79971. (a) The commission board of directors shall, no later than the beginning of each marketing season, or as soon thereafter as possible, establish assessments to be paid by growers and processors for the marketing season.(b) The assessment for growers that cultivate 2 to 10, inclusive, acres of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale. The assessment for growers that cultivate more than 10 acres of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale.(c) The assessment for processors that process 3 to 10, inclusive, tons of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale. The assessment for processors that process more than 10 tons of agave for the marketing season shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and may be levied using a sliding scale.(d) An assessment greater than the amounts established pursuant to this section shall not be charged unless it is approved in accordance with the voting requirements provided in Section 79962.

scale.(d) An assessment greater than the amounts established pursuant to this section shall not be charged unless it is approved in accordance with the voting requirements provided in Section 79962. (e) The assessment shall not exceed the reasonable costs of achieving the purposes of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. (AB 2606) Effective January 1, 2025.)