relevant information and
scientific studies concerning the pest or pests or diseases, as well
as to chart and determine the extent and location of any
infestations.
(g) With reasonable advance notice in writing to the landowner, as
determined by the district, enter into or upon any land included
within the boundaries of the district for the purpose of inspecting
the winegrape plants and any other host plants and fruit growing on
them.
(h) Perform any and all acts, either within or outside the
district, necessary or proper to fully and completely carry out the
purposes for which the district is organized.