Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

“Credential admission” means any admission which is authorized by the board of directors of a state, district, or citrus fruit fair, or by the board of supervisors of a county for admission to a fair without payment of the admission charge when a service is rendered by the person…

Milk shall be produced from nonreacting tuberculin and brucellosis tested cows or goats and shall conform to the regulations adopted by the director. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 771.)

Milk shall be obtained by the complete milking of healthy cows or goats which are properly fed and kept. Milk shall not be obtained or used for human consumption within 15 days prior to or 5 days after parturition. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Milk which has been produced or handled in an insanitary dairy farm or milk products plant or other insanitary place or which has been handled in an insanitary manner is unfit for human consumption. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director shall adopt, by regulation, quality standards that are necessary for any product which is defined in this division. These quality standards which are adopted by the director shall be not lower than those which are in effect under regulations of the United States Depa…

The director, in determining the quality of any product which is sold, but not produced and processed in this state, shall ascertain that such product will meet the minimum quality requirements which are applicable to such product by the standards which are contained in, or estab…

Any standard which is established pursuant to this article shall expire on the 61st day after the final adjournment of the second regular session of the Legislature commencing after the establishment or issuance of such standard. (Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 537.)

No product for which standards are required to be established pursuant to Section 36601 is required to meet any quality standards which are in excess of those that are in effect under regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture, unless a like product is processed i…

Except as otherwise provided in Section 36604 and notwithstanding any other provisions of this part, no dairy products, as such products are defined in this division, shall be sold within this state unless they are of a quality which is comparable to that of the same product whic…

(a) Safe and suitable bacteria standards may be adopted by the director for use in specific dairy products except for varieties of hard and soft cheese. Any bacteria strain approved by the director under this section shall appear in the ingredient list of the product. The name of…

This chapter does not apply to any investigation which is made or any certificate which is issued by any of the following: (a) Any person, firm, or corporation in respect to canned or dried fruit which is shipped, packed, or stored by it. (b) Any bona fide chamber of commerce, bo…

The director may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture in carrying out this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this division. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Appliance” means any box, tray, container, ladder, tent, vehicle, implement, or any other article which is, or may be, used in connection with the growing, harvesting, handling, or transportation of any agricultural commodity. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Crop seed” means the seed or seedlike fruit of grain, beans, flax, beets, onions, or any other crop, whether or not it is intended for planting purposes. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Noxious weed” means any species of plant that is, or is liable to be, troublesome, aggressive, intrusive, detrimental, or destructive to agriculture, silviculture, or important native species, and difficult to control or eradicate, which the director, by regulation, designates t…

“Nursery stock” means any plant for planting, propagation, or ornamentation. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Pest” means any of the following things that is, or is liable to be, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural industry of the state: (a) Any infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease of any plant, or any disorder of any plant which manifests symptoms or behavior which…

“Plant” includes any part of a plant, tree, plant product, shrub, vine, fruit, vegetable, seed, bulb, stolon, tuber, corm, pip, cutting, scion, bud, graft, or fruit pit. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Shipment” means any article or thing which is, may be, or has been transported from one place to another place. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Horticultural product” means those products as stated in Group Number 18 of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual which are grown under cover or outdoors, including bulbs, flowers, shrubbery, florist greens, fruit stock, floral products, nursery stock, ornamental plants,…

Agricultural or farm products include any horticultural product. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 380, Sec. 3.)

Unless otherwise provided in this code, for the purposes of pest management, “crop” means a plant or animal, or a product derived from a plant or animal, that can be grown and harvested for profit or for the subsistence of humans or animals. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 414, Sec. 2…

Unless otherwise provided in this code, for the purposes of pest management, “forage” means food for domestic or other wild animals that is taken by browsing or grazing, or food that wild or domestic animals take for themselves. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 414, Sec. 3. Effective J…

As used in this chapter, “field crop products” includes grain crops, dry bean crops, seeds, forage crops, fiber crops, and other field crops and the manufactured products and byproducts of such field crops. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director shall do all of the following: (a) Establish, by regulation, uniform standards for field crop products which shall conform as closely as possible to those which are established by the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture. (b) Establish inspection …

The director may enter any place where field crop products are stored, shipped, or sold, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director may, for the purpose of inspection and examination, break the seals of cars and after such inspection has been made shall securely close and reseal such doors as were broken open using a special seal which is provided by the department for the purpose. A record of al…

Any railroad which delivers field crop products in cars at any place which is provided with inspection service pursuant to this chapter shall provide convenient and suitable sidetracks at such place as the director may designate, on which every car of field crop products which is…

The director may assess a penalty of 1.5 percent per month, or fraction thereof, on any fees owed to the department for services rendered under this chapter whenever payment is not received within 30 days after the date of the invoice. The penalty shall be added to the original f…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Association” means any corporation which is organized pursuant to this chapter. An association shall be deemed incorporated pursuant to this chapter, or organized pursuant to this chapter and shall be deemed a producer of a product within the meaning of this chapter, if it is fu…

“Member” includes members of associations without capital stock and holders of common stock in associations which are organized with shares of stock. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Product” includes any horticultural, viticultural, aquacultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, or farm product. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 810, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Organization of producers and distributors” includes all corporations, societies, associations, and organizations of producers, producers and distributors, or distributors, cooperative or otherwise, which are formed for the purpose of facilitating the marketing of any product. (…

“Product” means any agricultural, aquacultural, dairy, or farm product which is produced, grown, raised, manufactured, or processed within the state. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 810, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Except as provided in Section 58005, fees, charges, and costs that are collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 346, Sec. 1. Effective August 29, 1994.)

All fees, charges, and costs that are received under this chapter for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of market news shall be paid into the State Treasury monthly to the credit of the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Funds received for these purposes, upon app…

This chapter shall be known as “The California Marketing Act of 1937.” (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Administrative rules and regulations” means rules and regulations that are applicable to a particular marketing order or agreement which are issued and made effective by the director pursuant to Article 18 (commencing with Section 59161) of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967,…

“Advertising and sales promotion” means, in addition to its ordinarily accepted meaning, trade promotion and activities for the prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which restrict the free flow of any commodity to market and may include the presentation of facts…

“Advertising and sales promotion” also means, in addition to its ordinary accepted meaning, activities for the modification or removal of trade barriers that restrict the free flow of a commodity to market, including negotiation with federal and foreign governments, and the allow…

“Commodity,” except as otherwise provided in Section 58747, means any agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural (including floricultural), vermicultural, viticultural (including wine) or vegetable product which is produced in this state, any fish or seafood, or any class, variety…