California Administrative Code

§ 1456.14. Pears, Marking Requirements. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I71CEB6935A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&c…

§ 1456.16. Pears, Exceptions and Permit Requirements. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I71D6A5D35A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Cate…

§ 1456.17. Pears, Standard Container Requirements. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I71DA76635A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Categor…

(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…

Pods of peas shall not be poorly filled or overmature and shall be free from: (a) Insect larvae. (b) Serious damage due to insects, freezing, mildew, decay, or other causes. Damage is serious when 20 percent or more of the peas in the pod are affected.

Pods of peas are poorly filled if one-half or more of the pod is filled with undeveloped peas.

§ 1458.3. Peas, Damage. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I71F355935A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.D…

Not more than 10 percent, by weight, of the pods in any one container or bulk lot may be below the requirements prescribed by this article. Not more than one-half of this tolerance shall be allowed for any one cause. The percentage shall be based on a random sample of not less th…

§ 1462.13. Plums and Fresh Prunes, Standard Container No. 9C, Size Designations, Markings. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I724BFCE35A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationCo…

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…

If plums or fresh prunes are packed in standard container number 9C, the bottom layer or layers may contain a fewer number of plums or fresh prunes than in the top layer if both of the following requirements are complied with: (a) The plums or fresh prunes in each such bottom lay…

§ 1462.18. Numerical Description. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I7263A3935A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&context…

Pomegranates shall be mature and free from the following defects: (a) Rot and decay. (b) Serious damage which is due to sunburn, growth cracks, cuts, bruises, or other causes.

Damage, except damage caused by sunburn, is serious when it causes a waste of 10 percent, by volume, of the fruit. Damage caused by sunburn is serious when 20 percent of the seed arils of the fruit fail to show the characteristic reddish color of normal matured fruit.

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 …

§ 1464.5. Pomegranates, Exceptions. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I728C3A335A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&conte…

The board of supervisors of the county from which the potatoes are to be transported pursuant to the provisions of this article shall establish a schedule of fees, which shall be based upon the cost to the county in carrying out the provisions of this article, to be paid by any p…

Except as otherwise provided in this article, potatoes shall conform to the United States No. 2 grade or better. However, potatoes less than 1 ½ inches in diameter shall not be considered as meeting a U.S. grade unless: (1) containers are marked to specify the diameter in connect…

§ 1466.5. Potatoes, Regulations. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I72B7DE135A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextD…

§ 1466.6. Potatoes, Marking for Processing Out-of-State. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I72BC23D35A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=C…

(a) Scope and Application: (1) The requirements of this Section shall apply in addition to training required by General Industry Safety Orders, Section 3203(a)(7). (2) Safety training shall be conducted at least annually for all personnel employed in electronic news gathering ope…

Subcontainers of five ounces or less need not bear the name and address of the producer or distributor of honey provided all markings required do appear on the master container when sold as a unit directly to the consumer.

The color classification terms on other than opaque containers of honey may be labeled with the following abbreviations: W. White Ex. L. Amber Ex. White L. Amber White Amber D. Amber

§ 1495.3. U.S. Grade Terms. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I733F36835A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(…

Containers of chunk or bulk comb honey shall not be considered mislabeled as to grade when the term “unclassified” is used as a grade term.

Licenses of eligibility for any person who enters or enlists in the recognized military service of the United States which were valid upon the date of his entering such service shall be extended by the period of military service plus six (6) months upon application to the Departm…

A license issued on the basis of Section 2103 of the Food and Agricultural Code or Section 12204 of the Business and Professions Code shall be valid only in the county for which issued.

§ 1600. Duties of Enforcing Officers. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I735F8FC35A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&con…

§ 1602. Rejection Procedure. [Repealed] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I73655C235A0D11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=…

Notification shall be made five (5) or more days prior to the date of inspection. Less than five days notification may be made if it has been established to the satisfaction of the Director or county agricultural commissioner that the inspection facilities, equipment, and trained…

(a) After January 1, 1994, the Director shall be notified by May 1, of each year, by the person requesting defect inspection of the selection of the “hand sort method” or an “approved immunoassay procedure”. (b) Persons not specifying a method by May 1, may not utilize the immuno…

The date, time, and hours of the day that inspection will be conducted shall be based on the availability of the inspection facilities, equipment, and trained personnel. An agreement shall be established prior to inspection between the Director or county agricultural commissioner…

Each winery shall provide a safe and adequate inspection facility approved by the Director or county agricultural commissioner for inspection, sampling, and certification.

The hand refractometer shall be temperature compensating, read directly in Brix percentage scale, with divisions not more than 0.2 degrees, that can be read with accuracy to 0.1 degree, have a sharp demarcation line (shadow), and be without interference by color or an indistinct …

The number of boxes selected for inspection shall be according to the following table: Lots or loads having: 2 to 50 boxes, sample 2 boxes 51 to 100 boxes, sample 3 boxes 101 to 250 boxes, sample 4 boxes 251 to 400 boxes, sample 5 boxes 401 to 600 boxes, sample 6 boxes 601 and ov…

When grapes are placed in the receiving hopper, the bulk load (gondola) sampling procedure is applicable. Tube samples may be taken from the hopper, provided the load is separate from other loads of grapes and stationary, to avoid mixing with other lots or loads.

(a) The Director or county agricultural commissioner may take in-line samples for determination of the average percentage of soluble solids in any lot or load placed in a crusher or which has been field crushed. (b) The samples shall be taken from the pipeline which delivers the …

All grape samples collected for soluble solids testing from the same lot or load shall be combined and completely crushed without unnecessary crushing of the stems. The juice sample shall be stirred and mixed thoroughly prior to testing. A sieve or metal screen strainer shall be …

The official charts issued by the Director may be used to determine the percentage and pounds per ton of material other than grapes and percentage of hand sorted defects. The charts are used for the mathematical computations necessary to report the inspection results.

A written request by the winery to discontinue inspection may be granted by the Director when the amount of grapes considered defective and removed from the sample is equal to or greater than the percentage specified in the request. The word “exceeds” and the percent specified in…

The percentage or weight of defects in a lot or load of garlic or onions for dehydration shall be determined by the examination of the onions or garlic in a representative sample. All of the sample selected shall be weighed and placed on the grading table for inspection. A lot or…

Each master sample shall weigh approximately 50 pounds and be comprised of two (2) samples, each weighing approximately 25 pounds. The samples to be taken shall be determined by one of the following methods: (a) Bulk Load. A minimum of two (2) samples shall be taken. Each sample …

Except when the amount of the purchase price is not based on percentage of moisture loss, the director shall determine and record on a certificate the weight loss due to excessive moisture in a representative sample of onions or garlic for dehydration. The moisture sample shall b…

A clove of garlic that has one or more of the following defects is scorable when: (a) Decay. Decay is identifiable anywhere on the clove. Decay is identified as soft, watery, discolored tissue, with a strong, musty odor. (b) Waxy Breakdown. Waxy breakdown is identifiable anywhere…

A garlic bulb shall be scored as “stiff neck” when there is little or no clove development in the bulb.

The following specific deliveries of garlic or onions are exempt from mandatory inspection and certification: (a) Garlic or onions produced in a foreign country and delivered for dehydration in California. (b) Garlic or onion cull-outs from production for fresh market consumption…

Each dehydrator shall provide the director, by 5:00 p.m. daily, with the number of expected loads of onions or garlic for the next day.

(a) If the license is denied, there are two methods by which an appeal can be made: a writ pursuant to the Code of Civil Procedure, or an administrative hearing as described in Article 7 of these regulations. The Department shall not tell the applicant the course he or she should…

(a) A license is valid for one full year from date of issuance. A licensee shall renew his or her license each year for it to remain valid. The licensee can expect it to be renewed unless the Department revokes it or unless it has been forfeited due to one of the following events…

(a) Under circumstances outlined in The Act, the Department shall require a bond. This statutory requirement may affect the denied applicant who subsequently seeks to become an agent as well as the denied applicant who reapplies for the original license type. A bond may be requir…