(a) The secretary may expend an amount not to exceed a total of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in any fiscal year for any exhibit or exhibits located on any state-supported fair demonstrating, in a creative and innovative manner, the process of production and use of food and fiber from the producer to the consumer in this state.

(b) The secretary may annually provide for a conference of fair judges to aid the department in prescribing regulations adopted pursuant to Section 4501. The secretary may expend up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) in any fiscal year for these purposes.

Terms Used In California Food and Agricultural Code 4401.5

  • Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35

(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 144, Sec. 2. (AB 933) Effective January 1, 2018.)