California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 58993

FAC § 58993Div. 21 · Part 2 · Ch. 1 · Art. 12

Statute text

No marketing order or major amendment to it, which directly affects producers or producer marketing, that is issued pursuant to this chapter, shall be made effective by the director unless and until the director finds one or more of the following has occurred:

(a)It has been assented to in writing by not less than 65 percent of the producers that are engaged, within the area specified in the marketing order or amendment to it, in the production for market, or engaged in the producer marketing, of not less than 51 percent of the commodity which is specified in the marketing order or the amendment to the marketing order in commercial quantities.

(b)It has been assented to in writing by producers that produce not less than 65 percent of the volume of the commodity and by 51 percent of the total number of producers that are so engaged.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 677, Sec. 9.