Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 651, Sec. 2. (AB 402) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative July 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 7440. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 7440.
There is hereby established in the department a Broomrape Board.
Article 3 - Broomrape Board
California Food and Agricultural Code — §§ 7410-7413
Sections (4)
Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 651, Sec. 2. (AB 402) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative July 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 7440. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 7440.
(a)The secretary shall appoint at least 12 members to the board. The board shall consist of at least three representatives from each district and shall be comprised of persons recommended by the tomato industry and approved by the secretary.
(b)The term of service and other board related operational issues shall be established by the board and approved by the secretary.
(c)The secretary may appoint a public member to the board from a list of persons provided by the board who do not have a financial interest in any commodities subject to this chapter but may have general knowledge of commercial agricultural practices. The public member shall have the same voting and other
rights and immunities as other members of the board.
(d)The secretary, in consultation with the board, may appoint nonvoting ex officio members to the board, including, but not limited to, county agricultural commissioners, pest control advisors, and representatives of the University of California and California State University system.
Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 651, Sec. 2. (AB 402) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative July 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 7440. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 7440.
Persons appointed to the board are intended to represent and further the interest of the particular agricultural commodities concerned, and that the representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public interest and accordingly is tantamount to, and constitutes, the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.
Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 651, Sec. 2. (AB 402) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative July 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 7440. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 7440.
A member or agent of the board shall not be personally liable for the actions of the board or the department. A member or agent of the board shall not be responsible individually in any way to any other person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, by either commission or omission, as a principal, agent, or employee except for their own individual acts of dishonesty or crime. A member or agent of the board is not responsible individually for an act or omission of any other member or agent of the board or the department. Liability is several and not joint, and a member or agent of the board is not liable for the default of any other member or agent of the board or the department.