Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

The officer may affix to any lot which is held pursuant to Section 25557 a tag or notice which warns that the lot is held and states the reasons for which it is held. It is unlawful for any person, except an authorized enforcing officer, to detach, alter, deface, or destroy any s…

The officer by whom any lot of poultry meat is held shall cause a notice of noncompliance to be served upon the person in possession of the lot. The notice of noncompliance shall include a description of the lot, the place where and the reasons for which it is held, and shall giv…

If the person served is not the sole owner of the lot of poultry meat, or does not have authority as agent for the owner to bring the lot into compliance, such person shall notify the officer by whom such lot is held, in writing, of the names and addresses of the owner and every …

If the lot of poultry meat is not reconditioned or the deficiency otherwise corrected so as to bring it into compliance within the time which is specified in the notice, the enforcing officer shall cause a copy of the notice of noncompliance to be served upon every person that is…

Any notice which is required by this chapter may be served personally or by mail addressed to the person to be served at his last known address. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The enforcing officer, with the written consent of every person that is served, may destroy the lot of poultry meat or otherwise abate the nuisance. If any such person fails or refuses to give such consent, the enforcing officer shall proceed as provided in Sections 25564 and 255…

If the lot of poultry meat that is held is perishable or subject to rapid deterioration, the enforcing officer may file a verified petition in superior court to destroy the lot or otherwise abate the nuisance. The petition shall show the condition of the lot, that the lot is situ…

If the lot of poultry meat which is held is not perishable or subject to rapid deterioration, the enforcing officer shall immediately report the condition of the lot to the director. Within five days from the receipt of such report, the director may file a petition in the superio…

The court may enter judgment ordering that the lot of poultry meat be condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court or relabeled, denatured, or otherwise processed, or sold or released upon such conditions as the court in its discretion may impose to insure that the…

As used in this chapter, “livestock” includes domestic fowls and rabbits. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

All fees for the issuance of dog license tags and all fines collected pursuant to this division shall be paid into the county, city, or city and county treasury, as the case may be, and shall be used as follows: (a) First, to pay fees for the issuance of dog license tags. (b) Sec…

Each such claim for damages is governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940), Division 3.6, Title 1 of the Government Code, except that the claim, as presented, shall be accompanied by the affidavits of two disinterested witnesses execu…

The affidavits shall fix the value of the livestock and establish the fact beyond reasonable doubt that the animal was killed by a dog. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

If a claim is allowed, it shall be paid from the fund which is provided for in this chapter in the same manner as other claims against the county are paid. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) Any county, city, or city and county may, by ordinance, elect to utilize the provisions of this section in lieu of Sections 30653 and 30654. (b) The claim for damages to livestock, in addition to being governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing wi…

(a) “Fair,” or “state-designated fairground,” referred to in this division, means the California Exposition and State Fair in the City of Sacramento and those fairs specified in Sections 3102, 3103, and 3104 that may receive financial support or are otherwise governed pursuant to…

The district agricultural associations and their locations are as follows: (a) District 1 is the County of Alameda. (b) District 1-A is the County of San Mateo and the City and County of San Francisco, held in the City of Daly City. (c) District 2 is the County of San Joaquin, he…

The county fairs and their locations are as follows: (a) The Alameda County Fair, held in the City of Pleasanton. (b) The Butte County Fair, held in the City of Gridley. (c) The El Dorado County Fair, held in the City of Placerville. (d) The Humboldt County Fair, held in the City…

The citrus fruit fairs and their locations are as follows: (a) The Cloverdale Citrus Fair, held in the City of Cloverdale. (b) The National Orange Show, held in the City of San Bernardino. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 559, Sec. 35. (AB 2143) Effective January 1, 2025.)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that district agricultural associations, county fairs, citrus fruit fairs, and the California Exposition and State Fair, collectively known as the network of California fairs, are a valuable community resource, and recognizes that local busi…

The provisions of this chapter, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing code provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations thereof, and not as new enactments. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 559, Sec. 35. (AB 2143) …

(a) This chapter only applies to a county that has a population of less than 100,000 persons as of January 1, 2000, and to cities within that county. A county whose population exceeds 100,000 persons in a year subsequent to January 1, 2000, shall be subject to Chapter 1 (commenci…

(a) A spaying or neutering deposit may be either of the following: (1) A portion of the adoption fee or other fees rendered in acquiring the cat, which will enable the adopter to take the cat for spaying or neutering to a veterinarian with whom the public animal control agency or…

(a) (1) If a recipient fails to comply with the spaying or neutering agreement within 30 business days after the agreement is signed, the recipient shall forfeit the sterilization deposit and is subject to a fine pursuant to Section 31763. (2) An animal control officer, humane of…

(a) (1) A person who commits any violation of subdivision (b) is subject to a civil penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50) on a first violation of subdivision (b), and a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) on any second or subsequent violation of subdi…

Local ordinances concerning the adoption or placement procedures of any animal shelter shall be at least as restrictive as this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 747, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1999. Operative January 1, 2000, by Sec. 9 of Ch. 747.)

(a) A public animal shelter shall not charge an adoption fee for a cat if the person adopting the cat presents to the public animal shelter a current and valid driver’s license or identification card with the word “VETERAN” printed on its face pursuant to Section 12811 of the Veh…

Whenever a county, or a city that is within a county to which this chapter applies, requires cat license tags, the tag shall be issued for one-half or less of the fee required for a cat, if a certificate is presented from a licensed veterinarian that the cat has been spayed or ne…

The California Exposition and State Fair is hereby created as a separate independent entity in state government. The California Exposition and State Fair shall be governed by its board of directors. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 694, Sec. 1.6. Effective January 1, 1998.)

(a) The governing body of the California Exposition and State Fair shall be an 11-member board of directors. The directors shall be residents of California and shall be appointed as follows: (1) Nine directors shall be appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate. The…

The board may annually select a chairperson from among the directors. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1148.)

The directors shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1148.)

Any director who misses three consecutive regular meetings of the board without permission of the board shall be deemed to have resigned from the board. A director may be removed for cause by the Governor, upon recommendation of the board. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1148.)

The board may appoint advisory committees. Advisory committees may provide information and advice to the board with respect to the operations and management of the California Exposition and State Fair or such other matters as the board deems appropriate. The California State Fair…

The two Members of the Legislature who represent the Assembly and Senate district in which the California Exposition and State Fair facilities are located and the chairperson and vice chairperson of the Joint Committee on Fairs Allocation and Classification shall meet with and, e…

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, on or after January 1, 1943, apportionments shall be made only to counties or district agricultural associations which received apportionments on the basis of the premiums which were paid at fairs held by them during the calendar year…

Merced, Madera, Santa Cruz, and Solano Counties may each receive an apportionment although they held no fairs in the calendar year 1941 and the agricultural associations of the agricultural districts which comprise such counties each received an apportionment during the calendar …

Marin County may receive an apportionment although that county held no fair in the calendar year 1941 and the agricultural association of the agricultural district of which Marin County is a part received an apportionment during the calendar year 1941. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch…

A district agricultural association of a district created subsequent to January 1, 1943, may receive an apportionment. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

A district agricultural association which did not receive an apportionment on the basis of the premiums which were paid at a fair that was held during the calendar year 1941 may receive an apportionment unless a county whose area lies in whole or in part within the boundaries of …

A district agricultural association which did not receive an apportionment on the basis of the premiums which were paid at a fair that was held by it during the calendar year 1941, may receive an apportionment if the board of supervisors of each county which is in whole or in par…

A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed with the department. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

After the board of supervisors adopts and files the resolution, the county is no longer eligible to receive any apportionment and the district agricultural association which thereby becomes eligible to receive an apportionment shall, for the purpose of determining its maximum bas…

Within one year from and after the date the resolution is adopted, the county shall pay to the district agricultural association the unexpended balance of any money which was previously apportioned to the county. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

No apportionment shall be made for more than one fair in any one year in any county or district. The fair may be operated in one or more seasonal divisions with the approval of the department. The department may approve such method of operation if it finds that savings will accru…

A county or district agricultural association may contract with each other or with a county fair association to hold an agricultural fair without loss of any apportionment to which it otherwise is entitled separately. However, no county or district agricultural association may re…