Article 2. Definitions of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 13.5. >> Article 2.

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.

"Apple" means any variety of apple that is grown in this state and marketed for fresh consumption.

"Books and records" means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to this chapter.

"Commission" means the California Apple Commission.

(a) "Districts" consist of the following:
  (1) District 1 consists of the Counties of Imperial, Kern, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and Ventura.
  (2) District 2 consists of the Counties of Alpine, Fresno, Inyo, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Monterey, San Benito, Tulare, and Tuolumne.
  (3) District 3 consists of the Counties of Alameda, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Mendocino, Modoc, Napa, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba.
  (b) The boundaries of any district may be changed by a two-thirds vote of the members of the commission, which is concurred in by the secretary, when necessary to maintain similar total production among the districts and to ensure proper representation. These boundaries need not coincide with county lines.

"Ex officio member" means a nonvoting member of the commission.

"Handler" means any person engaged in packing apples for fresh consumption or engaged in marketing apples for fresh consumption that the person has produced or that the person is marketing on behalf of a producer either directly or through an agent, employee, broker, or otherwise, and who, upon request by the commission, provides proof that he or she is engaged in handler activities.

"Market" or "marketing" means to sell apples.

"Marketing research" means any research relating to the sale of apples.

"Marketing year" means the period beginning July 1 of each year and extending through June 30 of the following year.

"Member" means a person who serves on the commission's board of directors.

"Pack," "packing," or "packed" means the regular compact arrangement of all or part of the fruit in any container or subcontainer.

"Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, association, or other entity doing business in California.

"Producer" means any person who is engaged in the business of producing, or causing to be produced, apples for market, and who, upon request of the commission, provides proof of commodity sale.

"Production research" means any research related to pest control and to the production, harvest, and postharvest handling of apples, other than marketing research.

"Sale" means the point at which the producer transfers title of apples in exchange for financial compensation or other valuable consideration. A sale may occur even though the purchased apples are not placed in normal marketing channels.

"Secretary" means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.