Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

Persons handling eggs or egg products in California which originated out of state, including persons shipping eggs or egg products into California, shall register with the commission in the manner prescribed by the commission, before handling eggs or egg products in this state. (…

Every handler is personally liable for the payment of the assessments. Any handler who fails to file records as prescribed by the commission or pay any assessment within the time required by the commission, shall pay to the commission a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the …

(a) For any period during which the federal Egg Marketing Order (7 C.F. R. 994) and any resulting regulations are in effect and for which a federal assessment was paid in accordance with the order, the assessment collected by the commission pursuant to this chapter shall not exce…

The Secretary of State may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out his or her duties pursuant to this chapter, including prescribing necessary forms. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)

Any two or more districts organized or existing under this chapter may be consolidated, whether or not the boundaries are coterminous. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 442, Sec. 1. Effective October 3, 2001.)

It is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500), or by both the fine and imprisonment, for any person to do any of the following: (a) Willfully render or furnish a false report, statem…

(a) The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of addressing any claims made against the commission or any of its individual members and alternates, and for the purpose of according individuals, including members and alternates, aggrieved by its actions or determin…

(a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies provided in law or equity for the collection of assessments and civil penalties, and for the obtaining of injunctive relief or specific performance, with respect to this chapter and the rules and regulations a…

Any action for any penalty or other remedy which is prescribed under this chapter shall be commenced within two years from the date of the alleged violation. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 531, Sec. 1.)

It is not necessary for the commission to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist in any action brought under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 531, Sec. 1.)

This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any section, clause, or part of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid as applied to any person or as applied under certain circumstances, that decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this ch…

Upon the filing of a petition with the board of supervisors, signed by 50 percent or more of the owners of 65 percent or more of the affected land, or signed by 65 percent or more of the owners of 50 percent or more of the affected land, requesting the dissolution of the district…

(a) Between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 1989, the commission shall conduct a referendum among handlers. A favorable vote under this chapter shall be found if the director determines from the referendum that a majority of the eligible handlers voting in the referendum voted …

(a) Following a favorable referendum conducted prior to December 31, 1989, a referendum shall be conducted by the commission every fifth year thereafter between January 1st and December 31st, following procedures provided in this article, unless a referendum is conducted as the r…

(a) Upon a finding by a two-thirds vote of the commission that the operation of this chapter has not tended to effectuate its declared purposes, the commission may recommend to the secretary that the operation of this chapter be suspended. However, the suspension shall not become…

Prior to any referendum resulting from a petition filed in accordance with Section 75173, the petitioners shall deposit with the director an amount that the director deems necessary to defray the expenses of preparing the necessary lists and information and conducting the referen…

(a) After the effective date of suspension of the operation of this chapter and of the commission, the operations of the commission shall be concluded and any and all remaining funds held by the commission, collected by assessment and not required to defray the expenses of conclu…

Upon suspension of the operation of this chapter and of the commission, the commission shall mail a copy of the notice of suspension to all handlers affected by the suspension whose names and addresses are on file. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1093, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, …

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Nutrition Incentives Act. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 442, Sec. 2. (AB 1321) Effective January 1, 2016.)

The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program is hereby established in the Office of Farm to Fork for purposes of encouraging the purchase and consumption of California fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables by directly linking California fresh fruit, nut, and vegetable producers wi…

For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Consumer incentive program” means a program administered by a qualified entity that increases the purchasing value of a nutrition benefit client’s benefits when the benefits are used to purchase California …

(a) The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Account is hereby created in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to collect matching funds from the federal Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grant Program (7 U.S.C. Sec. 7517), if available, and from other public and private s…

The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program shall be administered in accordance with all of the following: (a) Subject to the regulations adopted by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the federal Agr…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Corner store” means a small-scale store or grocery store, either an independent store or a chain store, that sells a limited selection of foods and other products, and that is located in a low-income ar…

The receipt of a grant under either program established in this chapter shall not preclude an entity from being eligible to receive a grant under the other program. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)