Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11
DIVISION 22. MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL AGENCY LAWS 63901-79995›PART 2. MARKETING ADVISORY AND PROMOTIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMISSIONS 64001-79995›CHAPTER 7. California Pistachio Commission 69001-69114›ARTICLE 5. Implementation and Voting Procedures 69061-69070
§ 69062
California Food and Agricultural Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, shall not become operative until the secretary finds in a referendum conducted by the secretary that at least 40 percent of the total number of producers from the list established by the secretary pursuant to Section 69061, participate, and either of the following:
(a) Sixty-five percent or more of the producers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of this chapter, and the producers so voting marketed a majority of the total quantity of pistachios in the preceding season, or in the current season if the harvest and delivery of pistachios to processors is complete, as determined by the commission, by all of the producers who voted in the referendum.
(b) A majority of the producers who voted in the referendum voted in favor of this chapter, and the producers so voting marketed 65 percent or more of the total quantity of pistachios in the preceding season, or in the current season if the harvest and delivery of pistachios to processors is complete, as determined by the commission, by all of the producers who voted in the referendum.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 35. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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