Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

Every license shall expire on the last day of the calendar year for which it is issued. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) Application for renewal of a license accompanied by a fee of one hundred dollars ($100) shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year for which the license was issued. (b) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is re…

(a) Applicants for renewal who have not paid the renewal fee by the expiration date of the license shall be assessed a twenty-five dollar ($25) penalty. Failure to pay the renewal fee plus the penalty within 90 days of expiration shall cause a revocation of a license. (b) This se…

If a license lapses for two calendar years, it is not subject to renewal. Any application for the renewal of such license shall be considered a new application. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director shall, after the written and oral examination and demonstration which are prescribed by Section 25059, issue to any person who passes the examination and is otherwise qualified a license to inspect poultry meat for wholesomeness. If an applicant for a license to insp…

The written and oral examination and demonstration which are required by Section 25058 shall show the applicant’s ability to understand laws and regulations which pertain to poultry meat inspection and his knowledge of all of the following: (a) Conditions which affect wholesomene…

The director shall, from time to time, arrange for the conducting of schools of instruction for poultry meat inspectors. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director may, after hearing, refuse to issue a license or renew a license and he may suspend or revoke any license for any violation of, or failure to comply with, any provision of this chapter or the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it. The director may suspend temp…

Any proceedings under Section 25061 shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The director shall have all the powers which are granted in that chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections 25053, 25055, and 25056 shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. (b) All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections 25053, 25055, and 25056 shall be used for the enf…

Any person that violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation which is adopted pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Butter which is sold to the retail trade shall be labeled with the name and address of the manufacturer, the wholesale distributor, or the retailer. The following words shall appear above the name: (a) The words “manufactured by” if the name of the manufacturer is given. (b) The …

Butter which is sold to the retail trade shall be labeled with the words “pasteurized” or “raw,” as the case may be. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 306.)

Notwithstanding any other provisions which are contained in this chapter and in lieu of such determinations by the commissioner, the director may make determinations of the average percentage of soluble solids in the juice of fresh grapes and certify, by the issuance of a certifi…

In order to prevent fraud and deception in any transaction which involves fresh grapes for wine and byproducts purposes, when the percentage of rot or foreign material has any effect on the amount of the purchase price, the determination of such percentage shall be made by the di…

When any transaction involves fresh grapes for wine and byproducts purposes, the purchaser shall notify the seller, in writing, prior to delivery, of the conditions relating to soluble solids, rot, and foreign materials affecting the purchase price to be paid for such grapes. (Ad…

For the purpose of carrying out this article, the director may establish necessary regulations, including reasonable fees which are to be charged for the services and for the acceptance of advance fees to effectuate the determination. Any fees which are so established shall be ba…

Any money which is received pursuant to this article shall be paid into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to be expended in carrying out this article. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 101, Sec. 54.)

It is unlawful for any person to use or dispose of any fruits, nuts, or vegetables for which a permit has been issued, in any manner or for any purpose except the manner or purpose for which such permit was issued, unless he is specifically authorized in writing to do so by an en…

It is unlawful for any person who has been issued a valid permit pursuant to regulations established by the director to sell, buy, receive, transport, deliver, or cause to be transported, or for any person to transport unless such a permit accompanies the vehicle which is transpo…

It is unlawful for any person to sell or offer for transportation or delivery any fruits, nuts, or vegetables which fail to conform to the standards of this division to any person that is required to have a permit pursuant to Section 43332 unless such person has such permit. (Ena…

(a) The department may, with the approval of the Governor, cooperate with officials of the United States Department of Agriculture or with officials of other states in the conduct of pest or disease investigations outside of this state in the interest of the protection of the agr…

(a) The director may enter into cooperative agreements with individuals, associations, boards of supervisors, and with departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, or commissions of this state or of the United States for the purpose of eradicating, controlling, or destroying any infe…

The director may arrange for the services of any individual employed by the United States, the state, or a county on a collaborative basis and allow him a reasonable fee and necessary expenses which are incurred when serving the department in a collaborative capacity. (Enacted by…

The director may enter into cooperative agreements with departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, or commissions of the United States for the purpose of administering meat or poultry meat inspection programs to protect the public from uninspected, adulterated, or misbranded meat a…

(a) The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, and with boards, bureaus, commissions, or departments of this state or of the United States, for the purpose of administering compensation, conservation, disaster assistance, economic assistance, educa…

Notwithstanding Section 482, the secretary may not enter into a cooperative agreement with a county of the first class, as defined in Section 28022 of the Government Code, for agricultural inspector services, if the cooperative agreement requires that the county provide year-roun…

(a) There is hereby levied and imposed upon all fresh grapes shipped during each marketing season an assessment as fixed by the commission at that amount determined by the commission as reasonably necessary to pay all obligations incurred or to be incurred in accordance with this…

A shipper shall keep a complete and accurate record of all fresh grapes shipped by the shipper and the producer. The records shall be in simple form and contain the information prescribed by the commission. The records shall be preserved for a period of two years and shall be off…

Every shipper shall, at such times as the commission may by rule or regulation require, file with the commission a return, under oath, on forms to be prescribed and furnished by the commission, stating the quantity of fresh grapes shipped by him during the period or periods of ti…

All information obtained by the commission from shippers shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except when required by a court order in a judicial proceeding involving this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 614, Sec. 35. (AB 482) Effective January 1, 2026.)

All assessments imposed by this chapter shall be due and payable and shall be paid to the commission by each shipper. The commission shall, by rule or regulations, prescribe the time and method of payment thereof. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1467.)

All such assessments shall be paid to the commission by the shipper first shipping such fresh grapes. Every shipper is authorized to collect such assessments from a producer, and shall deduct the assessment from any moneys owed to any such producer. Every shipper shall be primari…

Except as otherwise provided in Section 9595, if any animal or property is destroyed pursuant to Section 9569, the owner of the animal or property shall be paid an amount of money as provided in Section 9593. (Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 599.)

The state may contribute toward the payment for the animal or property destroyed if either of the following occurs: (a) The United States agrees to share equally in the payment. (b) The State Veterinarian finds that the failure to dispose of the animal, animal product, or propert…

(a) The value of the animal or property prior to its destruction for which contribution is made pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 9592 shall be determined by an appraisal process agreed upon by the secretary of the Department of Food and Agriculture and the Secretary of the …

The department may pay from any money which is available for the support of the department all sums that are due or to become due from the state to owners of animals or property which is taken, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of pursuant to any provision of this code that relate…

Indemnity payments provided by this division shall not be paid for any animal or property which is taken, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of pursuant to any provision of this code that relates to the control, prevention, or eradication of disease, if the owner is in violation of…

The department may, after hearing, establish and maintain brucellosis control areas within this state. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The department shall examine and test such cattle for brucellosis in any brucellosis control area as the director may specify, as often as may be deemed necessary to qualify and maintain such area within the standards of certification which are adopted by the United States Depart…

All owners of cattle which are subject to examination and testing for brucellosis within a brucellosis control area shall, upon request of the department, provide the necessary facilities for collecting such samples of blood or milk as may be deemed necessary to conduct tests for…

If any owner or person that is in charge of cattle, after 10 days’ written notice by the department, refuses properly to confine in corrals, stanchions, or chutes, any cattle within a brucellosis control area which are required to be tested and identified pursuant to this chapter…

Any expense which is incurred by the department pursuant to Section 10384 is a lien upon the cattle which are tested and identified. Unless the amount of the lien is paid within 10 days after written notice of the amount of the lien has been given by the department to the owner o…

The director shall, by regulation, designate the conditions under which cattle may be moved into a brucellosis control area. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

It is unlawful for any person to refuse to submit any cattle which are required to be tested pursuant to this chapter, for the collection of milk or blood samples, or to refuse to submit any milk samples which are necessary for the testing of cattle for brucellosis pursuant to th…

For purposes of this chapter, “pesticide” has the same meaning as specified in Section 12753. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 688, Sec. 1. (AB 1963) Effective January 1, 2025.)