Article 2. Definitions of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 15. >> Article 2.

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

"Sheep" means, but is not limited to rams, ewes, wethers, and lambs.

"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 Sheep Commission.

"Commissioner" means any member of the commission.

"Districts" shall consist of the following:
  (a) District 1 consists of the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, and Lake.
  (b) District 2 consists of the Counties of Sonoma, Napa, and Marin.
  (c) District 3 consists of the Counties of Siskiyou, Trinity, Tehama, Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, and Shasta.
  (d) District 4 consists of the Counties of Glenn, Colusa, Butte, and Yolo.
  (e) District 5 consists of the County of Solano.
  (f) District 6 consists of the Counties of Sierra, Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, and Nevada.
  (g) District 7 consists of the Counties of Calaveras, Amador, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Alpine, Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Mateo, and the City and County of San Francisco.
  (h) District 8 consists of the Counties of Merced, Monterey, Mariposa, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, and Madera.
  (i) District 9 consists of the Counties of Fresno, Kings, and Tulare.
  (j) District 10 consists of the Counties of Kern, Mono, and Inyo.
  (k) District 11 consists of the Counties of Los Angeles, Imperial, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Orange. The boundaries of any district may be changed by a two-thirds vote of the commission, which is concurred in by the director, when necessary to maintain similar total production among the districts and to ensure proper representation by producers. These boundaries need not coincide with county lines.

"Handler" means any person engaged in the marketing of wool which he or she has produced or purchased or acquired from a producer, or is marketing on behalf of a producer whether as owner, agent, employee, broker or otherwise. A producer who markets wool to an out-of-state handler shall be considered the handler for purposes of this chapter.

"Market" means to sell, ship, distribute, or otherwise handle wool.

"Marketing research" means any research relating to the marketing of sheep, wool, and the products derived therefrom.

"Marketing year" or "fiscal year" means the period beginning April 1 of any year and ending March 31 of the following year.

"Producer" means any person in this state who raises, breeds, grows, or feeds sheep, and markets, or causes to be marketed, the wool derived therefrom and who, upon request, provides proof of commodity marketing during the preceding marketing year. "Producer" does not include any person who markets 100 pounds or less of wool in the preceding marketing year.

"Production research" means any research relating to the production of sheep, wool, and the products derived therefrom.

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

(a) "Wool" means the shorn fiber of live sheep in the grease basis, including offsort wool or offsorts in the natural state before cleaning or scouring.
  (b) For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings:
  (1) "Offsort wool or offsorts" means tags, bellies, or crutchings.
  (2) "Tags" means wool which has become discolored from urine or feces, dung locks, or floor sweepings.
  (3) "Bellies" means wool which has been shorn from the belly of the sheep.
  (4) "Crutchings" means wool which has been shorn from the crotch area of a sheep.