67041-67044
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE
SECTION 67041-67044
67041. The commission shall establish five districts within the state, each representing approximately 20 percent of the avocado production in California. 67042. Beginning in the 2000-01 marketing season, districts shall be reapportioned every fifth year in accordance with the following procedures: (a) The commission shall determine the average number of pounds of fruit actually produced by producers in each United States Postal Service zip code area in California in the two crop years prior to a referendum conducted pursuant to Section 67131. The average number of pounds of fruit so determined and the poundage from each year shall be used only for purposes of this section. (b) The commission shall, by adding the pounds in each zip code area, determine the total average number of pounds of avocados produced in California in the two prior crop years. (c) The commission shall divide the total pounds by five and the resulting number shall be known as the "pro rata poundage." (d) The commission shall determine if the poundage in any existing district, as specified in Section 67041, varies by more than 10 percent from the pro rata poundage. In the event that such variance exists, the commission shall draw new district lines so that no district shall vary by more than 10 percent from the pro rata poundage. 67043. Not later than 90 days after the close of the crop year as determined by the commission, handlers shall supply the information needed to carry out Section 67042 on a form prescribed by the commission. 67044. In the event that the commission is required to redistrict under Section 67042 and is unable to agree upon district boundaries by a two-thirds vote, within 60 days following receipt of information received pursuant to Section 67042, the commission shall notify the secretary who shall, within 10 days of receiving the notification, appoint an arbitrator. The arbitrator shall, within 80 days, reapportion existing districts to comply with the requirements of Section 67042.