Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

If the commissioner determines that only a portion of the shipment is infested or infected with a pest, or that there is reasonable cause to believe that only a portion of the shipment may be so infested or infected, only such portion of the shipment may be destroyed, returned to…

As used in this chapter, the words in the following sections have the following meanings set forth hereafter unless otherwise apparent from the context. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 125. Effective January 1, 2005.)

“Cartwright Act” means the act set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700), Part 2, Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1467.)

“Unfair Practices Act” means the act set forth in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000), Part 2, Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1467.)

“Fresh grapes” also designated “table grapes” means any and all varieties of grapes produced in the State of California shipped for fresh human consumption, but does not include grapes delivered to a processor for processing or grapes processed by a processor or grapes delivered …

“Producer” means a person engaged within this state in the business of producing or causing to be produced for market “fresh grapes.” (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 482) Effective January 1, 2026.)

“Shipper” means any person engaged within this state in shipping fresh grapes, whether as owner, agent, or otherwise. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1467.)

“Processor” and derivatives therefrom, means every person and every plant within this state to whom or to which grapes are delivered for the purpose of drying, dehydrating, canning, pressing, crushing, extracting, cooking, quick freezing, or for use in producing or manufacturing …

“Person” means an individual, firm, corporation, association, or any other business entity, and includes a state agency that engages in any of the commercial activities regulated pursuant to this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 614, Sec. 3. (AB 482) Effective January 1, 202…

“Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 614, Sec. 4. (AB 482) Effective January 1, 2026.)

“Advertising and sales promotion” means, in addition to the ordinarily accepted meaning thereof, trade promotion and activities for the prevention, modification or removal of trade barriers which restrict the free flow of fresh grapes to market and may include the presentation of…

“State” means the State of California. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 614, Sec. 5. (AB 482) Effective January 1, 2026.)

“Commission” means the California Table Grape Commission. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1467.)

“Commissioner” means a person appointed by the secretary pursuant to Section 65550. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 614, Sec. 6. (AB 482) Effective January 1, 2026.)

“Districts” means and includes: (a) District 1, which includes all that area of California south of a line described as beginning at the point of intersection of the shoreline of the Pacific Ocean with the northern boundary line of the County of San Diego; thence northeasterly al…

If the director receives information of the existence of any contagious, infectious, or transmissible disease which affects domestic animals within this state, he shall thoroughly investigate it. In making such an investigation, he may enter any premises and inspect any animal. (…

This chapter does not deprive the regular inspectors who are employed by any chartered or incorporated city, or city and county, after they have passed a civil service meat, market, and poultry inspection examination, of the powers which are granted them by such city, or city and…

Any vaccine which is used pursuant to this chapter shall be procured by the department from a laboratory which is licensed by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. The vaccine, after purchase directly from the laboratory, shall be distr…

It is unlawful for any person, except a federal, state, county, or municipal officer or employee, in his official capacity, or an accredited veterinarian, to buy, possess or use a vaccine or antigen which contains brucella micro-organisms, except pursuant to the regulations of th…

As used in this article, “Compound 1080” means sodium fluoroacetate or any preparation of sodium fluoroacetate. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Except as otherwise provided in this article, it is unlawful for any person to sell, use, or possess any Compound 1080. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Subject to regulations of the director, any of the following persons may sell, use, or possess Compound 1080 for the purposes or uses that are specified: (a) Any federal, state, county, or municipal officer or employee, in his or her official capacity, or any person under the imm…

As used in this article, “board” means the Livestock Identification Advisory Board. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

There is in the department the Livestock Identification Advisory Board, which consists of seven members. The director may appoint one additional member on the board, as provided in Section 20463. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 188.)

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that persons appointed to the Livestock Identification Advisory Board pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the interest of the particular agricultural industries concerned, and that such re…

The director shall appoint the members to the board as follows: (a) Two shall be beef cattle producers. (b) Two shall be dairymen. (c) One shall be engaged in the livestock marketing business. (d) Two shall be operators of registered feedlots. The director may appoint one additio…

In making his selection of the membership of the board, the director shall take into consideration the recommendations of organizations and associations of cattlemen, dairymen, livestock marketing agencies, and general farm organizations. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The term of office of the members of the board is four years. Any vacancy which occurs during an unexpired term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The members of the board shall serve without compensation but are entitled to their traveling expenses in the same amount as is provided for other nonsalaried board and commission members who serve the state. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The board shall assist the director and the Chief of the Bureau of Livestock Identification in the administration and enforcement of Part 1 (commencing with Section 16301) and Part 2 (commencing with Section 17401) of Division 9, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 18351) and Chap…

The members of the board shall confer with all of the following regarding matters which are involved in the administration of the enforcement functions of the Bureau of Livestock Identification: (a) The director and the Chief of the Bureau of Livestock Identification. (b) Livesto…

The board shall make recommendations to the director and to the Chief of the Bureau of Livestock Identification relative to all of the following: (a) Improvements and changes in the administration and enforcement of the hide and brand laws and regulations which are adopted pursua…

The board shall meet at the call of its chairperson. It shall meet at least twice in every calendar year. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 200, Sec. 1. (AB 2483) Effective January 1, 2017.)

The meetings of the board shall be held in the offices of the department at Sacramento, or elsewhere within the state, if necessary for the proper performance of its duties. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The veterinarian shall act under the supervision of the director. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The veterinarian shall enforce throughout the county all of the provisions of this code which relate to the health and sanitary surroundings of livestock, poultry, and rabbits. He shall enforce within unincorporated territory all orders and ordinances of the board of supervisors …

The veterinarian may establish such quarantine, sanitary, and other regulations within his jurisdiction as he deems necessary. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The veterinarian shall attend such meetings as are deemed necessary and advisable by the board of supervisors. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

This chapter, except Section 25128, does not apply to poultry meat which has been inspected and passed for wholesomeness by the United States Department of Agriculture if the immediate container or carcass of the poultry meat bears the official wholesomeness inspection mark of su…

This chapter, except Section 25128, does not apply to poultry meat which bears the official mark of a city, county, or state poultry meat inspection service for wholesomeness in another state which has requirements equal to those provided for in this chapter, if such out-of-state…

(a) This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which is derived from poultry which is produced upon the premises where it is slaughtered if the poultry meat is sold by the producer in any of the following ways: (1) At retail on the premises. (2) At retail by the producer of the …

This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which is derived from poultry which is slaughtered, dressed, and sold on the premises where it is produced for purposes other than resale, if the entire poultry meat output of the producer of such poultry is so sold. (Enacted by Stats. …

Before being offered for either wholesale or retail sale, any whole carcass of poultry meat to which a spoilage retardant compound has been added shall be marked to indicate the retardant which was used. Such marking shall be affixed to the whole carcass of poultry meat or on the…

No whole carcass of poultry meat shall be sold unless it is conspicuously and accurately marked in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Butter is the product made by gathering the fat or fresh or ripened milk or cream into a mass, which also contains a small portion of other milk constituents. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Butter shall be clean and nonrancid and shall contain not less than 80 percent of milk fat. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)