Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

Each application for a license to engage in the business of manufacturing any diabetic or dietetic frozen milk product or mix shall be accompanied by a statement which describes the method and manner by which the product is made. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

A member of the public may obtain a certificate identifying whether there is a lien on file and any notice of claim of lien naming a particular debtor, and if so, giving the date and time of filing of each notice, and the names and addresses of each lienholder therein. The fee fo…

A member of the public may obtain a copy of any notice of claim of lien filed pursuant to this chapter, including notices affecting the notices. The fee for these copies shall be the same as that prescribed in Section 9525 of the Commercial Code. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991,…

The district may do all of the following: (a) Sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (b) Adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure. (c) Take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease, or otherwise, and hold, use and enjoy, …

Every district formed pursuant to this chapter has all of the powers prescribed by Section 6240 and other provisions of this chapter, regardless of any language in the petition for formation for any district or in any of the proceedings leading to the formation that would otherwi…

The county agricultural commissioner of the county in which the district is located shall, upon request of the board, assist the district to the extent possible in all activities undertaken by the district for the control of phylloxera or other winegrape plant pests or diseases. …

The board shall, immediately after its appointment and after public hearing, formulate an effective plan and adopt a budget of expenditures for the forthcoming fiscal year. At a public hearing on the plan and the budget, any owner of winegrape acreage included in the district may…

There may be added to the budget for the first fiscal year of the operation of the district an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the total amount of the budget to cover the preliminary expenses of the district, including, but not limited to, the costs of formation, before the be…

For each fiscal year subsequent to the first year of operation of the district, the board shall adopt the final budget therefor in the same manner and at the same time that the budget for the first fiscal year was adopted. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1078, Sec. 1. Effective Octobe…

The board of supervisors may charge the district for any expenses incurred by the county in connection with the proceedings for the formation of the district, and the district shall reimburse the county from assessments levied for those expenses. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1078, …

The powers and duties of the commission shall include, but are not limited to, all of those contained in this article. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)

The commission may adopt and from time to time alter, rescind, modify, and amend all proper and necessary bylaws, rules, regulations, operating procedures, and orders for carrying out this chapter, including appeals from any bylaws, rules, regulations, operating procedures, or or…

The commission may administer and enforce this chapter and do and perform all actions and exercise all powers incidental to, in connection with, or deemed reasonably necessary for, proper or advisable effectuation of this chapter, including, but not limited to, entering into cont…

The commission may appoint its own officers, including a chairperson, one or more vice chairpersons, and other officers it deems necessary. The officers shall have the powers and duties delegated to them by the commission. The office of chairperson shall alternate annually betwee…

The commission may employ a person to serve at the pleasure of the commission as president, and other personnel, including legal counsel, necessary to carry out this chapter. If the person engages in any conduct which the director determines is not in the public interest or which…

The commission may fix the compensation for all employees of the commission. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)

The commission may appoint committees composed of both members and nonmembers of the commission. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)

The commission may establish offices, incur expenses, enter into any and all contracts and agreements, create liabilities, and borrow funds in advance of receipt of assessments as may be necessary in the opinion of the commission for the proper administration and enforcement of t…

The commission shall keep accurate books, records, and accounts of all of its dealings, which shall be subject to an annual audit by an auditing firm selected by the commission with the concurrence of the director. A summary of the audit shall be made a part of an annual report t…

The commission may engage in market development and market research through plans and programs to enhance the sale of California wine, winegrapes, and winegrape products for the purpose of maintaining existing markets and creating new and larger domestic and foreign markets, and …

The commission may accept contributions of private, state, or federal funds that may be available for these purposes, and may allocate funds by contract or agreement to other persons or to state or federal agencies conducting this research. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1…

The commission may undertake appropriate research relating to the production and processing of wine and winegrapes, including the development of new winegrape products and uses for these products. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)

The commission may publish and distribute bulletins or other communications relating to the California wine and winegrape industries. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)

The commission may establish an assessment rate to defray operating costs of the commission. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)

The commission may establish an annual budget according to accepted accounting practices. The budget shall be concurred in by the director prior to disbursement of funds, except for disbursements made pursuant to Section 74096. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)

The commission shall submit to the director, for his or her concurrence, an annual statement of contemplated activities authorized pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)

The commission may investigate and prosecute civil violations of this chapter and file complaints with appropriate law enforcement agencies or officers for suspected criminal violations of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)

The director may require that any contract in which the commission is a party be submitted to him or her for concurrence prior to the commission entering into the contract. If the director requires the submission of a contract and does not concur in that contract, he or she shall…

A person shall not engage in the business of manufacturing, preparing, or processing modified UHT milk, modified UHT cream or modified milk unless, in addition to the milk products plant license, the person has obtained and holds a modified milk license, modified UHT milk license…

Upon receipt of an application for a modified milk license, modified UHT milk license, or modified UHT cream license, the director shall investigate the equipment and sanitary conditions of the place where the modified milk, modified UHT milk, or modified UHT cream is to be manuf…

The lien claimant shall provide written notice to secured creditors at least 30 days prior to enforcing a claim of lien. For the purposes of this section, “secured creditors” means those creditors having a perfected security interest in poultry, eggs, poultry products, fish, fish…

The lien claimant shall foreclose on a lien created by this chapter only in an action to recover the reasonable or agreed charges for feed and materials provided. The final judgment shall be enforced pursuant to Title 9 (commencing with Section 680.010) of the Code of Civil Proce…

(a) When a lien claimant receives payment for the total amounts secured by the lien and the lien claimant has not provided feed for materials for a period of 30 consecutive days, the lien claimant shall, on written demand by the debtor, send the debtor a statement that he or she …

The county assessor, in making the annual assessment of property included in the district each and every year after the organization of the district, shall identify any parcel of real property with one acre or more of winegrape plants. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1078, Sec. 1. Eff…

Whenever acreage within the district is planted with winegrape plants in such a fashion as to qualify as winegrape acreage, the acreage is subject to assessment as provided in this article. (Added by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1078, Sec. 1. Effective October 11, 1993.)

(a) After the district has been formed, an owner of winegrape acreage in the district may present to the board a request in writing for the exclusion of that land or any part of the land from the district upon a showing that the land or part of the land will not be benefited by t…

(a) The board shall, on or before the first Monday in April of each year, file with the board of supervisors a budget that sets forth all estimated expenditures of the district for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of July. A copy of the budget shall also, at the same t…

The assessment authorized to be assessed and levied is hereby declared to be in the nature of a special assessment, and the Legislature hereby finds that the owners of all winegrape plants will be benefited by the district to the same extent and in the same manner regardless of t…

The assessment so levied shall be computed and entered upon the assessment roll by the county auditor, and if the supervisors fail to levy the assessment as required, the auditor shall do so. The assessment shall be collected at the same time, and in the same manner as, and toget…

The general provisions of the laws of this state, prescribing the manner of levying and collecting county taxes and the duties of the several county officers with respect to levying and collecting county taxes, are, so far as they are applicable and not in conflict with the speci…

The revenue from the assessments imposed pursuant to this chapter by the district are trust funds and shall be encumbered only for the purposes for which the district is formed and for the benefit of the property assessed. The district shall expend the minimum amount necessary fo…

The county treasury shall be the repository of all the moneys of the district. The county treasurer shall receive and receipt for all those moneys, and place the same to the credit of the district. The county treasurer shall be responsible upon his or her official bond for the sa…

If a consolidated district includes parts of two or more counties, the repository of all money of the district shall be the county treasury of the county in which is located the largest area of the district. Money collected for the use of the district in any other county in which…

(a) The county treasurer shall pay out money of the district only upon warrants of the county auditor drawn upon the order of the board of directors of the district signed by the chairperson or vice chairperson and attested to by the secretary. The county treasurer, with the appr…

This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum, shall not become operative until the director finds, in a referendum conducted by him or her, or a person designated by the director, that a favorable vote has been given pursuant to this article. (Added b…

The referendum shall provide for eligible producers and eligible vintners to approve this chapter jointly as applicable to both producers and vintners. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1286, Sec. 1.)