Article 7 - Operation

California Food and Agricultural Code — §§ 7440-7441

Sections (2)

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 651, Sec. 2. (AB 402) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Ch. 1.5, comprising Sections 7401 to 7441.

This chapter shall become inoperative on July 1, 2028, and, as of January 1, 2029, is repealed.

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 651, Sec. 2. (AB 402) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative July 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 7440. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 7440.

Upon the inoperative date of this chapter, any remaining funds received pursuant to this chapter shall be refunded on a pro rata basis to all persons from whom assessments were collected during the 12-month period before the inoperative date, unless the secretary finds the amounts returnable are minimal and therefore impractical to refund, or the person who paid the assessment cannot be located, in which case the funds may be used for broomrape control or related research activities.