Section 77051 Of Article 3. The California Walnut Commission From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 16.5. >> Article 3.
77051
. (a) There is in state government the California Walnut
Commission. The commission shall be composed of eight walnut
producers who are not handlers, four walnut handlers, and one public
member.
(b) Eight producer members, four from each district, shall be
elected by producers. In accordance with procedures adopted by the
commission, no more than two producers from each district who ship
the largest percentage of their walnuts in the preceding marketing
year to the same handler may be elected to the commission as members.
Producers who ship to two or more handlers in equal percentages
shall declare which handler they are affiliated with, for purposes of
this section. No producer member shall be connected in a proprietary
capacity with a handler.
(c) In accordance with procedures adopted by the commission, four
handler members shall be elected on a weighted basis by all handlers
to serve on the commission. No handler member shall be connected in a
proprietary capacity or in any other manner with any other handler
member serving on the commission.
(d) The public member shall be appointed to the commission by the
secretary from nominees recommended by the commission.
(e) The secretary and other appropriate individuals as determined
by the commission shall be ex officio members of the commission.