As used in this article
(a) “Agricultural aircraft operator” means any person who applies, from an aircraft, chemicals, seeds, or fertilizers.
(b) “Services” means the application, from an aircraft, of chemicals, seeds, or fertilizers.
(c) “Supplies” means supplies used by an agricultural aircraft operator in performing services.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1107.)
Public officers and bodies charged with the purchase or the letting of contracts for services or supplies for any public use may give such contracts and purchase such services and supplies from agricultural aircraft operators who are residents of California if the bids of such persons, or the prices quoted by them, do not exceed by more than 5 percent the lowest bids or prices quoted by agricultural aircraft operators who are not residents of California.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1107.)