Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

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

“Defoliating” includes killing or artifically accelerating the drying of plant tissues, with or without causing abscission. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Pesticide” includes any of the following: (a) Any spray adjuvant. (b) Any substance, or mixture of substances which is intended to be used for defoliating plants, regulating plant growth, or for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, as defined in Section 127…

“Insect” means any animal within the class of animals which are known as “Insecta” or any similar animal such as a centipede, spider, mite, tick, or louse. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Pest” means any of the following that is, or is liable to become, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural or nonagricultural environment of the state: (a) Any insect, predatory animal, rodent, nematode, or weed. (b) Any form of terrestrial, aquatic, or aerial plant or anima…

“Registrant” means a person that has registered a pesticide and has obtained a certificate of registration from the department. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1997.)

“Regulating plant growth” means the use of any substance or mixture of substances intended, through physiological action, for accelerating or retarding the rate of growth or rate of maturation, or for otherwise altering the behavior of plants or the produce thereof. However, it s…

“Rodent” means all members of the order Rodentia and all rabbits and hares. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Service container” means any container, other than the original labeled container of a registered pesticide provided by the registrant, that is utilized to hold, store, or transport the pesticide or the use-dilution of the pesticide. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 29. Ef…

“Spray adjuvant” means any wetting agent, spreading agent, deposit builder, adhesive, emulsifying agent, deflocculating agent, water modifier, or similar agent, with or without toxic properties of its own, which is intended to be used with another pesticide as an aid to the appli…

“Use-dilution” means a dilution specified on the label or labeling that produces the concentration of the pesticide for a particular purpose or effect. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 31. Effective January 1, 1997.)

“Weed” means any plant which grows where not wanted. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

This part, including the provisions regarding payment of fees, is applicable to all state and county institutions engaging in livestock operations. (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.)

“Packer” means any person that is engaged in any of the following businesses: (a) Buying livestock in commerce for purposes of slaughter. (b) Manufacturing or preparing any meat or meat food product for sale or shipment in commerce. (c) Manufacturing or preparing any livestock pr…

“Stockyard” means any place, establishment, or facility commonly known as stockyards, conducted, or operated for compensation or profit as a public market, consisting of pens, or other inclosures, and their appurtenances, in which live cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goat…

The department may expend in accordance with law all money which is made available for its use. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that this division is enacted in the exercise of the police power of this state for the purpose of protecting the cattle industry of this state from losses of livestock by theft and straying. (b) The Legislature further finds and declares th…

The provisions of this division, including the payment of fees, are applicable to all state and county institutions which are engaging in livestock operations. (Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 938.)

(a) The director shall examine persons who desire to become commissioners or deputy commissioners. He or she may adopt regulations which govern the examinations. Successful candidates shall be given a license which shall be valid for five years unless revoked. (b) The director ma…

(a) The director shall pass upon the qualifications of persons who desire to become county agricultural inspectors and shall issue licenses to successful candidates. (b) The director may charge each candidate a fee to cover the actual cost of providing the license examination. (A…

The director shall issue a license, for any county which has a charter that provides for civil service examination of county agricultural inspectors, to any person who presents a certificate which shows that the person has passed the examination. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 734,…

A commissioner, deputy commissioner, or county agricultural inspector need not be a resident of the county for which he may be chosen. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Prior to entering upon his duties, the commissioner shall file the usual oath, and he shall be required to file an official bond in an amount determined by the board of supervisors, unless he is covered by a master bond pursuant to Section 1481 of the Government Code. (Amended by…

No person shall be eligible for the examination or shall be given or issued a license pursuant to Section 2101, 2102, or 2103 unless he or she possesses a bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college with specialization in one or more appropriate disciplines in the agri…

The director shall publish and make available a registry of persons holding a license pursuant to Section 2101, 2102, or 2103 and Section 12202 of the Business and Professions Code. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 734, Sec. 10. Effective September 18, 1987.)

Any person that desires to use a brand on horses, mules, burros, or sheep shall be governed by the same provisions and procedures with reference to such animals as are made applicable to the branding of cattle in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 20601) of Division 10 of this co…

For the purposes of this article, “brand” also includes a design which is made by applying a super-cold iron that permanently causes white hair growth or a bald mark on the animal. As used in this section, “super-cold iron” means one that is cooled to at least a minus 195 degrees…

Any person that owns a registered cattle brand may use the same brand on the same location on horses, mules, burros, sheep, or swine if it is not in conflict with a previously registered brand. (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.)

“Fowl” includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Growing poultry” means feeding and caring for poultry. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, tagged, stenciled, or branded to show the name and address of the poultry plant where, or the name and address of the distributor in California for whom, the poultry meat was slaughtered, prepared, packed, or re…

“Mislabel” means the placing, or presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, tag, brand, design, inscription, statement, billing, invoice, placard, sign, or other descriptive designation. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“New York dressed fowl” means fowl from which the feathers have been removed and the blood drawn and which is offered for sale as a whole fowl, with the head, feet, and entrails intact. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Poultry” means domesticated fowl and domesticated rabbit which are intended for use for human food. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Poultry meat” means the carcass of poultry or any part of such carcass. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Poultry plant” means any of the following: (a) Any place where poultry is slaughtered, dressed, or drawn. (b) Any place, except a retail store or eating place, where poultry meat or poultry meat food products are cooked, cured, smoked, cut up, recut, packed, or repacked, or othe…

“Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of growing any poultry, which is marketed as poultry meat, for a period of three weeks or more for the purpose of increasing the size and weight of such poultry. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Sanitary” means free from unnecessary dirt, filth, and contamination and free from any other substance or organism which is known to be injurious to human health. (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.)

“Dealer” includes any person that is operating as a poultry retailer, poultry wholesaler, butcher, slaughterer, poultry packer, poultry buyer, or poultry commission merchant. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Place of business” includes any place or building in which, or at which, the business of a poultry dealer is conducted. Any group of buildings used as an integral part of one business shall be considered as one place of business. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Poultry” includes chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and all other fowls or birds which are used for food or production purposes. (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.)

“Adulterated honey” means any honey to which has been added honeydew, glucose, dextrose, molasses, sugar, sugar sirup, invert sugar, or any other similar product except the nectar of floral exudations of plants gathered and stored in the comb by honeybees. (Enacted by Stats. 1967…