California Administrative Code

Notwithstanding any provision of Section 1390, all potatoes, in containers designed to hold 100 pounds or less of potatoes, destined for processing in this state that fail to meet United States No. 2 grade size and maturity standards established by the Article shall be clearly an…

In the inspection of a carload of potatoes (300 sacks) of 100-pound sacks, all the potatoes in at least 6 sacks shall be inspected. In the case of smaller sized sacks, a proportionate number of sacks shall be selected for inspection (that is, 50-pound sacks, 12 sacks inspected). …

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

The class designations may consist of different forms of the words used, or terms may appear in different order, and additional descriptive terms may be used such as “frying chicken” in lieu of “fryer,” or “roasting rabbit” in lieu of “rabbit roaster,” or “stewing hen” in lieu of…

“Ready-to-cook weight” as applied to rabbits, shall mean the weight of a rabbit which has been slaughtered for human food, from which the head, blood, skin, feet and inedible viscera have been removed. The weight measurements in each class shall apply to an individual carcass and…

(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.

Adequate facilities are defined as a grading platform and equipment established at a location or area of inspection that will accomplish the objectives of the Director or county agricultural commissioner.

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.

A lot or load shall consist of a single delivery of the same ownership and shall be sampled and inspected as one unit, except where different varieties are separated by container. The Director, county agricultural commissioner, grower, or winery representative may request a separ…

The following schedule will be used on gondola loads: 1 or 2 tanks 2 samples 3 or 4 tanks 3 samples 5 or 6 tanks 4 samples 7 or more tanks 5 samples

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.

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…

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…

(a) The Department shall not issue a license to certain persons specified in Food and Agricultural Code Sections 55484.75, 55524.75, and 56185.75. If the Department finds that an applicant is one of those persons, the Department shall cease review of the application and notify th…

(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…

Employment eligibility for persons in seasonal standardization enforcement work by commodities or groups of commodities shall be valid only for the normal inspection season following the qualifying examinations. Upon request by a county, the Department may renew the employment el…

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…

For purposes of Milk Producer Security Trust Fund (hereinafter “Fund”) coverage criteria for milk shipped by a producer to a handler, as set forth in Food and Agricultural Code Section 62580, the term “beneficial ownership interest” shall be defined as set forth in (a) of this Se…

“Milk” means bulk milk of any composition of milk solids-not-fat, fat, and fluid carrier that has not been altered in any way that further restricts its usage from the milk in its original or natural form. Milk that has been altered by adding processed products, whether dairy or …

In accordance with the requirements of Division 5, Chapter 1, of the Agricultural Code of the State of California and the provisions of the co-operative agreement between the California Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture entered into under the author…

In establishing the fee schedule for any commodity, or group of commodities, pursuant to Section 2200, the director shall take into consideration all data and information available from producers and handlers and official agencies relating to production, marketing conditions, wea…

(a) The registration form provided by the director shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the person, firm, or corporation, business address and telephone number. Any change in the name, business address or telephone number shall be reported to the director within 15 d…

(a) The first handler of beef in the state which has been shipped beef from out-of-state shall submit to the director a list of all out-of-state beef processors from whom beef has been received each quarter. For purposes of this section, a “quarter” shall be January through March…

(a) The assessments on all beef shipped into this state by an out-of-state beef processor shall be remitted to the director with an assessment report prescribed by the director. This report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Name, address and telephone numbe…

(a) The label shall not state or imply that a plant nutrient or micronutrient contained in a fertilizer is released slowly over a period of time, unless such nutrients or micronutrients are identified and guaranteed. (b) The types of slow released products recognized are: (1) Wat…

Any of the following four compounds, singly or in combination, shall be expressed as a percent gypsum equivalent on the label: Hydrated Calcium Sulfate Anhydride Calcium Sulfate Hydrated Calcium Sulfite Anhydride Calcium Sulfite

(a) Clipped Oat By-Product is obtained in the manufacture of clipped oats. It may contain the light chaffy material broken from the end of the hulls, empty hulls, light immature oats, and dust. It must not contain an excessive amount of oat hulls. (b) Feeding Oat Meal is obtained…

(a) The secretary shall maintain a list of registered fertilizing materials on the department's website.

In addition to the requirements found in Sections 14621, 14622 and 14623 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the following is required. (a) The tonnage report shall be made semi-annually no later than July 31, and no later than January 31 of each year. Zero reports are required.

(a) A respondent may contest a notice of adverse determination, including a notice to deny a right, authority, license or privilege or the renewal thereof, for any violation specified in Section 2322 within 30 calendar days from the date of the notice of proposed action by submit…

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…

§ 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…