Section 78690 Of Article 5. Implementation And Voting Procedures From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 24. >> Article 5.
78690
. (a) Within 15 days of the effective date of this chapter,
the secretary shall establish a list of producers and handlers
eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter. In establishing
the list, the secretary may require that producers and handlers
submit the names and mailing addresses of all producers and handlers.
The secretary also may require that the information provided include
the quantity of tomatoes produced by each producer and the quantity
of tomatoes handled by each handler, or, in the alternative, may
establish procedures for receiving the information at the time of the
referendum vote specified in Section 78691. The request for the
information shall be in writing and shall be filed within 10 days
following receipt of the request.
(b) Any producer whose name does not appear on the appropriate
list may have his or her name placed on the list by filing with the
secretary a signed statement, identifying himself or herself as a
producer or handler. Failure to be on the list does not exempt the
person from paying assessments, and does not invalidate any industry
votes conducted pursuant to this article.
(c) Proponents and opponents of the commission may contact
producers on the lists in a form and manner prescribed by the
secretary if all expenses associated with those contacts are paid in
advance.