Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this article.
(a) “Board” or “board of directors” means the board of directors of a district.
(b) “District” means a table grape pest district organized pursuant to this article.
(c) “Owner” includes joint owner, coowner, guardian, executor, administrator, or any other person that holds property in a trust capacity under court appointment.
(d) “Pierce’s disease” is the disease of grapevines caused by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa.
(e) “Table grapes” means all table grape varieties specified in the report issued pursuant to Section 55601.5. “Table grapes” also means all raisin varieties specified in the report issued pursuant to Section 55601.5 that are intended to be marketed in their fresh form.
(f) “Table grape acreage” means any parcel of real property with more than one acre of table grape plants.
(g) “Grower” or “producer” means any person who is engaged within this state in the business of producing, or causing to be produced, table grapes for market.
(h) “Other designated pests and diseases” means pests and diseases designated by the district as serious pests and diseases warranting district action.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 400, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 2004.)