Section 52931.
52931. A referendum of all cotton growers within the district shall be conducted if a petition, signed by not less than 5 percent of the cotton growers in the district, is submitted to the secretary, which calls for a referendum pertaining to the operation of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 140, Sec. 79. […]
Section 52886.
52886. Upon board action, all moneys received by any person from the assessments levied under the authority of Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 52951) of this chapter shall be deposited in banks designated by the board and shall be disbursed by order of the board through the agent or agents it designates for that purpose. […]
Section 52932.
52932. This chapter shall remain operative if either of the following conditions is met: (a) Not less than 65 percent of the cotton growers certified by the secretary who voted in the referendum, voted in favor of this chapter, and those cotton growers so voting represent at least a majority of the cotton producing acreage of […]
Section 52868.
52868. “Handlers of whole cottonseed” means any person or organization that is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or processing whole cottonseed. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 189, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)
Section 52871.
52871. There is in the state government the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board. The board shall be composed of seven cotton growers, three cotton industry members operating in the San Joaquin Valley, and one public member. (a) The grower members shall be elected by the cotton growers in the county they represent, as follows: (1) There shall […]
Section 52872.
52872. The secretary shall establish a list of growers and other persons and organizations subject to this chapter. Each person or organization on the list shall have one vote in any election conducted pursuant to Sections 52871 and 52873 in which that person or organization is authorized to vote. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 136, […]
Section 52873.
52873. The secretary shall supervise and conduct any election held pursuant to Section 52871 and this section. Elections for grower members and elections for industry members shall be conducted as follows: (a) The secretary shall distribute nomination petitions to each person or organization listed pursuant to Section 52872, and authorized to vote under Section 52871 in […]
Section 52874.
52874. Each member of the board, except the ex officio members, shall have an alternate member, who shall be a candidate for election in the same manner as the member. The candidate receiving the greatest number of votes in the election for the vacant position shall be the member. The candidate with the next highest […]
Section 52875.
52875. An alternate member, in the absence of the member for whom he or she is alternate, shall sit in place of the member on the board, and shall have, and be able to exercise, all the rights, privileges, and powers of the member when sitting on the board. In the event of death, removal, […]
Section 52876.
52876. Grower members and their alternates on the board shall have a financial interest in producing, or causing to be produced, cotton for market. Cotton industry members or their alternates shall have a financial interest in, or be employed by, any person or organization handling cotton for markets. The public member or his or her […]