Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

“Wholesome” means that the poultry or poultry meat is free from all of the following: (a) Physical evidence of any disease which is injurious to human health. (b) Diseases or conditions which have rendered or would render the poultry meat unsuited for human food. (c) Serious dest…

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

“Poultry” means domesticated fowl which is intended for use for human food. It includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Spoilage retardant compound” means any compound, drug, or antibiotic which is added to poultry meat which retards or limits spoilage. Seasonings, spices, or flavorings, such as salt or smoke, are not chemical preservatives. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Restricted use market milk, manufacturing milk, or manufacturing cream shall be sold only for manufacturing purposes and to be converted into some other form or product. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 759, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Restricted use market milk, manufacturing milk, or manufacturing cream shall not be sold for human consumption in a fluid state. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 759, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Restricted use market milk, manufacturing milk, or manufacturing cream shall not be sold in quantities of less than three gallons or in containers of less than three gallons capacity. Pasteurized manufacturing cream shall not be sold in quantities of less than one-half gallon or …

The provisions of Sections 36301, 36302, and 36303 do not apply to milk or cream which is sold by a producer to a milk products plant. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 306.)

Manufacturing milk or manufacturing cream may be repasteurized once. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

As used in this chapter: (a) “Package” includes cartons, wrappers, or other containers which are used for the sale of butter to the retail trade. (b) When “numerals” appear following words which relate to scoring, the numerals represent the score of the butter, 100 being a perfec…

All scoring of butter shall be in the manner which is specified in the regulations which are adopted by the director. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Quality designations shall be affixed on the package in a manner and fashion which is prescribed in the regulations which are adopted by the director. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Notwithstanding Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code, butter purchased from a licensed milk products plant or retail location that is subsequently infused or mixed with medicinal or adult-use cannabis at the premises or location that is not subject to licensing as a…

The department shall promote and protect the agricultural industry of the state. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The department shall also seek to enhance, protect, and perpetuate the ability of the private sector to produce food and fiber in a way that benefits the general welfare and economy of the state. The department shall also seek to maintain the economic well-being of agriculturally…

The department shall prevent fraud and deception in any of the following: (a) Packing or labeling, or in any phase of the marketing, of any agricultural product which is governed by this code. (b) Labeling and marketing of any commodity that is governed by this code, which is sol…

The department shall prevent the introduction and spread of injurious insect or animal pests, plant diseases, and noxious weeds. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The department shall execute the provisions of this code, except as otherwise provided, and of other laws administered by it. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) With the prior approval of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Department of Public Health, the department may reproduce or distribute biological control organisms that are not detrimental to the public health and safety that are known to be useful in reducing o…

The department shall require reports from commissioners. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director may adopt such regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this code which he is directed or authorized to administer or enforce. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director may enter upon any premises to inspect the premises or any plant, appliance, or thing which is on such premises. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department by rule or regulation may provide for the issuance and renewal on a two-year basis of licenses, certificates of registration, or other indicia of authority issued pursuant to this code by the department or any division, office, or…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Food and Agriculture, in cooperation with appropriate county officials and industry representatives, develop mutually satisfactory sources of nonstate funding to augment budget programs in the areas of county agricultural…

(a) The Department of Food and Agriculture shall supply the Department of Water Resources with a forecast that estimates the amount of production of food, fiber, livestock, and other farm products. (b) As part of the forecast, the Department of Food and Agriculture’s assumptions …

The director shall have supervision and control over the commissioners and their deputies or inspectors in the performance of their duties under this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The certificates which are provided for in this chapter are prima facie evidence of the true average soluble solids test of all of the grapes in the lot or load under consideration. The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of proof, but it…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that a diversity of dairy methane management practices, including anaerobic digesters and nondigester dairy methane management strategies, can effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Nondigester dairy methane management strategies inclu…

The secretary may, by regulation, designate as a seed potato certification agency, any person or agency that the secretary finds is qualified to certify seed potatoes as to their variety, quality, and freedom from pests and diseases. The secretary shall consult with the Universit…

Any contract which is made for the purpose of injuring competitors and destroying competition under which the seller of any agricultural product agrees to pay or allow any brokerage charge, rebate, discount, or other credit, except an allowance for variation in quality, condition…

Advertising allotments or discounts by a seller to a buyer for bona fide advertising expenditures, however, are not included within such transactions which are against public policy and void. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

It is a misdemeanor for any person to take any part in any transaction which is declared by this article to be against public policy and void whether as seller, buyer, buyer’s agent, employee, or subsidiary. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Except as otherwise provided in Section 6502, 6504, 6506, or 6924, it is unlawful for any person to receive or bring into any county or locality of the state from another county or locality within the state any nursery stock, or any other plant, appliance, or thing subject to a f…

Any shipment of less than five pounds of agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed, or comprised of packages of less than three pounds of each kind of such seed, is exempt from the requirements of this article. The shipping permit which would be required by Article 2 (commencing wi…

Except as provided in Sections 6505, 6506, and 6923 any shipment of nursery stock which is moved from one county or locality to another county or locality which is accompanied by a valid nursery stock certificate or is sold at retail and delivered to the purchaser at a licensed s…

The commissioner may waive the exemption in Section 6504 by written notice to the director designating the kind of nursery stock, and the pest that may be transmitted thereby, which shall be held for inspection as provided in Section 6501, upon arrival in the county or locality d…

Any shipment of seed from an origin inspected warehouse is exempt from the requirements of this article. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 288.)

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Grapes produced in California for fresh human consumption compose one of the major agricultural crops of California, and the production and marketing of these grapes affects the economy, welfare, standard of living, and…

Notwithstanding other laws to the contrary, in the event a commodity or marketing agreement or marketing order under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Agriculture or other appropriate federal agency, is created by referendum or under the applicable laws and proc…

This chapter shall be known as the Ketchum Act. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 272.)

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

“Animal,” “livestock,” or “domestic animal,” includes poultry. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

“Poultry” includes all domesticated fowl and any wild fowl or bird which is reduced to captivity. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The department may enter into any cooperative arrangement with the United States Department of Agriculture to undertake brucellosis control pursuant to this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

To carry out the provisions of this chapter, any duly authorized representative of the department or of the United States Department of Agriculture, may enter upon any premises except dwelling houses. No person shall interfere with the representative while he is enforcing the pro…

The department may use the services of official veterinarians or contract with accredited veterinarians to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)