Cal. Food & Agr. Code § 4362
The commission may enter into a joint powers agreement with the 22nd District Agricultural Association pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. For the purposes of Section 6502 of the Government Code, the common powers to be exercised by the entity created pursuant to the joint powers agreement shall be the powers of a district agricultural association. The commission may contract with the joint exercise of powers entity pursuant to law and may pledge any and all revenues, moneys, accounts, accounts receivable, contract rights, and other rights to payment of whatever kind, pursuant to the terms and conditions approved by the commission. The revenues, moneys, accounts, accounts receivable, contract rights, and other rights to payment of whatever kind pledged by the commission or its assignees constitute a lien and security interest which immediately attaches to the property so pledged and is effective, binding, and enforceable against the commission, its successors, purchasers of the property so pledged, creditors, and all others asserting rights therein, to the extent set forth, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the pledge, irrespective of whether those persons have notice of the pledge and without the need for any physical delivery, recordation, filing, or further act.
Ca. Food and Agric. Code § 4362