California Code of Regulations
Title 3 - Food and Agriculture
Division 4 - Plant Industry
Chapter 2 - Field Crops
Subchapter 5 - Rice Identity Preservation
Article 1 - Definitions
Section 2850 - Terms and Definitions
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024
For the purposes of this group:
(a) "Planted area" means that portion of the field that may be planted to the rice variety specified in sections 2851 and 2852.
(b) "Dryer" means a facility where rice is transported to lower its moisture content.
(c) "Banking out" means the process of transferring rice from the harvester to a trailer.
(d) "Broadcasting" means the action of spreading rice seeds on the surface of the field by hand or machine.
(e) "Foundation seed" and "basic seed" means seed produced from breeder seed by or under the direct control of an agricultural experiment station.
(f) "Certified seed" means classes of foundation, registered or certified seed enrolled in a certification program by an Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) member.
(g) "Breeder seed" means a class of seed produced under the responsibility of the breeder according to the generally accepted practices for the maintenance of the cultivars that is intended for the production of a class of certified seed.
(h) "Farm saved seed" means seed grown and saved by a producer for their own use and not enrolled in a certified seed program or a third party quality assurance program approved by the Certification Committee.
(i) "Weedy rice" means all species of the genus Oryza whose characteristics (1) may include colored pigment pericarps, (2) dispersal of mature seed which occurs prior to harvest of commercially grown seed, commonly referred to as shattering, (3) self-seeding prior to harvest of commercially grown seed, and (4) seed remains dormant in the soil for long periods of time.
(j) "Producer" means any person who produces rice, or causes rice to be produced.
(k) "Certification Committee" means the committee established pursuant to the California Rice Certification Act of 2000 beginning with section 55000 of the Food and Agricultural Code.
(l) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
(m) "Commission" means the California Rice Commission.
(n) "Handler" means any person who is engaged in this state in the business of marketing rice.
1. New
subchapter 5 (articles 1-3, sections
2850-2857), article 1 (section
2850) and section filed 1-27-2004;
operative 1-27-2004 pursuant to Government Code section
11343.4
(Register 2004, No. 5).
2. Amendment filed 3-13-2017 as an
emergency; operative 3-13-2017 (Register 2017, No. 11). A Certificate of
Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-11-2017 or emergency language will
be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3.
Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 3-13-2017 emergency amendment
by operation of Government Code section
11346.1(f)
(Register 2017, No. 43).
4. Amendment refiled 11-7-2017 as an
emergency; operative 11-7-2017 (Register 2017, No. 45). A Certificate of
Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-5-2018 or emergency language will be
repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of
Compliance as to 11-7-2017 order transmitted to OAL 12-12-2017 and filed
1-25-2018 (Register 2018, No. 4).
Note: Authority cited: Section 55022, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 55040 and 55047, Food and Agricultural Code.
