California Food and Agricultural Code 893 – (a) All civil penalties collected pursuant to this chapter by …
(a) All civil penalties collected pursuant to this chapter by the secretary shall be deposited in the Direct Agricultural Marketing Penalty Account, which is hereby created in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, and shall be used to conduct investigations and enforcement actions upon complaints filed or pursuant to information received that results in the investigation of a violation of Section 890. Money deposited pursuant to this chapter also may be used to contract with county agricultural commissioners for services that further the purposes of this chapter, and may be used for expenses incurred by county agricultural commissioners for investigative and enforcement actions conducted pursuant to this chapter. Notwithstanding § 13340 of the Government Code, all moneys deposited pursuant to this chapter shall be continuously appropriated to the department without regard to fiscal year for purposes of this chapter.
(b) All civil penalties collected pursuant to enforcement actions by a county agricultural commissioner pursuant to this chapter shall be paid to the county treasurer.
Terms Used In California Food and Agricultural Code 893
- Commissioner: means any county agricultural commissioner. See California Food and Agricultural Code 26
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- 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
- 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
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. (AB 1871) Effective January 1, 2015.)