Terms Used In California Codes > Business and Professions Code > Division 8 > Chapter 2 > Article 5 - Bonds

• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
• Commissioner: means any county agricultural commissioner. See California Food and Agricultural Code 26
• County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
• County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
• Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
• License: as used in this chapter also includes a "permit". See California Business and Professions Code 18631
• Local agency: means city, county, or subdivision of the State. See California Government Code 54030
• local agency: means city, county, or district agricultural association. See California Government Code 54060
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Property: means real or personal property, easement, license, or other right in property. See California Government Code 54030
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 20
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49
• Vessel: includes ships of all kinds, steamboats, steamships, canal boats, barges, sailing vessels, and every structure adapted to be navigated from place to place for the transportation of merchandise or persons. See California Harbors and Navigation Code 21