Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76501. Section 76501.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “California Salmon Marketing and Development Act.”
ARTICLE 1. Short Title and Definitions [76501. - 76580.]
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 1.
in effectCal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76502. Section 76502.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76510. Section 76510.
“Council” means the California Salmon Council.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76511. Section 76511.
“Commercial salmon vessel operator” is a commercial fisherman who operates a commercial salmon vessel for which a valid commercial salmon vessel permit has been issued pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 8230) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 6 of the Fish and Game Code.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76520. Section 76520.
“Exporter” means any individual who is, or an individual working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization which is, engaged in the export to a foreign nation or nations of salmon which has been landed in California.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76525. Section 76525.
“Fiscal year” means from April 1 of a year to March 31 of the next succeeding year.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76530. Section 76530.
“Fisherman” means an individual licensed to commercially harvest fish pursuant to Sections 7850 to 7852, inclusive, of the Fish and Game Code.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76535. Section 76535.
“Handler” means any of the following:
(a)
A processor.
(b)
A receiver.
(c)
A wholesaler.
(d)
An exporter.
(e)
An individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 8032 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged in the California commercial salmon fishery.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76537. Section 76537.
“Individual” means a person, as defined in Section 64506.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76540. Section 76540.
“Marketing association” means any commercial fishermen’s organization established on either a local, county, or statewide level, incorporated in this state, to enable fishermen to collectively negotiate and issue orders and agreements with receivers for the purchase of their catches, or to otherwise engage in activities permitted of agricultural cooperatives, and whose members are involved in the salmon fishery.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76550. Section 76550.
“Processor” means any individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to Section 8034 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged in the California commercial salmon fishery.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76560. Section 76560.
“Receiver” means any individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to Section 8033 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged in the California commercial salmon fishery.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76570. Section 76570.
“Salmon” means the following species of fish:
(a)
King or chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
(b)
Silver or coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch).
(c)
Pink or humpback salmon (Oncorhynchus gorhuscha).
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76571. Section 76571.
“Salmon fishery” means either of the following:
(a)
One or more species of salmon taken offshore California with troll lines for commercial usage, treated as a unit for the purposes of conservation, restoration, management, marketing, or promotion.
(b)
Any economic activity involving the harvesting, receiving, processing, manufacturing, or distributing of salmon described in subdivision (a) and products therefrom.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76572. Section 76572.
“Salmon products” means any item manufactured which contains 50 percent or more of salmon flesh or parts from salmon, including the head, scales, skin, bone, or entrails, and which is intended for human consumption, medicine, animal feed, fertilizer, or other purposes.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 76580. Section 76580.
“Wholesaler” means any individual licensed or working for a partnership, corporation, or any other business unit or organization licensed pursuant to Section 8035 of the Fish and Game Code and engaged in the California commercial salmon fishery.
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