Article 1. Declaration And General Provisions of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 14. >> Article 1.

The inability of cherry producers to maintain or expand present markets for California cherries may result in unnecessary economic waste.

These conditions vitally concern the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state. It is, therefore, in the public interest to protect and enhance the reputation of California cherries in intrastate, interstate, and foreign markets.

The promotional, educational, economic, and marketing research, and any similar activities authorized by this chapter will serve to expand existing markets, create new markets for California cherries, and prevent economic waste.

It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state to aid in preventing economic waste in the marketing of cherries, to develop more efficient and equitable methods in marketing, and to provide production research, and to carry out the purposes and policies of this chapter.

A commission form of administration created by this chapter is designed to deal with the broad fields of advertising, promotion, marketing research, and production research.

No action taken by the commission, nor by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with the rules and regulations adopted under the chapter, is a violation of the so-called Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), the Fair Trade Act (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 16900) of that Part 2), the Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of that Part 2), or any statutory or common law against monopolies or combinations in restraint of trade.