Plain English Breakdown
The official text confirms the bill was enacted but does not list an effective date in the provided metadata or summary sections.
Changes to Agricultural Reports and Commission Rules
This law changes deadlines for grape industry reports, adds new powers regarding nursery stock licenses tied to the Grape Rootstock Improvement Commission, updates rules for avocado commission assessments and membership, expands Apple Commission authority on standards, and clarifies definitions for olive oil handlers.
What This Bill Does
- Moves the deadline for grape processors to submit annual crush reports from January 10 to January 31.
- Delays the publication of preliminary summary reports on grape crushing until March 15 instead of February 10, and final summary reports until April 30 instead of March 10.
- Changes the due date for certain agricultural assessments paid to the department from January 10 to January 31.
- Allows officials to refuse, suspend, or revoke nursery stock licenses if a person violates rules related to the California Grape Rootstock Improvement Commission.
- Expands membership provisions regarding alternate members on the Avocado Commission and allows fees to be based on a fixed rate or percentage of value instead of just a fixed rate.
- Requires remaining avocado assessment funds to go into state or federal programs for the industry if the commission ends or is suspended.
- Authorizes the Apple Commission to recommend quality standards and product labeling rules, in addition to maturity standards.
- Clarifies that 'handler' and 'producer' under olive oil laws include people who toll process olives into olive oil.
Who It Names or Affects
- Grape processors who crush grapes in California
- People or businesses selling nursery stock
- Members of the Avocado Commission, including alternate members
- The Apple Commission and its activities regarding standards
- Olive oil handlers and producers, specifically toll processors
Terms To Know
- Grape crush report
- A yearly document listing the tons of grapes purchased and crushed in specific pricing districts.
- Toll processor
- A person who processes olives into olive oil for someone else, now included as a handler or producer under state law.
- Assessment
- A fee paid by industry members to fund commission activities; some can now be based on value rather than just a fixed amount.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text does not specify the exact effective date of this law.
- The bill states no reimbursement is required for local costs but only notes it is 'for a specified reason' without detailing that reason in the summary provided.