California Administrative Code

A quarantine is established against the following pests, their hosts and possible carriers. (a) Pests. Any species of fruit flies of the family Tephritidae known to attack citrus; citrus canker, Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri; and any other injurious insect or other animal or p…

A quarantine is established against the following pests, their hosts, and possible carriers. (a) Pests. Chestnut blight, Cryphonectria (Endothia) parasitica, a fungus carried by birds, insects, water, wind, and shipment of nursery stock and unpeeled wood; and oak wilt disease Bre…

§ 3253. Eastern Filbert Blight Exterior Quarantine (Quarantine Order 4). [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I7EA59BE35A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&…

A quarantine is established against the following pest, its hosts and possible carriers. (a) Pest. Boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis. (b) Area Under Quarantine. All states and districts of the United States except the States of Arizona and North Carolina. (c) Articles and Commoditi…

Frozen Yogurt Mix, when used by manufacturers operating under the provisions of section 33704 of the Food and Agricultural Code, shall be obtained in preflavored form from a licensed mix manufacturer, unless fruits or flavoring are added to mixes by the soft-serve operator direct…

(a) Frozen Yogurt Mix and Lowfat Frozen Yogurt Mix, after pasteurization and the fermentation process, shall be cooled immediately to a temperature below 50°F. and maintained at, or below, that temperature until frozen. (b) The mix may be sweetened by the use of sweetening ingred…

The ingredient list referred to in Section 33704.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code shall list the common or usual name of each ingredient as required by Section 32912 for retail ingredient labeling.

The signs required by section 33704.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code shall also include the dietary information, specified in Section 32912.7, when any claim, beyond product identification, is made that the product is for dietary management.

Milk solids not fat shall mean and include skim milk, concentrated (evaporated or condensed) skim milk, superheated condensed skim milk, sweetened condensed skim milk, nonfat dry milk solids, edible dry whey, cheese whey, sweet cream buttermilk (whether fluid, condensed or dried)…

(a) Fruit imitation ice cream is imitation ice cream containing not less than 3 percent by weight of clean, mature, sound fruit or the juice thereof. (b) Fruit imitation ice milk is imitation ice milk containing not less than 3 percent by weight of clean, mature, sound fruit or t…

(a) Nut or candy imitation ice cream is imitation ice cream containing not less than 1 percent by weight of sound, nonrancid nut meats or candy. (b) Nut or candy imitation ice milk is imitation ice milk containing not less than 1 percent by weight of sound, nonrancid nut meats or…

(a) All square, rectangular or other flat-sided containers other than pails, of imitation ice cream or imitation ice milk shall be conspicuously labeled on at least three sides and on each end of the container with the words “imitation ice cream” or “imitation ice milk,” as the c…

(a) The department may provide analytical, diagnostic, inspection, testing and other non-regulatory services related to nursery stock, plants, seed, or other plant pests and diseases on a charge-for-service basis. (b) Service charges may include the approximate hourly labor costs…

A product resembling a milk product may be processed in California for sale outside of California, even though it may not meet all California requirements, provided the following conditions are complied with: (a) The product is registered in accordance with sections 38941-38946 o…

Products resembling milk products which are to be served as beverages shall meet the requirements for market milk as provided for in sections 34591-34628 of the Food and Agricultural Code.

Products resembling milk products when sold as beverages shall be bottled or packaged at the plant where pasteurized.

“Market Milk,” as used in section 38925 of the Food and Agricultural Code, means the product defined in section 32510 of the Food and Agricultural Code provided, however, when law or ordinance of another state or market milk jurisdiction within a state is substantially equivalent…

The following chemical sterilization processes are hereby established in reference to Sections 33519 and 33763 of the Food and Agricultural Code: (a) Only the following methods of application are acceptable: (1) Flowing of a continuous unbroken film of the sterilizing solution in…

(a) The entry permit that documents compliance with this section and authorizes entry to a permit space shall identify: (1) The permit space to be entered; (2) The purpose of the entry; (3) The date and the authorized duration of the entry permit; (4) The authorized entrants with…

§ 483. Producer-Distributor Score Card. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I46EB67735A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&c…

In accordance with the requirements of Section 32791 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the following form is adopted as the official score card for milk products plants in the State of California: Inspection Made: Before, during, after processing (hour) __________ M. Item Number…

(a) For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) “Acceptable hemp THC level” means a THC concentration that falls within the distribution or range that includes three-tenths of one percent or less that is produced when the measurement of uncertainty is appli…

(a) The Secretary establishes the following fees for registration of growers of industrial hemp and hemp breeders to be submitted along with the registration application as authorized in sections 81003 and 81004 of the Food and Agricultural Code: (1) Prior to cultivation, a fee o…

(a) In order for a correspondence student to be considered a full-time student, at least one-half of the student's coursework shall be made up of non-correspondence coursework, meeting one-half of the institution's requirement for full-time students, pursuant to the following par…

(a) Registrants shall harvest the sampled crop only upon receipt of an electronic copy of a passing laboratory test report. (1) Registrants shall submit a harvest report to the commissioner within 72 hours following the completion of the harvest. The harvest report shall include …

(a) Any industrial hemp crop that does not meet the requirements of Division 24 of the Food and Agricultural Code and this chapter shall be destroyed in a manner compliant with Section 297B of the federal Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (added by Section 10113 of the federal A…

(a) If the commissioner finds a cultivator has negligently violated Food and Agricultural Code Division 24 or this chapter, the commissioner shall issue a notice of violation and require a corrective action plan be provided by the cultivator. Negligent violations, defined as the …

(a) Appeals to the commissioner. A respondent may contest a notice of violation or a lab report issued pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code Section 81006(e) within 30 calendar days from the date of the notice of violation by submitting a written request, via email, mailing addr…

(a) Bulk milk and cream must be thoroughly mixed in accordance with the 17th Edition of Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products, which is incorporated by reference, for at least five minutes before sampling, or longer as may be required to obtain a representative s…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Company representative” means an individual representing a restricted livestock drug licensee that is assigned to perform the duties required to maintain a restricted livestock drug licensee's compliance with Cal…

(a) A restricted livestock drug shall only be sold at retail within or into this state by a restricted livestock drug licensee. (b) A business located outside of the State of California that makes any retail sale of a restricted livestock drug into this state shall obtain a restr…

(a) A livestock drug shall be deemed to be adulterated in the following cases: (1) It consists in whole or in part of any filthy, putrid, or decomposed substance. (2) Its contents or container bears or contains any poisonous, deleterious, or nonnutritive substance in amounts whic…

(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…

(a) Applications for restricted livestock drug license renewal shall be submitted between January 1 and January 31 of each year and shall be limited to the information described in Section 5002(a) of this chapter. (b) The fee for the renewal application for a license is fifty dol…

§ 503. Duplicate Records. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I473EDEA35A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc…

(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…

§ 507. Incubation Temperature. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I4759B9A35A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextDat…

§ 508. Butter Grader's License. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I475EE9C35A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextDa…

§ 521. Mixing Samples and Acid. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I47EBE7835A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextDa…

§ 523. Reading Cream Tests. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I47F8DFD35A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(…

§ 524. Reading Milk Tests. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I4801B9735A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(s…

(a) All milk and cream test record sheets shall be permanently identified with the name or number of the concern for whom the tests are made. Daily test records must be available at the laboratory in hard copy for no less than 30 days, in addition to any back up copies of the dat…

§ 535. Applicable Sections. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I484EEF135A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(…

(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) …

(a) A designation of a laboratory or laboratories by the Department will be based upon a combination of the following criteria: (1) Accuracy of analytical procedure. (2) Capability of laboratory or laboratories in terms of time and frequency of analyses. (3) Lowest cost of servic…

Any person desiring to register any brand, as provided by Sections 34531 and 34562 of the Food and Agricultural Code, shall file a properly executed application on a form supplied by the Department of Food and Agriculture of the State of California, whereupon the department, afte…

§ 6000.4. Definitions. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I8B9400D35A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.De…

§ 6000.5. Definitions. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I8B97AA535A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.De…

§ 6000.6. Groundwater Protection Definitions. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I8B9A42635A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPage…

(a) Dairy farms shall be inspected at least six times a year. Pasteurizing plants shall be inspected at least once every month. Plants of producer-distributors of raw milk shall be inspected at least once each month. Visits of inspectors shall be unannounced and at irregular inte…