California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 79971

FAC § 79971 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 22 · Part 2 · Ch. 30 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)The commission board of directors shall, no later than the beginning of each marketing season, or as soon thereafter as possible, establish assessments to be paid by growers and processors for the marketing season.

(b)The assessment for growers that cultivate 2 to 10, inclusive, acres of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale. The assessment for growers that cultivate more than 10 acres of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale.

(c)The assessment for processors that process 3 to 10, inclusive, tons of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale. The assessment for processors that process more than 10 tons of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. (AB 2606) Effective January 1, 2025.