BILL NUMBER: AB 1472	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Gallagher

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to amend Section 54061 of the Food and Agricultural Code,
relating to food and agriculture.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1472, as introduced, Gallagher. Food and agriculture: nonprofit
cooperative associations.
   Existing law permits 3 or more natural persons, a majority of whom
are residents of this state, who are engaged in the production of
certain products, including agricultural and farm products, to form a
nonprofit cooperative association for prescribed purposes.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 54061 of the Food and Agricultural Code is
amended to read:
   54061.  Three or more natural persons, a majority of whom are
residents of this state, who are engaged in the production of any
product, may form an association pursuant to this chapter for the
purpose of engaging in any activity in connection with any of the
following:
   (a) The production, marketing, or selling of the products of its
members.
   (b) The harvesting, preserving, drying, processing, canning,
packing, grading, storing, handling, shipping, or utilization of any
product of its members, or the manufacturing or making of the
byproducts of any product of its members.
   (c) The manufacturing, selling, or supplying to its members of
machinery, equipment  ,  or supplies.
   (d) The financing of the activities  which  
that  are specified by this section.
   (e) Any one or more of the activities  which 
 that  are specified in this section.