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 […]
Section 52855.
52855. No action taken by the board, nor by an individual in accordance with this chapter or pursuant to the regulations adopted under this chapter, is a violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), the Unfair Practices Act (Chapter […]
Section 52856.
52856. The Legislature further declares that all cotton approved by the board for planting in the district is for the benefit of the cotton-growing industry and is not for the exclusive or limited use of any person. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 189, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, […]
Section 52861.
52861. “Board” means the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 730, Sec. 4. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)
Section 52862.
52862. “Industry members” means cottonseed oil crushers, handlers of raw cotton fiber, and cotton ginners or employees thereof. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 592. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)
Section 52851.
52851. The Legislature hereby declares that the purposes of this chapter are to promote, encourage, aid, and protect the planting and growing of cotton in the State of California; that it believes that these purposes can best be accomplished by restricting within certain areas the planting and growing of but two types of cotton, which […]
Section 52852.
52852. The Legislature also declares that the restriction of the use to which cotton lands and cotton gins may be used, as provided in this chapter, is essential to the highest development of the cotton-growing industry; otherwise the different types of seed will be mixed, crossing will take place in the field, the varieties will […]
Section 52853.
52853. The Legislature declares that the development of varieties or species of cotton which meet the desired quality of Acala or Pima cotton should be encouraged, if reasonable restrictions are imposed to prevent contamination and preserve integrity of the high quality cotton produced within the district. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 730, Sec. […]