Section 76963 Of Article 9.5. Implementation And Voting Procedure For Handlers From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 9.5.
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. This chapter shall not apply to handlers until the secretary
finds in a referendum conducted by the secretary under this article
that at least 40 percent of the total number of handlers from the
list established by the secretary have participated by voting in the
referendum, and the secretary finds either of the following:
(a) Sixty-five percent or more of the handlers who voted in the
referendum voted in favor of being subject to this chapter, and the
handlers who voted in the referendum handled 51 percent or more of
the total quantity of salmon landed in the preceding fiscal year by
all the handlers who voted in the referendum.
(b) Fifty-one percent of the handlers who voted in the referendum
voted in favor of being subject to this chapter, and the handlers who
voted in the referendum marketed 65 percent or more of the total
quantity of salmon landed in the preceding fiscal year by all of the
handlers who voted in the referendum.