Article 1. Short Title And Definitions of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 1.

76501.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "California Salmon Marketing and Development Act."

76502.

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

76510.

"Council" means the California Salmon Council.

76511.

"Commercial salmon vessel operator" is a commercial fisherman who operates a commercial salmon vessel for which a valid commercial salmon vessel permit has been issued pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 8230) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 6 of the Fish and Game Code.

76520.

"Exporter" means any individual who is, or an individual working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization which is, engaged in the export to a foreign nation or nations of salmon which has been landed in California.

76525.

"Fiscal year" means from April 1 of a year to March 31 of the next succeeding year.

76530.

"Fisherman" means an individual licensed to commercially harvest fish pursuant to Sections 7850 to 7852, inclusive, of the Fish and Game Code.

76535.

"Handler" means any of the following:
  (a) A processor.
  (b) A receiver.
  (c) A wholesaler.
  (d) An exporter.
  (e) An individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8032 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged in the California commercial salmon fishery.

76537.

"Individual" means a person, as defined in Section 64506.

76540.

"Marketing association" means any commercial fishermen's organization established on either a local, county, or statewide level, incorporated in this state, to enable fishermen to collectively negotiate and issue orders and agreements with receivers for the purchase of their catches, or to otherwise engage in activities permitted of agricultural cooperatives, and whose members are involved in the salmon fishery.

76550.

"Processor" means any individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to Section 8034 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged in the California commercial salmon fishery.

76560.

"Receiver" means any individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to Section 8033 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged in the California commercial salmon fishery.

76570.

"Salmon" means the following species of fish:
  (a) King or chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
  (b) Silver or coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch).
  (c) Pink or humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorhuscha).

76571.

"Salmon fishery" means either of the following:
(a) One or more species of salmon taken offshore California with troll lines for commercial usage, treated as a unit for the purposes of conservation, restoration, management, marketing, or promotion.
(b) Any economic activity involving the harvesting, receiving, processing, manufacturing, or distributing of salmon described in subdivision (a) and products therefrom.

76572.

"Salmon products" means any item manufactured which contains 50 percent or more of salmon flesh or parts from salmon, including the head, scales, skin, bone, or entrails, and which is intended for human consumption, medicine, animal feed, fertilizer, or other purposes.

76580.

"Wholesaler" means any individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to Section 8035 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged in the California commercial salmon fishery.