California Food and Agricultural Code § 6047.2

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall govern its construction: (a) “Board” means the Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board. (b) “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture. (c) “Marketing season” begins July 1 of each year and ends June 30 of the next year. (d) “Producer” means a grower, including a cooperative, of grapes in California for wine, wine vinegar, juice, concentrate, or beverage brandy. (e) “Processor” means a processor who crushes grapes in California for wine, wine vinegar, juice, concentrate, or beverage brandy. (f) “Person” means a producer, processor, or any other entity that holds title to grapes subject to assessment. (g) “Purchase” means the taking by sale, discount, negotiation, mortgage, pledge, lien, issue or reissue, gift, or any other voluntary transaction creating an interest in property. For purposes of this subdivision, “sale” shall consist of the passing of title from the seller to the buyer for a price. (h) “Purchased grapes” means grapes grown in California, crushed by a processor for wine, wine vinegar, juice, concentrate, or beverage brandy, and purchased from a person considered a separate entity from the purchaser. (i) “Grapes not purchased” means all other grapes grown in California and crushed by a processor for wine, wine vinegar, juice, concentrate, or beverage brandy, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Grapes grown by a person who is not considered a separate entity from the processor or who is a member of the processor cooperative. (2) Grapes not purchased and crushed to the account of a person who retains ownership of the grapes. (j) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. (k) “Other designated pests and diseases” means pests and diseases designated by the secretary as provided in Section 6047.30.

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