California Administrative Code

Tomatoes labeled with the term “greenhouse grown” shall be considered mislabeled unless tomatoes are grown in a fixed steel structure using irrigation and climate control, in an artificial medium that substitutes for soil.

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

Honey strained through a metal sieve measuring 23 meshes per inch, or other meshes per inch as provided in the U.S. grades currently in effect, shall be considered equal to honey strained through standard bolting cloth of the same number of meshes per inch, and may be used in lie…

Leaves, blossoms, wax cappings, parts of any plant or other visible material in the honey shall be considered foreign material.

The color classification of honey as determined by means of the U.S.D.A. permanent glass color standards for honey as provided in the U.S. grades currently in effect shall be considered equal to the color classification of the Pfund color grader.

All loads or lots of onions or garlic for dehydration which are required to be inspected shall be sampled and inspected within 48 hours for onions and 72 hours for garlic after arrival at the inspection location.

An onion that has one or more of the following defects is scorable when: (a) Insect Damage. Two or more fleshy scales have been penetrated by an insect in two or more areas. (b) Wet Sunscald. Wet sunscald is identifiable anywhere on the bulb. (c) Dry Sunscald. Dry sunscald affect…

The director shall determine and record on a certificate the percentages or weights of dirt and cull material in a representative sample of onions or garlic for dehydration. Dirt shall include clods; loose, fine dirt; and dirt adhering to the raw product in the sample. Cull mater…

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.

Each dehydrator shall provide to the director, by March 1 of each year, the anticipated total onions and the total garlic to be inspected through each inspection site. This information may be in tons, acres to be harvested, or loads. Any additions or deletions to the list shall b…

Each dehydrator shall provide to the director, by March 1 of each year, a list of the growers using each inspection site. The list shall include the grower's name, address, and a contract or other identifying number, if applicable. Any additions to the list shall be submitted pro…

The director shall review inspection sites for adequacy of facilities prior to April 1 of each year. The safety and sanitation inspections are for the safety and health of state employees working at the sites and do not preempt compliance with other regulations for occupational s…

Every processor who crushes grapes in California shall report the information required by Section 55601.5 of the Food and Agricultural Code to the Director, for each grape pricing district, as follows: District 1--Mendocino County District 2--Lake County District 3--Sonoma and Ma…

Unless otherwise defined, the captions used in these regulations have no regulatory effect. Words and phrases carry their usual and customary meanings. For purposes of interpretation, the following special definitions apply: (a) “The Act” refers to Chapters 6 and 7 of Division 20…

(a) If parties have not achieved a settlement within thirty (30) days after the summary has been issued, as described in Section 1703.2, either the complainant or the respondent may initiate formal expedited review and settlement by submitting to the Department payment of $600 an…

(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) The Act authorizes the Department to investigate a Verified Complaint submitted (including but not limited to complaints submitted to initiate Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) as described in Section 1703 of these regulations) and requires that the Department investigate if…

(a) The Act requires that an exemption be obtained for a licensee to associate individuals specified in The Act who have been convicted of a crime that includes as one of its elements the financial victimization of another. Such crimes are exemplified in California by the Califor…

(a) Chipped Rice, Broken Rice, or Brewers Rice is the small fragments of rice kernels that have been separated from the larger kernels of milled rice. (b) Ground Brown Rice is the entire product obtained in grinding the rice kernels after the hulls have been removed. (c) Ground R…

(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…

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…

Upon proof being made, in any enforcement proceedings brought by the Secretary under the provisions of Chapter 1, Part 3, Division 21 of the Code, that there has been price discrimination by a distributor, the burden of establishing cost justification for any variations by the di…

(a) Procedures for a mandated hearing to amend or terminate a stabilization and marketing plan are stated in Section 62032 of the Food and Agricultural Code. Procedures for a mandated hearing to terminate the milk pooling plan are stated in Section 62717 of the Food and Agricultu…

(a) Hearing Officer and Panel. The secretary or secretary's designee may conduct the hearing, or may select a panel to receive evidence and question witnesses. A hearing officer will preside at the hearing. No member of the panel will be a witness. (b) Department Exhibits. Depart…

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…

Manufacturing milk handlers and/or market milk handlers purchasing manufacturing milk from producers of manufacturing milk shall pay for such milk in accordance with the date and method of payment provided in section 61411 of the Code and the conforming contract between the produ…

All feeds containing drugs and food additives shall comply with the requirements of Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 225, 558, 570, 573 and 582.

(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) Hearings shall be presided over and conducted by a Hearing Officer designated by the secretary. (b) The standard of proof to be applied by the Hearing Officer shall be the preponderance of the evidence. (c) Hearings may be conducted by telephone, at the discretion of the Hear…

(a) Pursuant to Food and Agricultural Code § 14651.7, notwithstanding any other provision of Chapter 5 (commencing with section 14501) of Division 7 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the Department shall refuse to issue a license pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 14…

Authorized staff may take a sample for analysis from any lot of fertilizing material which is in the possession of any producer, manufacturer, distributor, importer, agent, dealer, retailer, or user.

Unless otherwise apparent from the context, the following definitions apply to this subchapter: (a) “Mineral feed” means a commercial feed intended to supply primarily mineral elements or inorganic nutrients for animal nutrition. (b) “Official sample” means a sample of commercial…

(a) All by-products used in commercial feed must adhere to the following: (1) Must not bear or contain any substance which may render it injurious to health. (2) Must be held under conditions that will protect against contamination, including the following: (A) Containers and equ…

(a) Prior to use or sale of commercial feed containing any additive (including any drug, food additive, or other special purpose additive, or non-nutritive additive) the distributor shall submit evidence to the secretary to show the safety and efficacy of the commercial feed when…

It is unlawful to use or sell a commercial feed containing any poisonous or deleterious substance or any substance which when fed in accordance with label directions or when used in accordance with usual feeding practices may impair the health of the animal being fed or result in…

(a) The fluorine content of any mineral or mineral mixtures to be used directly for feeding shall not exceed 0.20 percent for breeding and dairy cattle; 0.30 percent for slaughter cattle; 0.30 percent for sheep; 0.35 percent for lambs; 0.45 percent for swine; and 0.60 percent for…

The director may disapprove directions which are incapable of being followed, or are unlikely to be followed in usual feeding practices.

(a) The net weight of any custom formula feed which is sold in bulk shall be affirmed by a weighmaster's certificate of weight and measure.

(a) If packaged, each package of a custom formula feed shall have attached to it a label with all the information required in Section 2683.

§ 450.16. Change of Business or Corporate Name. [Renumbered] This database is current through 5/1/26 Register 2026, No. 18. Source: https://govt.westlaw.com/calregs/Document/I67CA42735A1E11EC8227000D3A7C4BC3?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=Category…