Section 76602 Of Article 2. General Provisions From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 2.
76602
. The Legislature declares that the purposes of this chapter
are as follows:
(a) Enable the salmon fishery, with the aid of the state, to
develop, maintain, and expand the state, nationwide, and foreign
markets for salmon and salmon products harvested, processed,
manufactured, sold, or distributed in this state for human
consumption, and the use and consumption of salmon and salmon
products in those markets.
(b) Enable the salmon fishery to purchase, where there are willing
sellers, the allocation rights to harvest salmon, as they may exist,
of other salmon user groups to provide fishermen, and thereby the
salmon fishery, greater access to salmon stocks than otherwise may
have been provided pursuant to a conservation, management, or
allocation agreement.
(c) In aid, but not in limitation, of the purpose in subdivision
(a), authorize and enable the secretary to formulate and effectuate,
directly or in cooperation with other agencies, organizations,
including the Oregon Salmon Commission, and instrumentalities that
are specified in this chapter, sales stimulation and consumer or
other educational programs designed to increase the use and
consumption of salmon and salmon products for human consumption.
(d) Provide funds for the administration and enforcement of this
chapter by mandatory fees to be collected in the manner prescribed in
this chapter.