CHAPTER 4. Fiscal Provisions [4001. - 4005.]

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 4.
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Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 4001. Section 4001.

Any money which is received by any association, other than from the sale of real property or pursuant to a lease, easement, or agreement for the extraction of oil or gas from lands owned or controlled by it, shall be retained and used by the association for its: (a) General use and purposes. (b) Maintenance. (c) Membership in livestock registry associations and fair associations. (d) Support and operation. (e) Acquisition, installation, maintenance, and operation of recreational and cultural facilities at its fairgrounds.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 4002. Section 4002.

The proceeds of the sale of any interest in real property which is owned by any association shall be paid into the Fair and Exposition Fund. The amount which is paid into the fund shall be available for expenditure by the association, with the approval of the department and the State Public Works Board, for any of the following purposes: (a) Permanent improvements for fair purposes on the property of the association. (b) Purchase of equipment for fair purposes. (c) Acquisition or purchase of real property, including costs of appraisal or other incidental costs, to be used as sites for the permanent improvements. The execution of any lease, easement, or agreement for the extraction of any oil or gas from lands owned or controlled by an association is not a sale of an interest in real property within the meaning of this section.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 4003. Section 4003.

Any money that is not expended within three years after being paid into the Fair and Exposition Fund pursuant to Section 4002 shall be added to and become a part of the amount available pursuant to Section 3204 for permanent improvements on the property of the state, citrus, county, or district agricultural associations for fair purposes, or the purchase of equipment for fair purposes, or the acquisition or purchase of real property, including costs of appraisal or other incidental costs, to be used as sites for those permanent improvements, in amounts as may be allocated by the secretary.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 4004. Section 4004.

All revenue which is received by any association pursuant to any lease, easement, or agreement for the extraction of oil or gas from any land that is owned or controlled by it shall be paid into the General Fund.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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