DIVISION 22. MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS 63901-79902›PART 2. MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS 64001-79902›CHAPTER 21. California Asparagus Commission 78201-78305›ARTICLE 6. Assessments and Records 78285-78292
§ 78285
California Food and Agricultural Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(a) The commission shall establish the assessment for the following marketing year not later than January 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible. The commission shall adopt bylaws which establish the date for payment of the assessment.
(b) The assessment shall not exceed one cent ($0.01) per pound of all sales of asparagus by producers in the marketing year.
(c) The handler shall deduct the producer assessment from amounts paid by him or her to the producer and shall be a trustee of these funds until they are paid to the commission at the time and in the manner prescribed by the commission.
(d) A fee greater than the amount specified in subdivision (b) shall not be charged unless approved by the vote specified in Section 78271.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1058, Sec. 1. Effective September 19, 1990.)
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