Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 350, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.
(a)“Tomatoes” means all tomatoes that are produced for commercial purposes and are handled within the state in fresh form, except cherry tomatoes and tomatoes grown in a greenhouse.
(b)For purposes of this section, “tomatoes grown in a greenhouse” means tomatoes grown in a fixed steel structure using irrigation and climate control, in an artificial medium that substitutes for soil.
(c)Cherry tomatoes and tomatoes grown in a greenhouse may be included in the definition of tomatoes in subdivision (a) if approved by the producers and handlers of those tomatoes pursuant to a referendum conducted in accordance with the procedures in Article 5 (commencing with Section 78690) of Part 2 of Division 22.
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