(a) The commission board of directors shall, no later than the beginning of each marketing season, or as soon thereafter as possible, establish the assessment to be paid by producers and collected by handlers for the marketing season. The assessment shall not be more than twenty-five cents ($0.25) per gallon for all olive oil handled as specified in this chapter and shall not exceed the reasonable costs of achieving the purposes of this chapter.
(b) An assessment greater than the amounts in this section shall not be charged unless it is approved in accordance with the voting requirements provided in Section 79862.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 344, Sec. 1. (SB 250) Effective January 1, 2014.)