Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

All poultry meat which is condemned for human food shall be disposed of pursuant to the regulations. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Poultry meat may be passed for further processing in a plant which is licensed pursuant to this part. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Butter which is received in this state by brokers, jobbers, and other persons that receive butter in cubes, tubs, firkins, or other bulk packages shall be labeled with all of the following: (a) The name and address of the manufacturer. (b) The date on which the butter was manufac…

The markings shall remain on the packages until the butter which is contained in the packages is cut and wrapped for the retail trade. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The name of any city, county, or other geographical designation, or any word which may be pronounced the same as any city, county, or other geographical designation, except the address of the manufacturer, wholesale distributor, or retailer, whose name is printed on any package o…

This article does not prohibit the use of a trademark or brand which has a geographical name if it was copyrighted or registered in the office of the Secretary of State of this state prior to Janaury 1, 1923. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

There is in the department a Wine Grape Inspection Advisory Committee consisting of eight wine producers and eight wine grape growers appointed by the director. The director shall appoint one additional member to the committee, who may be a public member. The members of the commi…

The Legislature hereby declares that it intends that the wine producers and wine grape growers appointed to the Wine Grape Inspection Advisory Committee pursuant to this article shall represent and further the interests of the grape industry. The Legislature also declares that th…

The term of office of each member of the committee is three years. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 92, Sec. 2. Effective May 11, 1990.)

The members of the committee, alternate members when acting as members or when requested to perform certain actions by the committee, and subcommittee members, may be reimbursed, upon request, for necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties. (Repealed a…

The members of the committee, or their voting alternates, consisting of at least five producers and five processors, shall constitute a quorum. Any action of the committee shall require not less than five affirmative votes of the processor members and five affirmative votes of th…

The committee shall select a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members, and other officers as it deems necessary. The committee may adopt such regulations as it deems necessary for the conduct of its meetings and functions to carry out the objectives of this artic…

The director may require an entity to correct or cease any activity or function that is determined by the director not to be in the public interest or in violation of this chapter, and shall notify the entity in writing of these specific acts. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 319, Sec.…

The director shall reimburse the entity for its actual and necessary expenses upon receipt of an approved invoice. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 319, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1993.)

(a) The committee shall be advisory to the director on all matters pertaining to this chapter and certification of the quality of grapes used for processing pursuant to Section 40531 and shall make recommendations concerning the inspection and certification services rendered, inc…

(a) In order to operate economically and reduce expenses that may adversely impact persons subject to this chapter, the committee may, on or before January 15 of any year, request the director to utilize an appropriate entity, rather than personnel of the department, to supply th…

The director may provide rules and procedures to be used by the entity in administering this chapter. The procedures may include: (a) Employment, training, supervision, and compensation of inspectors. (b) Use of existing, and acquisition of, additional equipment and supplies. (Ad…

The committee shall not recommend and the director shall not utilize, an entity a majority of whose officers and employees are persons regulated by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 319, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.)

The entity shall keep an accurate record of expenses incurred in performing its responsibilities. Those records shall be available for audit during regular business hours upon request of the director. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 319, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1993.)

The committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson or at the request to the director of any three members of the committee. The committee shall meet at least once a year. The meetings of the committee shall be held at locations in California which will tend to ensure industr…

The director shall appoint an alternate member for each committee member. In making the appointments, the director shall appoint a wine producer as the alternate for each wine producer member and a wine grape grower as the alternate for each wine grape grower member, and shall co…

Alternate members shall serve at committee meetings only in the absence of the member for whom they are designated as the alternate. (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 92, Sec. 2. Effective May 11, 1990.)

(a) The director, in consultation with the University of California and the California State University, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a public or private program, or a combination thereof, for the development of new grape-based products and their uses …

Pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 821, it is the intent of the Legislature that programs at the University of California designed to promote research on, and facilitate adoption of, sustainable agricultural practices, including, but not limited to, research, teaching, and ou…

Pursuant to Section 500 and subdivision (d) of Section 821, the Legislature requests that the Regents of the University of California do both of the following: (a) Provide adequate and ongoing funding to programs at the University of California designed to promote research on, an…

The commission may, if it believes a violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation has occurred, or in the event of nonpayment of any assessment, bring an action in its name for collection of such assessment, civil penalties or for injunctive relief, including specific perf…

(a) A person aggrieved by an action of the commission may file a grievance with the commission or a duly authorized committee of the commission designated for that purpose. An appeal from a decision of the commission may be made to the secretary. The secretary shall review the re…

Any person subject to this chapter and allegedly aggrieved hereby or by any rule, or order of the commission shall comply with and exhaust the appeal procedure prescribed, in accordance with this chapter, by the rules and regulations of the commission, before application to any c…

An action by the commission for a violation of this chapter shall be commenced within two years from the date of discovery of the alleged violation. An action against the commission by a person shall be commenced within two years from the date of the act of which the person compl…

Venue for actions commenced by the commission may be established at the domicile or place of business of the defendant or in the county of the principal office of the commission. The commission may be sued only in the county of its principal office. (Repealed and added by Stats. …

It shall be a misdemeanor for: (a) Any person to violate or aid in the violation of any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation of the commission. (b) Any person to willfully render or furnish a false or fraudulent report, statement or record required by the commissio…

Agents of the commission, upon specific written authorization signed by the chairman or secretary of the commission, shall have the right to inspect the premises, books, records, documents and all other instruments of any carrier, railroad, truck, boat, grower, shipper, dealer or…

Except as otherwise provided in Section 9571, every horse, mule, or other animal which is affected with dourine, as shown by a complement-fixation test, is a public nuisance, and shall be immediately destroyed under the direction and supervision of the department. No indemnity sh…

Any bovine animal in a brucellosis control area that reacts positively to a test for brucellosis shall immediately be identified pursuant to the regulations of the secretary. The animal shall be slaughtered within 30 days in accordance with the regulations of the secretary. (Amen…

The value of an animal which is slaughtered shall be determined by appraisement by a representative of the department or a representative of the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and by the owner or his agent. If such persons do not agr…

Within 30 days after the appraisal of the animal, it shall be slaughtered under the supervision of the director. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Where it is necessary to prevent the spread within this state of bovine brucellosis, the director may provide for the slaughter of animals. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

If an animal is slaughtered pursuant to this article, and indemnity funds are available, the owner of the animal may receive part or all of the following: (a) The proceeds of the sale of the salvage of the animal. (b) From the United States Department of Agriculture, any sum that…

Indemnity shall not be paid to any person in any of the following cases: (a) For any steer or grade bull that is determined to be a reactor. (b) For any bovine animal that is brought into a brucellosis control area, that reacts to a brucellosis test which is applied within 90 day…

(a) The owner of a herd that is subject to subdivision (h) or (i) of Section 10406 may appeal to the director in writing, on a form as prescribed by the director, for continuation of indemnity payments. (b) Upon a determination that the herd owner was in full compliance with the …

A subsequent payment of indemnity shall not be made to any person in any of the following cases: (a) Unless the provisions of this chapter have been fully complied with for each and every bovine animal that is added to his herd. (b) Unless and until the premises are maintained in…

Poultry meat shall not be packed, repacked, cut up, recut, or sold unless each container or each carcass is marked in the manner which is required by this chapter and the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

A poultry meat inspector shall place or cause to be placed a mark on each carcass or container of poultry meat before the poultry meat is removed from a poultry plant. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The marks which are required by this article are in addition to those required by Section 24802 but may be in combination with such marks. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director shall determine by regulation the official design of the marks which are required by this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Each poultry plant shall submit samples of the proposed method of use of the design of a mark to the director. The method shall be approved by the director before it is used. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)