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§ 1430.142. Citrus Assessment.

3 CA ADC § 1430.142Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: October 1, 2023

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 3. Food and Agriculture
Division 3. Economics (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. Fruit and Vegetable Standardization
Subchapter 4. Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables (Refs & Annos)
Article 22. Citrus
Effective: October 1, 2023
3 CCR § 1430.142
§ 1430.142. Citrus Assessment.
Currentness
An assessment shall be collected to fund a Navel and Valencia orange, lemon, and mandarin citrus inspection program, a crop estimating service, and a statewide acreage survey.
(a) The assessment shall be paid by producers of Navel and Valencia oranges, lemons, and mandarin citrus that are grown in California and prepared for fresh market in the counties specified in Division 17, Chapter 11 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(b) The assessment shall be 7 mills ($0.007) per carton for Navel oranges, 1 mill ($0.001) per carton for lemons, 3 mills ($0.003) per carton for Valencia oranges, and 4 mills ($0.004) per carton for mandarin citrus. Carton is defined as the number of 40-pound carton equivalents of citrus fruit produced.
(c) The assessments shall be collected by the first handlers located in the counties of Fresno, Kern, Madera, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, Tulare, and Ventura, for the statutorily authorized activities set forth in Food and Agricultural Code Section 48002.
(d) The first handler shall collect the assessment from the producer.
(e) The first handler shall submit to the department all assessments collected at the end of each month during the marketing season.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407, 42681 and 42684, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 42941, 48000, 48001, 48002, 48002.5 and 48003, Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. New section filed 10-30-2008; operative 11-1-2008 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2008, No. 44).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 1-11-2011; operative 1-1-2011. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 48002(e)(1) (Register 2011, No. 2).
3. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 10-26-2011; operative 10-1-2011. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 48002(e)(1) (Register 2011, No. 43).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 6-27-2014; operative 6-27-2014. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 48002(e)(1) (Register 2014, No. 26).
5. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 9-21-2017; operative 10-1-2017. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 48002(e)(1) (Register 2017, No. 38).
6. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 10-1-2020; operative 10-1-2020. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 48002(e)(1) (Register 2020, No. 40).
7. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 8-22-2023; operative 10-1-2023. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 48002(e)(1) (Register 2023, No. 34).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 1430.142, 3 CA ADC § 1430.142
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