(California Court of Appeal) - In a grape rootstock seller's challenge to the mandatory assessments it must pay to the California Grape Rootstock Improvement Commission to benefit fund research for pest-resistant and drought-resistant rootstock,Food & Agr. Code sections 74701-74796, alleging it is an unconstitutional exercise of the state's police power in violation of plaintiff's liberty interests and due process rights under the federal and state Constitutions, and the trial court's judgment in favor of defendants is affirmed where the Commission Law has a fair relation to a legitimate purpose and its delegation to nursery owners does not invalide the law.
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