Terms Used In California Codes > Food and Agricultural Code > Division 13 > Chapter 1 > Article 6 - Notification Regions

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
• county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
• County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
• director: means the Director of Pesticide Regulation. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29080
• Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• firearm: includes the frame or receiver of the weapon, including both a completed frame or receiver, or a firearm precursor part:

  California Penal Code 16520

• handgun: means any pistol, revolver, or firearm capable of being concealed upon the person. See California Penal Code 16640
• peace officer: signify any one of the officers mentioned in Chapter 4. See California Penal Code 7
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10