California Administrative Code

Section 1438.16 of Title 3, California Code of Regulations, provides that heads of lettuce “of the 2 ½ dozen size when fairly tightly packed in standard container numbers 45A, 45B, or 45F” may be placed in such containers as a bridge pack, with 12 heads in the lower layer and 12 …

Slight bulge shall mean that when lettuce is placed in container numbers 45B or 45C: (1) The gap between the top or bottom side flaps when stapled or glued in a closed position does not exceed one-half inch at any point in addition to the normal gap between the side flaps of an e…

Not more than 5 percent, by count, of containers numbers 45B or 45C in any lot may exceed the slight bulge.

Tipburn shall be considered serious damage if the affected portion on one or more leaves exceeds, in the aggregate, an area of one inch by one-half inch, and the color of the tipburn is light buff or darker, but does not include areas showing tan to brown specks with normal lettu…

All salad products, before being transported or sold, shall be placed in closed containers which are not tinted or colored unless approved by the Director.

Closed means that the container is closed with a lid material of a similar quality to the adjoining portion of the container to the degree that no part of the produce within the container can be removed without opening the container.

Not more than 15 percent, by count, of the heads of lettuce in any one container or bulk lot may be below the requirements which are prescribed by this article, but not to exceed 5 percent, shall be allowed for decay or slime. Individual containers in any lot may, however, contai…

The soluble solids content of the edible portion of the honeyball and honeydew melons shall be determined by extracting the juice from two plugs of the flesh, one from each of opposite sides of the melons, and taken at approximately one-half the distance between the stem and blos…

(a) The following procedure shall be used to determine whether honeydew melons in a lot are in compliance with Section 1442.3 with respect to requirements of said section that the juice of the edible portion shall contain not less than 10 percent soluble solids. For the purpose o…

Plums and fresh prunes shall be mature, but not overripe, and shall be free from any of the following defects: (a) Insect injury which has penetrated or damaged the flesh. (b) Unsealed skin breaks or cuts, mold, brown rot, or decay. (c) Serious damage which is due to bruises, gro…

Hot weather sometimes causes internal damage to plums. This does not come under the classification of “sunburn,” defined in Section 1462.2. The provision of Section 1462.2 which does apply is “serious damage due to ... other causes.” Such heat damage shall not be considered serio…

(a) Not more than 10 percent, by count, of the plums or fresh prunes in any one container or bulk lot may be below the requirements which are prescribed by this article, but not to exceed one-half of this tolerance shall be allowed for any one cause. Individual containers in any …

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.

(a) Compliance or noncompliance with the quality requirements of this Article shall be determined in accordance with Table 1 and applicable procedures stated in subsection (b), below. (b) In applying Table 1, the number of sample containers and fruits shall be selected at random.…

Potatoes shall be mature. (a) Mature potatoes are those which are not more than slightly skinned. “Slightly skinned” is defined as a potato with not more than one-fourth of the skin missing or feathered. Not more than 15 percent, by weight, of the potatoes in a lot may be more th…

Packed quinces shall not vary in size in any one container more than one-half inch in diameter when measured through the widest portion of the cross section of the quinces.

Growth cracks generally affect the stem end of the tomato. To determine the amount of waste caused by this defect, the normal method used in preparing the tomato for table use is a practical method of removing the damaged portion. In instances where there are three or more growth…

Upon request, a license of eligibility shall be renewed without further examination, provided the holder is employed at the time of its expiration, in a County Agricultural or Weights and Measures position or in the California Department of Food and Agriculture or in the Departme…

Upon request, a holder of a license of eligibility who is not employed by a County Agricultural or Weights and Measures office or by the California Department of Food and Agriculture or by the Department of Pesticide Regulation, but who otherwise meets the minimum qualifications …

(a) Poultry meat to be exempt from the provisions of Article 2, Chapter 8, Division 5 of the Food and Agricultural Code, as provided in Section 1116, paragraphs (c) and (d), must be produced and slaughtered in California. (b) The term “producer” as defined in part (3) of subsecti…

As used in Article 1 of these regulations, “slaughter,” “slaughtering” and “slaughtered” mean the process of killing and preparing poultry for market in the form of poultry meat. “Produce” means to grow, feed and care for poultry. “Production” means the process of producing poult…

The inspection platform and other facilities required for material other than grapes or defect inspection are as follows: (a) Grading platform or area shall be approximately 15 feet wide by 20 feet in length for one grading table, and 18 feet by 25 feet for two grading tables. Th…

Prior to inspection, each winery shall provide, on request of the Director or county agricultural commissioner, written evidence that a contract exists between the winery and the grower for loads of grapes to be presented for inspection.

Refractometers and refractometer analytical units shall be tested for accuracy by the Director or county agricultural commissioners prior to each grape season. The accuracy of each unit shall be tested periodically during each day of inspection.

The screen or sieve shall not be less than eight mesh per linear inch.

The hand sampling tube shall have an inside diameter of four (4) inches and a length of approximately 54 inches. The open end, which is pushed into the grapes, shall at all times have edges sharp enough to cut through the grapes and stems. The sampling tube shall be constructed t…

A standard plastic sample container shall be used for holding each probe of grapes obtained by the standard mechanized sampling tube. The sample container shall not hold less than 35 pounds.

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.

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) The first-time applicant shall supply the following information: (1) The business name, address, telephone number, mandatory social security number, birth date, and driver's license(s)/identification number(s) of the applicant; (2) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers …

(a) The first-time applicant shall supply the following information: (1) The business name, business address, telephone number, and taxpayer identification number of the limited liability company or corporation. In addition, the birth date and driver's license(s)/identification n…

(a) The Department shall reject an incomplete application, but the applicant may cure defects if he or she does so within the prescribed time frame. (1) After initial submission and review, the Department shall provide an applicant whose application is incomplete written notice a…

(a) Neither the Secretary nor anyone acting on behalf of the Secretary, including the hearing ALJ, shall dismiss a case in which the Department proves a violation, however minor, of The Act. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the Department may settle a revocation or a denial p…

(a) If a hearing is requested under Article 3 of these regulations, the following procedures apply: (1) The Department shall issue a Statement of Issues. The following documents shall accompany the notice: (A) a Notice of Defense form with preprinted address and facsimile telepho…

(a) Hearings commenced pursuant to Article 5 of these regulations are conducted with the procedures described in Section 1706 with the following exceptions: (1) The document notifying the licensee that licensing discipline is being undertaken is called an Accusation. (2) The Depa…

The provisions of this subchapter shall apply to any handler, manufacturer, distributor, producer, wholesale customer including any producer-distributor or non-profit cooperative association acting as a handler, manufacturer, distributor, or consumer or any representative of them…

In determining whether a manufacturer, distributor, or handler sold milk, cream, or any other dairy product(s) below cost, the Department shall evaluate the total consideration paid or exchanged for the raw product and the total expenses incurred and allocated for manufacturing, …

Wholesale customers may meet a lawful competitive price of dairy products of similar defined composition or standard only within the same geographic marketing area. It shall be lawful to meet a competitive price subject to the following provisions: (a) A price offered by the whol…

(a) Schedules setting forth the price of each product sold by a distributor shall include any terms and conditions which are applicable in determining the ultimate net price available to the customer for each product purchased. As used herein, “terms and conditions” include the f…

NOTE: Pursuant to a regulation of the Fair Political Practices Commission (Title 2, CCR, section 18750(k)(2)), an agency adopting a conflict of interest code has the options of requesting that the code either be (1) printed in the CCR in its entirety or (2) incorporated by refere…

The Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA) in effect on November 1, 1982 are herein incorporated by reference: Title 14, California Administrative Code, Section 15000 and following, Guidelines for Implementation of the California …

(a) The term “trade secret” means any data and/or information that discloses: (1) The manufacturing or quality control processes, manufacturing facility or equipment (2) The identity or percentage quantity of any deliberately added ingredients other than active ingredients. (3) A…

(a) For the purpose of determining whether or not a handler has properly paid producers for milk purchased, all payments shall be applied first to bulk milk sales for all amounts due and payable on the date the payment is made, except in the following situations: (1) If the handl…

Charges to a Producer for Transportation of Manufacturing Milk or Market Milk Hauled by the Handler. In compliance with section 61411(d)(2) or 62191(b)(5) of the Code, any establishment of charges or any amendment thereto for transportation of manufacturing milk or market milk ha…

(a) Inorganic commercial fertilizer and agricultural mineral products shall not exceed the following standards for the non-nutrient metals arsenic, cadmium and lead: (1) For each guaranteed percent iron, manganese or zinc, the fertilizing material shall not exceed the following c…

The label information for fertilizing materials required by Section 14631 of the Food and Agricultural Code, shall include the following: (a) Product name. (b) Measurement. (1) Net weight, of dry materials (not required for beneficial substances described in Section 2303(j)). (2)…

In addition to requirements found in Section 14601 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the following information is required. Each beneficial substance, packaged agricultural mineral, specialty fertilizer, and organic input material shall be registered in the name of the legal ent…

(a) The fee for each organic input material product label submitted for registration is one thousand dollars ($1,000). The fee for renewing each organic input material product label is also one thousand dollars ($1,000). Excluding organic input materials, the fee for each special…