Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74021. Section 74021.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
ARTICLE 2. Definitions [74021. - 74040.]
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 2.
in effectCal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74022. Section 74022.
“Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to this chapter.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74023. Section 74023.
“Brandy” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of distillates obtained from the fermented juice, mash, or wine of whole, sound, ripe grapes or from the residue thereof, distilled at not over 170 degrees proof.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74024. Section 74024.
“Commission” means the Winegrowers of California Commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74025. Section 74025.
“Grape concentrate” or “concentrate” means unfermented grape juice from which the major portion of the original water content has been removed.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74026. Section 74026.
“Grape juice” or “juice” means unfermented crushed grapes without solids containing the major portion of the original water content.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74027. Section 74027.
“Producer” and “grower” are synonymous and mean any person who produced winegrapes in a marketing season in a quantity of more than 25 tons. Unless otherwise exempted, producer also includes any person who receives winegrapes as payment for the use of his or her property in the production of winegrapes.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74028. Section 74028.
“Producer districts” shall consist of the following:
(a)
District 1 consists of Lake, Solano, Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin, and Napa Counties.
(b)
District 2 consists of the City and County of San Francisco, and Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda, San Mateo, and Contra Costa Counties.
(c)
District 3 consists of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Shasta, Tehama, Yolo, Yuba, Trinity, Siskiyou, Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Sutter, Humboldt, and Del Norte Counties, and that portion of San Joaquin County north of State Highway 4.
(d)
District 4 consists of Merced, Stanislaus, Mariposa, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, and Tuolumne Counties, and that portion of San Joaquin County south of State Highway 4.
(e)
District 5 consists of Fresno, Alpine, Mono, Inyo, and Madera Counties, and that portion of Kings and Tulare Counties north of Nevada Avenue (Avenue 192).
(f)
District 6 consists of Kern County and that portion of Kings and Tulare Counties south of Nevada Avenue (Avenue 192).
(g)
District 7 consists of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial, and San Diego Counties.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74029. Section 74029.
“Ex officio member” means a nonvoting member of the commission.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74030. Section 74030.
“High proof” means an alcoholic distillate or a mixture of distillates obtained from the fermented juice, mash, or wine of fresh winegrapes or from the residue thereof.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74031. Section 74031.
“Market” means to sell, barter, trade, purchase, acquire, or otherwise distribute wine, winegrapes, or winegrape products.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74032. Section 74032.
“Market development” includes, but is not limited to, trade promotion, public information, dissemination of information on health and social issues and other matters, and activities for the prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which restrict the free flow of winegrape products to market and may include the presentation of facts to state, federal, or foreign governmental agencies on matters which affect this chapter.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74033. Section 74033.
“Market research” means any investigation, development, analysis, or implementation of information relating to the marketing of wine, winegrapes, and winegrape products including, but not limited to, trade practices, consumer trends, promotion, sales, and advertising.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74034. Section 74034.
“Marketing season” or “fiscal year” means the period beginning July 1 of any year and extending through June 30 of the following years.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74035. Section 74035.
“Must” means a mixture of unfermented crushed grapes, solid grape particles, and grape juice.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74036. Section 74036.
“Production research” means research relating to the production and processing of winegrapes, including, but not limited to, the development of new winegrape products and uses for these products.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74037. Section 74037.
“Vintner” and “processor” are synonymous and mean any person engaged in producing must, grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, or products thereof, including high proof and brandy, and includes a “winegrower” as that term is defined in Section 23103 of the Business and Professions Code, who produces wine from winegrapes. However, a producer does not become a vintner solely by the act of field crushing winegrapes before delivering the winegrapes as must to another person. A vintner who acquires and processes winegrapes in the preceding marketing season in a quantity of 100 tons or less is not subject to this chapter.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74038. Section 74038.
“Wine” means the product obtained by the fermentation of winegrapes or juice therefrom, with or without addition or abstracting, and includes any product made from winegrapes which is defined as a wine and permitted under Part III (commencing with Section 5381) of Subchapter F of Chapter 51 of Title 26 of the United States Code, and in the statutes of this state and regulations issued thereunder defining wine produced from grapes.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74039. Section 74039.
“Winegrapes” means grapes produced in this state which are intended to be converted from their fresh form into grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, or products thereof, including, but not limited to, high proof and brandy produced from winegrapes.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 74040. Section 74040.
“Winegrape products” include, but are not limited to, must, grape juice, grape concentrate, wine, high proof, and brandy produced from winegrapes.
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