Food & Agr. Code, § 78585 · Article 8. Implementation, Voting Procedure, and Termination
Food & Agr. Code, § 78585
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
If the secretary determines that a review referendum procedure is appropriate or, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 78584, required, the secretary shall establish a referendum period of not to exceed 30 days during which period ballots shall be submitted to every fisherman or receiver on official membership lists in the possession of the council and the department. If the secretary determines that the referendum period does not provide sufficient time for the balloting, the secretary may extend the referendum for an additional period not to exceed 30 days. The ballots shall provide a “yes” or “no” voting alternative to the following question:
“Shall the California Seafood Council be continued for the next five fiscal years commencing April 1, following this referendum?”
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 726, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 1997.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=78585.
- Text hash
- sha256 d49a5a2ba0c4308af676d04c6475f7505a328736ee9a5f35a350f503cef44914
- Composed by
- compose_ca.py 2026-10-22: the Legislative Counsel's CAML content files read by a tokenizer (caml_readers.reader_a); an independent xml.etree reading (caml_readers.reader_b) agrees on every section
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Food and Agricultural Code
Cited by 2 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Food & Agr. Code, § 78585. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.