Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

Carcasses and hides received by the licensed frozen food locker plant or processor shall be identified in a manner prescribed by regulation and inspected, or released, by the brand inspector. It shall be the responsibility of the person who slaughtered the animal to identify each…

It is the responsibility of the person who slaughters an animal and delivers the carcass to a licensed frozen food locker plant or processor pursuant to Section 22003 or 22004 to obtain a brand inspection of the hide prior to moving it beyond the first point of sale. (Added by St…

The skinning, splitting, and quartering of the cattle slaughtered pursuant to Section 22002 at a licensed frozen food locker plant are not required to be performed by a licensed slaughterer. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 828, Sec. 5.)

The licensed frozen food locker plant operator shall maintain a record of every transaction which involves uninspected meat for a period of five years. The record shall show the name of the producer of the cattle and the number of carcasses which were delivered by the producer. (…

Any owner or producer of livestock may have them inspected and slaughtered by a licensed slaughterer. The owner or producer may, thereafter, sell the meat from those livestock. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 828, Sec. 6.)

Every person that is not a licensed slaughterer that slaughters cattle shall do all of the following: (a) Keep a record in a book which he or she keeps for that purpose of all cattle that are slaughtered by him or her. The record shall include the name, address, and telephone num…

Any person who is requested to custom cut or otherwise process for another person any meat from a bovine animal that was not slaughtered by a licensed slaughterer pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 22031) of this chapter, or which was not slaughtered in accordance wit…

Any person receiving meat pursuant to Section 22009 shall keep a record in a book which he keeps for that purpose that discloses the following information on all such meat received: (a) The name, address, and telephone number of the person delivering the meat. (b) The license num…

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

“Association” includes nonstock corporations. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Single service container” means a container which is used only once and is not refilled. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Milk case” means a rigid, reusable container for packing and transporting or delivering cartons, bottles, jugs, or any other form of packaged milk or milk products. “Container,” as used in this chapter, includes a “milk case.” (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 620, Sec. 2.)

This chapter applies to all brands which have been registered with the department. (Added by renumbering Section 34504 by Stats. 1981, Ch. 620, Sec. 1.)

The wheat industry in this state is expanding rapidly. It provides over three hundred fifty million dollars ($350,000,000) in farm income annually, increased by almost 20 percent in 1981, and is expected to show continued growth in the future. It is one of California’s five bigge…

Opportunity exists for continued expansion, particularly if the industry can develop better varieties more suited to the California climate and the needs of the marketplace. The unique qualities of California wheat need to be promoted to foreign buyers, who purchase most of the w…

The establishment of a California Wheat Commission is necessary for the efficient development and management of an international sales promotion program, and is essential to ensure that the California wheat industry can compete successfully in the marketplace. (Added by Stats. 19…

A commission is also necessary to conduct research into the development of varieties more suitable to the export trade, as well as more productive under California growing conditions. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.)

A California Wheat Commission would also be the means for California producers to take a more active role in national wheat organizations and wheat policymaking bodies. Producers in this state lack effective input at the national level, while producers in all other major wheat-gr…

The production and marketing of wheat produced in this state is hereby declared to be affected with public interest. The provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the police power of this state for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general w…

A commission form of administration created by this chapter is designed to deal with the broad fields of advertising, promotion, marketing research, and production research. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.)

No action taken by the commission, nor by any individual in accordance with this chapter or with rules or regulations adopted under the chapter, shall be deemed a violation of the Cartwright Act, the Unfair Practices Act, the Fair Trade Act, or any rule of statutory or common law…

A person shall not engage in the business of slaughtering cattle unless the person has been issued a grant of inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, except that this requirement does not apply to rendering plants. (Amended by…

(a) A mobile slaughter operator, as provided in Section 22001.5, shall file a registration with the bureau that shows the names and addresses of the owners of the unlicensed mobile slaughterer and any other information the secretary may require. (b) The registration shall be file…

Every licensed slaughterer of cattle shall have on file in his office prior to slaughter and shall keep for one year after slaughter, the original bill of sale of cattle which are purchased by him or a consignment slip on cattle which are consigned to him or the certificate of in…

Every licensed slaughterer that slaughters cattle where inspection prior to slaughter is impossible or impractical shall keep a record which sets forth the name of the person from whom the cattle were purchased and identifies them as to color, age, weight, sex, and brand, if any.…

Every licensed slaughterer that does not have brand inspection prior to slaughter on each day on which he slaughters, and whose hides are not inspected during the month, shall on or before the 15th day of each month mail to the bureau a written report which shows in separate colu…

It is unlawful for a licensed slaughterer to allow anyone to slaughter cattle at the licensee’s plant, except a person that is licensed to slaughter there or an employee of such person. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

If a licensed slaughterer desires to change to another location, the person shall notify the bureau of the relocation. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 828, Sec. 20.)

It is unlawful for a licensed slaughterer to slaughter cattle at any place other than a slaughterhouse at which he is licensed to slaughter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Any person or association located in California that is engaged in receiving, producing, manufacturing, packing, canning, bottling, handling, or selling milk or any product of milk in containers, cabinets, or other dairy equipment which is marked or otherwise identified with the …

There shall be included as a part of each brand the words, “Registered in California” or the abbreviation “Reg. Cal.” (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The applicant shall also cause such description to be printed once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation which is published in the locality in which the principal place of business of the applicant is situated. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The department may refuse to register a brand if it appears that the same or a similar brand has been previously registered by another person or association unless the prior registrant gives his written consent to the subsequent registration. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

If it appears that two or more applicants have applied for the registration of the same or similar brands, the director may, after hearing, determine the right of prior ownership in such brand. When such right of prior ownership is determined, the director shall refuse to registe…

Any certificate of registration which is granted expires on the 30th day of June of the fourth year after it was granted and may be renewed for four years by payment of a renewal fee of five dollars ($5). The renewal shall be made on forms which are supplied by the director. (Ame…

If renewal of any certificate is not made within 60 days after the expiration of the certificate, such certificate becomes null and void. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.)

“Wheat” means any variety of wheat produced in this state. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.)

“Books and records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to the provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.)

“Commission” means the California Wheat Commission. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.)

“Commissioner” means any member of the commission. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.)

“Director” means the Director of Food and Agriculture. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.)

“Districts” shall consist of the following: (a) District 1 consists of Siskiyou, Tehama, Lassen, Modoc, and Shasta Counties. (b) District 2 consists of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, and Lake Counties. (c) District 3 consists of Napa, Sonoma, Yolo, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Yuba, Nevada,…

“Ex officio member” shall be a nonvoting member of the commission. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.)

“Handle” means to engage in the business of a handler as defined in Section 72030. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 891, Sec. 1.)

“Handler” means any person who engages in the operation of selling, marketing, or distributing wheat which he or she has produced, purchased, or acquired from a producer, or which he or she is marketing on behalf of a producer, whether as owner, agent, employee, broker, or otherw…