California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 79893

FAC § 79893 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 22 · Part 2 · Ch. 29 · Art. 8

Statute text

(a)Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the commission board of directors that the operation of this chapter has not tended to effectuate its declared purposes, the commission may recommend to the secretary that the commission be suspended. Any suspension shall not become effective until expiration of the current marketing season.

(b)(1) The secretary shall, upon receipt of a recommendation, or may, after a public hearing to review a petition described in paragraph (2) requesting the suspension, cause a referendum to be conducted among the listed producers to determine if the operations of the commission shall be suspended. The secretary shall not hold a referendum as a result of a petition described in paragraph (2) unless the petitioner shows by the weight of evidence that the implementation of this chapter has not effectuated its declared purposes.

(2)A petition filed requesting suspension of the commission shall be signed by at least 15 percent of the producers, by number, who also produce at least 15 percent of the total volume of olives marketed in the preceding marketing season.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1. (SB 250) Effective January 1, 2014.