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California Code, Food and Agricultural Code (Formerly Agricultural Code) - FAC § 79962

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The commission shall not be established, and this chapter shall not be implemented, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, until the secretary finds all of the following in a referendum vote conducted by the secretary:

(a) At least 40 percent of the total number of growers from the list established by the secretary pursuant to this article participate, and that either of the following occurs:

(1) Sixty-five percent of the growers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of establishing the commission, and those growers cultivated a majority of the total quantity of agave cultivated in the preceding marketing season by all of the growers voting in the referendum.

(2) A majority of the growers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of establishing the commission, and those growers cultivated 65 percent or more of the total quantity of agave cultivated in the preceding marketing season by all of the growers voting in the referendum.

(b) At least 40 percent of the total number of processors from the list established by the secretary pursuant to this article participate, and that either of the following occurs:

(1) Sixty-five percent of the processors who voted in the referendum voted in favor of establishing the commission, and those processors processed a majority of the total quantity of agave processed in the preceding marketing season by all of the processors voting in the referendum.

(2) A majority of the processors who voted in the referendum voted in favor of establishing the commission, and those processors processed 65 percent or more of the total quantity of agave processed in the preceding marketing season by all of the processors voting in the referendum.

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