Before any nonapproved cotton is approved by the board for release and planting in the district, it shall be submitted to the board for production and quality evaluation and tests. The secretary, in consultation with the board and the University of California, shall adopt procedures for testing nonapproved cotton varieties. Variety tests shall be conducted for a minimum of three years prior to approval and release of the variety.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 136, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1996. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)