Terms Used In California Codes > Food and Agricultural Code > Division 10 > Chapter 9 > Article 1 - Driving Cattle From Their Range

• Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
• commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Public Utilities Code 161001
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• department: means the Department of Transportation. See California Public Utilities Code 161002
• Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
• Notice: includes all papers and orders required to be served in any proceedings before any court, board, or officer, or when required by law to be served independently of such proceeding. See California Government Code 26660
• 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
• Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
• range: means the enclosed or unenclosed lands outside of cities, towns, and villages in this state, whether of the public domain or in private ownership, upon which by custom, license, or otherwise, cattle are kept or permitted to roam and feed. See California Food and Agricultural Code 21851
• secretary: means the Secretary of Transportation. See California Public Utilities Code 161003
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
• transportation corridor: means an area or one or more parcels of land that meets any of the following requirements:

  California Public Utilities Code 161004