Food and Agricultural Code section 74861.1

There are, in state government, local commissions for producer regions. The producers in any producer region of this state may, pursuant to this chapter, establish a local commission composed of not less than five and not more than 10 producers and may include one public member. The provisions of this chapter that are applicable to the commission, except Section 74828, 74861, 74862, 74867, 74871, 74922, 74923, 74926, 74927, 74928, and 74951, shall apply to any local commission established and certified as operative pursuant to this chapter regardless of the certification of the commission.

(a)

A producer member who produces more than 25 tons of winegrapes in a producer region shall be eligible to serve on the local commission in that producer region.

(b)

A public member may be appointed to the local commission by the secretary from nominees recommended by the local commission.

(c)

The secretary, and other appropriate individuals as determined by the local commission, shall be ex officio members of the local commission.

(d)

There may be an alternate member for each member of the local commission.
The name of a local commission shall contain the words “local commission” and shall identify the producer region represented by the local commission. No local commission shall use the term “California Winegrape Growers Commission” as part of its name.

Source: Section 74861.1, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=74861.­1.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Jun. 30, 2025).

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