2007 California Food and Agricultural Code Article 1. Declaration And General Provisions

CA Codes (fac:76201-76207)

76201.  The production, slaughtering, manufacturing and distributing
of sheep and wool, and the products derived therefrom constitute an
important industry of this state which not only provides substantial
and necessary revenues for the state and employment for its citizens,
but also furnishes essential food and fiber vital to the public
health and welfare.



76202.  The maintenance and expansion of the sheep industry of
California and of its local, national, and foreign markets, is
necessary to assure the consuming public of a continuous supply of
the vital food and fiber, and the maintenance of needed levels of
income for those engaged in the sheep industry of this state.




76203.  It is necessary for human nutrition and public benefit that
the public be made aware of accurate and scientific information
relative to the beneficial qualities of sheep, wool, and the products
derived therefrom, and the values and uses thereof, and of the
production and distribution costs necessary to make sheep, wool, and
the products derived therefrom, available to the consuming public.




76204.  The production and marketing of sheep, wool, and the
products derived therefrom, produced in this state is hereby declared
to be affected with a public interest.  This chapter is enacted in
the exercise of the police power of this state for the purpose of
protecting the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the
people of this state.



76205.  No action taken by the commission, nor by any individual in
accordance with this chapter or with the rules and regulations
adopted under the chapter, is a violation of the so-called Cartwright
Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division
7 of the Business and Professions Code), the Fair Trade Act (Chapter
3 (commencing with Section 16900) of that Part 2), the Unfair
Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of that Part
2), or any statutory or common law against monopolies or
combinations in restraint of trade.



76205.5.  This chapter shall be liberally construed.  If any
provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect
other provisions or applications of the chapter, which can be given
effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end
the provisions of this chapter are severable.



76206.  It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative
determination, that members of the commission are intended to
represent and further the interest of a particular agricultural
industry concerned, and that this representation and furtherance is
intended to serve the public interest.  Accordingly, the Legislature
finds that, with respect to persons who are appointed to the
commission, the particular agricultural industry concerned is
tantamount to, and constitutes, the public generally within the
meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.



76207.  A commission form of administration created by this chapter
is designed to deal with the broad fields of advertising, promotion,
marketing research, production research, and protection of sheep.