California Administrative Code

Equipment and utensils in official establishments shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with 9 CFR section 416.3 (2006).

(a) The forms on which bacteria counts are kept shall be of satisfactory paper stock of suitable size, providing space for necessary information. (b) Each sheet shall be authenticated by the signature of the licensed technician and marked with the date upon which the tests were m…

Each official establishment must be operated and maintained in a manner to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and to ensure that product is not adulterated. When the establishment is not operating during scheduled hours of operation, as indicated on MPES Form 79-038 (R…

When any filling material contains more than 5.0% of oil, grease or fat or a combination thereof the material is not permissible for sale in California.

Plants desiring to secure a license for the manufacture of modified milk, modified sterilized milk, or modified sterilized cream, as provided for in Sections 38347 and 38531 of the Food and Agricultural Code shall do so by letter, indicating therein the qualifications of the tech…

As to markings of the class of poultry meat, as affected by Sections 1111, 1114.1 and as required by Sections 1113 and 1114 of the Agricultural Code: (a) The designation of class, when placed upon the carcass or the wrapper of a carcass, or the package of cut-up poultry meat, sha…

Any unit of government desiring approval of a milk inspection service shall make application for approval in writing to the Director of Food and Agriculture of the State of California. Upon receipt of said application, the said Director of Food and Agriculture shall issue a certi…

(a) The operator of property used for the commercial or research production of an agricultural plant commodity shall display at a central location the following application-specific information, while fieldworkers are employed to work in treated fields on the operator's property:…

(a) Upon finding a violation, the Department shall issue a notice in accordance with Section 14408 Food and Agricultural Code. (b) A person who violates this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty of two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for each day a violation occurs. (c) F…

A quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts and possible carriers: (a) Pest. Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae (cedar-apple rust). This fungus pathogen causes galls to form on susceptible species of junipers and produces rust pustules on leaves, fruits an…

In accordance with the requirements of Section 33768 of the Food and Agricultural Code, floor drains or sewage drains with exposed pipes within any product processing or packaging room or any room where processing or clean packaging equipment is handled or kept, shall be construc…

The authorized inspector may require samples from any location in the load or lot of grapes in order to produce by such sampling a fair representation of the entire load or unit. All samples shall be taken from widely separated parts of the load or lot being inspected. The number…

Shall mean the fleece of sheep which has been scoured and carbonized. It shall be free of kemp and vegetable matter.

(a) Certain conditions of avian species and poultry must be reported to the Department within specified timeframes, pursuant to section 9101 of the Food and Agricultural Code and section 797 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations. The List of Reportable Conditions for A…

(a) When chloropicrin or methyl bromide is used, singly or in combination, to treat nursery potting soils or soil mixes, nursery stock, and other agricultural commodities, appliances, or equipment, it shall be done in a properly sealed fumigation chamber, railroad car, or truck t…

Livestock showing symptoms of certain metabolic, toxic, nervous, or circulatory disturbances, nutritional imbalances, or infectious or parasitic diseases shall be handled in accordance with 9 CFR section 309.4 (2006).

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 12002, subsection (b) of Section 12100 and in subsection (b) of this section, the definitions in Business and Professions Code section 19805 govern the construction of this article. (b) As used in this article: (1) “Applicant” means a n…

Mammary glands shall be handled in accordance with 9 CFR section 310.17 (2006).

Swine infected with or exposed to hog cholera shall be handled in accordance with 9 CFR section 309.5 (2006).

The director shall complete the evaluation of data submitted pursuant to Section 6170 for a pesticide containing any active ingredient not currently registered by the director or for any new major use within 120 days of receipt of all such data, and within 60 days of receipt of s…

The definitions for “products resembling milk products,” “filled products,” “imitation milk products,” “nondairy products,” and “trade products” stated in sections 38911-38916 are applicable to this article.

(a) Initial and renewal license and work permit applications submitted pursuant to this chapter will be processed within the following timeframes: (1) The Bureau will notify the applicant in writing within ten business days after the receipt of an application that the application…

The abdominal and thoracic viscera shall be removed at the time of slaughter in order to allow proper inspection. The sternum shall be split to permit visual inspection of the thoracic cavity if such inspection is determined necessary by an inspector.

Each licensed pest control dealer of a high-volatile organic compound (VOC) nonfumigant product specified in the Annual VOC Emissions Inventory Report, shall provide VOC information, in writing, to the purchaser at time of purchase or delivery pursuant section 6577 if the sale is…

(a) Any written procedures required pursuant to this Chapter must be submitted to the Bureau for their review and approval. This includes any amendments made to the written procedures after initial approval. (b) The written procedures must be established and implemented in accord…

(a) Sanitary milk pipes shall be no longer than the washing and sterilizing facilities will accommodate. When the pipeline is washed and sterilized in an assembled position, the line must be capable of being disassembled for inspection. When milk pumps are used, the riser pipe sh…

(a) In order to be considered for an interim owner category license, a new owner, or individual in control of the ownership interest, must submit all of the following within 30 calendar days of a qualifying event: (1) A complete application for an owner category license pursuant …

Each application for registration or amendment to the labeling of a pesticide shall be accompanied by data supporting each efficacy claim. If data supporting such claims are in the public domain and copies of the data are provided, the submission of such data may satisfy the requ…

Pesticides diluted in one-half gallon of water or more per acre applied by local vector control agencies or their contractors pursuant to a cooperative agreement with the Department of Health Services are exempt from the requirements of this article.

During the review and evaluation of proposed pesticide labeling and data to support registration, the director shall give special attention to the provisions of Sections 11501, 12824, 12825, 12826, 14102, and 14103 of the Food and Agricultural Code and to each of the following fa…

A product claimed, represented and intended solely as a deodorizer or deodorant, or as a cleansing agent, is not considered to be a pesticide.

An Applicant shall submit a completed Application Form by the date specified in the Application Form Overview and Instructions. Application Forms submitted after the final filing date will not be accepted for review and evaluation and will be returned. Application Forms must be s…

For purposes of Article 1 of these regulations, the following terms shall have the meanings described below: (a) “Act” means paragraph (1) of subdivision (f) of Section 19596.5 of the Code, paragraph (1) of subdivision (i) of Section 19596.6 of the Code and subdivision (b) of Sec…

(a) The Department has several options for dealing with violations of licensing law, including but not limited to civil penalties, criminal charges, or administrative discipline. These options are not mutually exclusive. The Department may pursue one or all, at the same time or i…

(a) The official tattoo indicating bovine brucellosis calfhood vaccination shall be placed in the right ear of each calf vaccinated. All elements of the tattoo will be made by a series of pins and followed with the application of a tattoo ink furnished or approved by the Departme…

Pursuant to Government Code section 11425.60, the Commission, at a noticed Commission meeting, may: (a) Designate all or part of any adopted final decision reached by administrative adjudication as a precedential decision. (b) Reverse in whole or in part the prior designation of …

Pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 12841, the mill assessment on pesticide products shall be paid at the following rates per dollar of sales for all sales of registered pesticides for use in this state: (a) From July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, inclusive, 24.5 mills (0…

Every official establishment shall designate, with the approval of the area supervisor, a dock or place where products and other articles subject to reinspection under section 910.1 of this article shall be received, and such products and articles shall be received only at such d…

(a) The Executive Director shall review and grant or deny applications for registration in accordance with this chapter. (b) The Executive Director shall approve an application for registration under this chapter if the application satisfies the requirements of Section 12301(b) o…

(a) No person shall affix or place, or cause to be affixed or placed, the official inspection legend or any other official mark, or any abbreviation or simulation of any official mark, to or on any product, or container thereof, except under the supervision of an inspector, or as…

(a) All cardroom business licensees must have written policies and procedures that meet or exceed the MICS contained in this article. (b) A cardroom business licensee's policies and procedures must be communicated to employees through new employee orientations and periodic traini…

(a) No person(s) or entity shall receive or accept female cattle or bison transported from outside of California unless first presented with a copy of the documents required for entry pursuant to this section and Title 3, California Code of Regulations, section 831.4. The recipie…

For any delinquency in making a return, or any deficiency in payment, of the pesticides mill assessment which is received after the date due (one calendar month after March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year), a penalty of 10 percent of the amount which is du…

Pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code section 12811.5(g), any notification to the Director of an applicant's failure to comply with its obligation under Food and Agricultural Code section 12811.5(a-d) shall be in writing and shall include, organized by the subsection and subpara…

Labeling, filling of containers, and handling of labeled products shall be in accordance with 9 CFR section 317.11 (2006).

(a) Determinations as specified in sections 6393 and 6394(c), notwithstanding, but subject to section 6391(b), no county shall be reimbursed funds less than the amount of funds reimbursed to the county pursuant to section 12844 of the Food and Agricultural Code, for the fiscal ye…

(a) For bulk sales of commingled milk from members' ranches to a distributor when such deliveries are made by a non-profit cooperative association or its agent, the non-profit cooperative association shall be deemed a single producer subject to the provisions of section 34231(b) …

Within the requirements of Food and Agricultural Code Section 38542(f), buttermilk labeling bearing any of the following information is false and misleading: (a) If any design, picture, symbol or illustration showing a churn is used, and the product is not in its entirety the res…