55006-55015
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE
SECTION 55006-55015
55006. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. 55007. "Records" means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other data, whether in written, magnetic, or electronic form, that pertain to matters relating to this chapter. 55008. "Certification" means certification pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 55070). 55008.5. "Chapter" means any provision of the California Rice Certification Act of 2000, and includes any amendments to and regulations adopted pursuant to that act. 55009. "Characteristics of commercial impact" means characteristics that may adversely affect the marketability of rice in the event of commingling with other rice and may include, but are not limited to, those characteristics that cannot be visually identified without the aid of specialized equipment or testing, those characteristics that create a significant economic impact in their removal from commingled rice, and those characteristics whose removal from commingled rice is infeasible. 55010. "Commission" means the California Rice Commission created pursuant to Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 71000) of Part 2 of Division 22. 55010.5. "Committee" refers to the committee established under Section 55020. 55010.6. "Department" means the Department of Food and Agriculture. 55010.7. "Handle" means to engage in the business of being a handler. 55011. "Handler" means any person engaged in this state in the business of offering for sale or selling rice. 55012. "Person" includes any individual, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, firm, company, or any other entity doing business in California. 55012.5. "Process" means to harvest, dry, mill, transport, or store rice. 55013. "Producer" includes any person who produces rice, or causes rice to be produced. 55014. "Rice" means all rough or "paddy" rice or milled rice (Oryza species) produced in or shipped into California, including mochi rice (sweet rice) and rice produced for seed. It does not include wild rice (Zinzania aquatica; Zinzania palustris). 55015. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.