California Administrative Code

(a) Registration may be suspended for any grapevine plants or planting in a foundation block, primary increase block, or secondary increase block, if any of the conditions listed below apply. (1) Preliminary tests or visual inspections indicate that the grapevine(s) may be infect…

When containers of asparagus are marked with the terms “long green,” “tall green,” or similar descriptive terms, the asparagus placed in such container may not have more than one inch of white showing, beginning from that end which is cut from the plant. Containers of asparagus w…

Each packer of avocados shall pay to the Director of Food and Agriculture each month an inspection and certification fee based on the number of containers certified.

(a) Procedures for the adoption, amendment or termination of stabilization and marketing plans are stated in Sections 61991-62032 of the Food and Agricultural Code. Procedures for the adoption, amendment or termination of the milk pooling plan are stated in Sections 62705 and 627…

(a) To be acceptable for approval of registration or certification or to be eligible for any planting entered in this program, a grapevine shall have been inspected and/or tested as provided in Section 3024.5. (b) Foundation Block. (1) To be eligible for planting into the foundat…

(a) Each restricted livestock drug licensee shall either retain a consulting pharmacist or employ a pharmacist on staff. (b) If a restricted livestock drug licensee chooses to retain a consulting pharmacist, the consulting pharmacist shall complete the following on a quarterly ba…

(a) The restricted livestock drug license application required pursuant to Section 14322 of the Food and Agricultural Code shall contain: (1) The following information for the parent company: (A) The legal business name, Federal Tax ID number, and telephone number. (B) The full l…

The number of containers of avocados from which fruit is to be sampled is provided in Section 1370.8, California Administrative Code. The following is in addition to the above-named section: (a) When it is evident from the outside appearance of the avocados in the lot that freezi…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all melons shall be packed in standard container numbers 44H, 44I, 44J, 44K, 44L, 44N, 44Q, or 44S. (b) Honeyball Melons. In addition to the containers listed in Subsection (a), honeyball melons may be packed in standard container…

When any series of numerals are used in labeling of or in advertising to describe the formula or analysis, or in connection with the name, brand, or trademark, such numerals shall be arranged so that the first will be the guaranteed percentage of nitrogen; the second, the guarant…

(a) Size, grade, name and address markings are not required on containers or subcontainers of eggs in any of the following situations: (1) If sold at retail from a properly marked bulk display and packaged in the presence of the purchaser. (2) If packed for shipment or in transit…

(a) Application. Upon submitting an application, the applicant shall furnish information requested regarding each planting and shall consent to the taking of samples or plants by the Department from any planting for inspection or testing purposes. A separate application shall be …

(a) A fertilizing material shall be deemed deficient if the analysis of any nutrient is below the guarantee by an amount exceeding the values in the following schedule: Guarantee Percent Total Nitrogen (N) Percent Available Phosphoric Acid (P2O5) Percent Soluble Potash (K2O) Perc…

The products provided for in Sections 422.5 to 422.8, inclusive, may not be labeled as imitation cheese products.

The following applications are exempt from the provisions of section 6970: (a) Injection into soil or structural materials, such as bricks, concrete, or wood. (b) Post-construction rod or trench termiticide application methods. (c) Applications to below-ground insect nests or nes…

The provisions of this section apply to any neonicotinoid application made to a crop in the root and tuber vegetables crop groups, except for cassava. Application of a neonicotinoid to sweet or bitter cassava is not subject to the provisions of this article. (a) If any of the fol…

With respect to tightness of pack, fruits or vegetables, after having been in storage or shipped, shall not be considered in violation if they have suffered unavoidable material shrinkage. Section 42946 of the Food and Agricultural Code does not relieve that same produce from the…

(a) No person shall possess for use or use a pesticide product containing tributyltin for the control of fouling microorganisms (such as bacteria, algae, or fungi) in cooling water systems in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clar…

(a) The Authority may make awards of up to $1,000,000 per Application for uses listed in subdivision (b) below. (b) Program funds may be applied towards funding the primary debt service reserve requirement for: (1) interim financing associated with a CSFP project; or (2) debt ass…

(a) Trichomonosis test samples must be collected by trichomonosis approved veterinarians. (b) Any testing, reading or diagnosing of trichomonosis samples must be performed in a trichomonosis approved laboratory under the direction of a person approved by the Department to perform…

A quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts, and possible carriers. (a) Pest. The fruit fly Caribbean fruit fly (Anastrepha suspensa). (b) An area shall be designated as under quarantine when survey results indicate an infestation is present, the Department …

Plums and fresh prunes shall not vary in size between the fruits, in any one container, more than ¼ inch in diameter if measured through the widest portion of cross section of the fruit, provided a ⅜ -inch variation shall be allowed for volume-filled containers of plums measuring…

The standard containers for cauliflower are containers 46D, 46E, and 46F.

(a) The results of analysis determining whether the seized commercial feed is in violation of law shall be made known to the person having control of the feed within 5 working days.

Cream subjected to heat treatment as provided for in Section 34003 of the Food and Agricultural Code must be labeled “preheated cream.” Section 577 of the Administrative Code is not applicable to “preheated cream.”

Any person selling, handling or growing nursery stock, other than seed, produced, held, or offered for sale, shall maintain the following standard of cleanliness of nursery stock in his possession. (a) All nursery stock shall be kept commercially clean in respect to established p…

(a) The Department may issue to the applicant a permit for the shipment of a specified quantity of the product within a specified period, which shall not exceed one year, upon determining that the count, arrangement, or pack is not deceptive or misleading in any manner. A permit …

(a) Effective January 1, 2008, in accordance with sections 32814 and 33294 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the fees for follow-up dairy farm inspection activities conducted by the Department, are as follows: (1) $140 for each rescore of a dairy farm, conducted after a score be…

In addition to the basic marking requirements, as required by Section 1359, every nonconsumer-type container of celery shall be clearly and conspicuously marked with the number of stalks in the container. The count may be expressed numerically, or in terms of dozens or one-half d…

If any provision of division 4, chapter 1 subchapter 2, articles 4, 5, 7, 11 and 20 or division 6, chapter 2, subchapter 4 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of the cited articles or applica…

§ 3138.1. Storage Labeling. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I7DFBC7525A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(…

(a) Packed pomegranates shall not vary in any container more than one-half inch in diameter when measured through the widest portion of the cross section. (b) Size variation shall not exceed 10 percent by count in any container.

A container of loose cherries marked with a row size designation or a minimum diameter shall not have more than 10 percent of the cherries in such container smaller than the size specified. The row size number is that number of cherries of uniform size whose aggregate width will …

Except as otherwise provided in Section 1390.17, a permit may be issued by the enforcing officer if there is satisfactory verification by a like official in the state of destination that the produce is to be transported to a purchaser for commercial processing, preserving, or man…

(a) For purposes of this section, a “critical medical device” is any device that is introduced directly into the human body, either into or in contact with the bloodstream or normally sterile areas of the body, and a “semicritical medical device” is any device that contacts intac…

Contractor invoices shall include sufficient detail and information to allow a determination that the expenditures invoiced are necessary to the performance of the grant award, and reasonable and allowable. Invoices lacking sufficient detail may be disallowed.

(a) Notwithstanding other provisions of this Chapter, this article authorizes producers or certified producers of certified or noncertifiable agricultural products to sell their products, as defined in this article, directly to the public or to individuals, organizations, or enti…

Not more than 10 percent, by count, of the ears in any one lot of containers or bulk lot may be below the requirements which are prescribed by this article, but no container shall have more than 20 percent, by count, of ears which are below such requirements.

No person shall mix or blend citrus fruits which do not conform to the requirements of this article with other citrus fruits which conform to such requirements for the purpose of selling, marketing, or transporting the fruit which does not conform to the requirements of this arti…

Any person, or his or her duly authorized representative (respondent), may contest a notice of violation of the California Rice Certification Act (beginning with Food and Agricultural Code section 55000) issued by the Department of Food and Agriculture or the Commission and reque…

(a) A proposed pesticide use that poses a safety hazard to field workers will not be registered until a safety interval to protect such workers has been established and is in effect by regulation or label statement. (b) Reentry intervals shall be established on the basis of data …

A quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts and possible carriers: (a) Pest. The persimmon root borer, Sannina uroceriformis, an insect which causes serious damage to the Oriental persimmon on Oriental rootstock. (b) Area Under Quarantine. All states, distri…

(a) For purposes of this section, a handler is any individual or company that engages in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing tomatoes that have been produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer, and are first marketed on behalf of a producer, whether as an ow…

(a) Each applicant to register a liquid pesticide product bearing the label statement, “Fatal if absorbed through skin,” “May be fatal if absorbed through skin,” “Corrosive, causes skin damage,” or other comparable language labeled for any use for the production of an agricultura…

The maturity provisions of this article do not apply to apples that are shipped into this state from outside of the state. Such apples shall, however, be properly matured as required in Section 1400.4 of this article or shall be accompanied by an official certificate that states …

Each beekeeper, apiary owner, apiary operator, broker or person in possession of any apiary who has under their ownership, possession or control any colonies of bees in California during the reporting year shall, register the apiary and the number of colonies in each apiary on th…

(a) The recipient will acknowledge the Department's support wherever and whenever the project is publicized in any news media, brochures, publications, audiovisual presentations, or other types of promotional materials, and in accordance with the Grant Management Procedures Manua…

The Department will conduct a pre-award process where applicable prior to awarding grants.

The provisions of Section 3069 shall apply to this article.

Pomegranates shall be considered mature when both of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The juice from a composite sample of at least 10 percent of the fruit in any container does not exceed 1.85 percent of acid. (b) The juice is a shade of red equal to or darker than …