Fairs And District Agricultural Associations - General Provisions - Food And Agriculture - CA

Section § 3101

This section defines what a 'fair' or 'state-designated fairground' means in California. It's primarily the California Exposition and State Fair in Sacramento, but it also includes other specified fairs that get financial support or governance under certain laws. These fairs are part of the 'network of California fairs.'

Nonprofit organizations or joint powers agencies that hold annual fairs can choose to join this network. They just need to agree on terms with the relevant department.

(a) “Fair,” or “state-designated fairground,” referred to in this division, means the California Exposition and State Fair in the City of Sacramento and those fairs specified in Sections 3102, 3103, and 3104 that may receive financial support or are otherwise governed pursuant to this chapter. These fairs may also be referred to as part of the “network of California fairs.”

(b) A nonprofit organization that holds an annual fair pursuant to Section 4163 may elect to be a member of the network of California fairs on terms and conditions mutually agreed upon by the department and the nonprofit organization.

(c) A joint powers agency that holds an annual fair pursuant to Section 4171 may elect to be a member of the network of California fairs on terms and conditions mutually agreed upon by the department and the joint powers agency.

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Section § 3102

This section outlines the different district agricultural associations in California and specifies the counties and cities they include. Each district is designated by a number, and the text specifies the geographical boundaries or cities where the district operates.

For example, District 1 covers Alameda County, while District 6 is part of Los Angeles County with additional specific powers and duties related to property and legal actions. The list continues with details on each district's location, covering counties like San Joaquin, Monterey, Santa Cruz, and many more, and specifying locales such as Chico for District 3 and Calaveras for District 39.

The district agricultural associations and their locations are as follows:

(a) District 1 is the County of Alameda.

(b) District 1-A is the County of San Mateo and the City and County of San Francisco, held in the City of Daly City.

(d) District 3 is the County of Butte, held in the City of Chico.

(e) District 4 is the Counties of Sonoma and Marin, held in the City of Petaluma.

(f) District 5 is the City and County of San Francisco, held in the City and County of San Francisco.

(g) District 6 is all of that portion of the County of Los Angeles that is not included in District 48, District 50, and District 51, and, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, also includes that portion of the County of Los Angeles within the boundaries of the 29th Senatorial District. District 6 shall also be known and designated as Exposition Park and shall have all of the following powers and duties:

(1) To lease, exchange, sell, or otherwise dispose of all property.

(2) To compromise and settle claims of every nature.

(3) To sue and be sued in the same manner and to the same extent as the California Science Center, and the members of the governing body thereof.

(h) District 7 is the County of Monterey, held in the City of Monterey.

(i) District 9 is the County of Humboldt, held in the City of Eureka.

(j) District 10 is that portion of the County of Siskiyou that is not included in District 10-A, held in the City of Yreka.

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(1) District 10-A is all of that portion of the Counties of Siskiyou and Modoc that is described as follows:

(2) Beginning at the intersection of west longitude 122 degrees 10 minutes within the Oregon-California boundary line, thence southerly along said line of longitude to north latitude 41 degrees 30 minutes, thence easterly along said line of latitude to the point where it intersects west longitude 121 degrees 10 minutes, thence northerly along said line of longitude to the Oregon state line, thence westerly along said state line to the point of beginning, held in the City of Tulelake.

(l) District 12 is the County of Mendocino, held in the City of Ukiah.

(m) District 13 is the Counties of Sutter and Yuba, held in the City of Yuba City.

(n) District 14 is the County of Santa Cruz, held in the City of Watsonville.

(o) District 15 is all of that portion of the County of Kern that is not included in District 53, held in the City of Bakersfield.

(p) District 16 is the County of San Luis Obispo, held in the City of Paso Robles.

(q) District 17 is the County of Nevada, held in the City of Grass Valley.

(r) District 18 is the Counties of Mono, Inyo, and Alpine, held in the City of Bishop.

(s) District 19 is all of that portion of the County of Santa Barbara that lies east of Gaviota and south of the Santa Ynez Mountains, held in the City of Santa Barbara.

(t) District 20 is the County of Placer, held in the City of Auburn.

(u) District 21 is the County of Fresno, held in the City of Fresno.

(v) District 21-A is the County of Madera, held in the City of Madera.

(w) District 22 is the County of San Diego, held in the City of Del Mar.

(x) District 23 is the County of Contra Costa, held in the City of Antioch.

(y) District 24 is the County of Tulare, held in the City of Tulare.

(z) District 24-A is the County of Kings, held in the City of Hanford.

(aa) District 25 is the County of Napa, held in the City of Napa.

(ab) District 26 is the County of Amador, held in the City of Plymouth.

(ac) District 27 is the County of Shasta, held in the City of Anderson.

(ad) District 28 is the County of San Bernardino, held in the City of Victorville.

(ae) District 29 is the County of Tuolumne, held in the City of Sonora.

(af) District 30 is the County of Tehama, held in the City of Red Bluff.

(ag) District 31 is the County of Ventura, held in the City of Ventura.

(ah) District 32 is the County of Orange, held in the City of Costa Mesa.

(ai) District 33 is the County of San Benito, held in the City of Hollister.

(aj) District 34 is that portion of the County of Modoc that is not included in District 10-A, held in the Town of Cedarville.

(ak) District 35 is the County of Merced, held in the City of Merced.

(al) District 35-A is the County of Mariposa, held in the Town of Mariposa.

(am) District 36 is the County of Solano, held in the City of Dixon.

(an) District 37 is all of that portion of the County of Santa Barbara that is not included in District 19, held in the City of Santa Maria.

(ao) District 38 is the County of Stanislaus, held in the City of Turlock.

(ap) District 39 is the County of Calaveras, held in the City of Angels Camp.

(aq) District 40 is the County of Yolo, held in the City of Woodland.

(ar) District 41 is the County of Del Norte, held in the City of Crescent City.

(as) District 42 is the County of Glenn, held in the City of Orland.

(at) District 44 is the County of Colusa, held in the City of Colusa.

(au) District 45 is the County of Imperial, held in the City of Imperial.

(av) District 46 is all of that portion of the County of Riverside that is not included in District 54, held in the City of Perris.

(aw) District 48 is the County of Los Angeles, held in the City of City of Industry.

(ax) District 49 is the County of Lake, held in the City of Lakeport.

(ay) District 50 is all of that portion of the County of Los Angeles that lies north of the south line of Township 5 North, San Bernardino base, held in the City of Lancaster.

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(1) District 51 is all of the portion of the City of Los Angeles that is described as follows:

(2) From a point commencing where the most northerly boundary of the City of Los Angeles intersects with the Golden State Freeway and following on the city boundary in an easterly direction where the boundary first intersects with the boundary of the City of Burbank; thence continuing southeasterly along the City of Burbank boundary to its intersection with Barham Boulevard; thence in a southerly direction on Barham Boulevard to its intersection with Cahuenga Boulevard; thence in a southeasterly direction on Cahuenga Boulevard to Mulholland Drive; thence along Mulholland Drive to the City of Los Angeles boundary; thence following the City of Los Angeles boundary west and northerly until the boundary intersects with the Los Angeles-Ventura county line, thence following the Los Angeles county line north to the Kern county line, and east to the Golden State Freeway, and thence in a southerly direction on the Golden State Freeway to the starting point at the Golden State Freeway, held in the San Fernando Valley.

(ba) District 52 is the County of Sacramento, held in the City of Sacramento.

(bb) District 53 is all of the portion of the County of Kern east of the Los Angeles Aqueduct. District 53 shall be known and designated as the Desert Empire Fair, and the fair site shall be held in the City of Ridgecrest.

(bc) District 54 is all of the portion of the County of Riverside east of the Coachella Branch of the All-American Canal and east of the line running due north from the northernmost point of that canal, held in the City of Blythe.

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Section § 3103

This section lists various county fairs in California and specifies their locations. For example, the Alameda County Fair takes place in Pleasanton, while the Los Angeles County Fair is held in Pomona. Other fairs are named after their counties and happen in different cities or towns across the state.

Each fair might have a unique name, like the Merced County Spring Fair. The law communicates where each of these county fairs occurs, providing clarity for attendees and organizers.

The county fairs and their locations are as follows:

(a) The Alameda County Fair, held in the City of Pleasanton.

(b) The Butte County Fair, held in the City of Gridley.

(d) The Humboldt County Fair, held in the City of Ferndale.

(e) The Lassen County Fair, held in the City of Susanville.

(f) The Los Angeles County Fair, held in the City of Pomona.

(g) The Madera County Fair, held in the City of Chowchilla.

(h) The Marin County Fair, held in the City of San Rafael.

(i) The Mendocino County Fair, held in Boonville.

(j) The Merced County Fair, known as the Merced County Spring Fair, held in the City of Los Banos.

(k) The Monterey County Fair, known as the Salinas Valley Fair, held in the City of King City.

(l) The Napa County Fair, held in the City of Calistoga.

(m) The Placer County Fair, held in the City of Roseville.

(n) The Plumas Sierra County Fair, held in the Town of Quincy.

(o) The Riverside County Fair, known as the Riverside County Fair and National Date Festival, held in the City of Indio.

(p) The San Benito County Fair, held in Tres Pinos.

(q) The San Francisco County Fair, held in the City and County of San Francisco.

(r) The San Joaquin County Fair, known as the Lodi Grape Festival and Harvest Fair, held in the City of Lodi.

(s) The San Mateo County Fair, held in the City of San Mateo.

(t) The Santa Clara County Fair, held in the City of San Jose.

(u) The Shasta County Fair, held in the Town of McArthur.

(v) The Solano County Fair, held in the City of Vallejo.

(w) The Sonoma County Fair, held in the City of Santa Rosa.

(x) The Trinity County Fair, held in Hayfork.

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Section § 3104

This section of the law details the locations of specific citrus fruit fairs in California. The Cloverdale Citrus Fair is located in Cloverdale, and the National Orange Show takes place in San Bernardino.

The citrus fruit fairs and their locations are as follows:

(a) The Cloverdale Citrus Fair, held in the City of Cloverdale.

(b) The National Orange Show, held in the City of San Bernardino.

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Section § 3105

This law emphasizes that fairs in California, such as district agricultural associations, county fairs, and the California State Fair, are important community assets. It highlights that local businesses greatly contribute to these fairs and they can often offer better prices for goods and services than the state purchasing program can.

Fairs are encouraged to create their own policies to make 'opportunity purchases', meaning they can buy locally at prices that are equal to or better than those offered by state contracts.

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that district agricultural associations, county fairs, citrus fruit fairs, and the California Exposition and State Fair, collectively known as the network of California fairs, are a valuable community resource, and recognizes that local businesses and local communities make valuable contributions to fairs that include direct and indirect support of fair programs. The Legislature further finds and declares that local businesses often provide opportunity purchases to local fairs that, for similar things available through the state purchasing program, may be purchased locally at a price equivalent to or less than that available through the state purchasing program.

(b) In order to make opportunity purchases, a fair shall develop applicable policies and procedures.

(c) As used in this section, “opportunity purchases” means purchases made locally, either individually or cooperatively, at a price equal to or less than the price available through the state purchasing program on or off state contract.

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Section § 3106

This law states that if the rules in this chapter are pretty much the same as old ones, they should be seen as simply restating or continuing those rules, not as creating new ones.

The provisions of this chapter, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing code provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations thereof, and not as new enactments.

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