Terms Used In California Codes > Food and Agricultural Code > Division 18 > Chapter 4 > Article 12 - Growing of Nonapproved Varieties

• Bona fide association: means an organization of employees and former employees of an agency of the state and the California State University, and which does not have as one of its purposes representing these employees in their employer-employee relations. See California Government Code 1150
• Construction: includes :

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• Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
• Employee organization: means an organization which represents employees of a public employer and that has been recognized or certified by the public employer or the Public Employment Relations Board as the exclusive representative of the employees. See California Government Code 1150
• Public agency: includes counties, cities, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, public districts, and other public agencies of the state. See California Government Code 1150
• Public employer: means the state, the Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University and the California State University, the Judicial Council, a trial court, a county, city, district, public authority, including transit district, public agency, or any other political subdivision or public corporation of the state, except as provided in paragraph (2). See California Government Code 1150
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35