Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

Any person whose certificate has been revoked, suspended, or refused may appeal to the director within 10 days for a hearing. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director shall enforce this chapter and, in accordance with the provisions of Section 14200, may make and enforce such regulations which relate to the manufacture, sale, and use of livestock drugs as he may deem necessary to carry out this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch…

All money which is received under this chapter shall be paid into the Department of Agriculture Fund. Any money in the Department of Agriculture Fund which is derived under this chapter and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14901) of this division may be expended for the adminis…

The provisions of this chapter shall be controlling over those of any other provisions of law which are in conflict with them. No act or thing which is authorized or permitted by this chapter shall be in violation of any other provisions of law. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Meat, meat food products, poultry, and poultry products are an important source of the nation’s total supply of food. It is essential in the public interest that the health and welfare of consumers be protected by assuring that meat, meat food products, slaughtered poultry, and p…

It is the objective of this chapter to provide for meat and poultry products inspection programs that will impose and enforce requirements with respect to intrastate operations and commerce that are at least equal to those imposed and enforced under the Federal Meat Inspection Ac…

The regulations which are adopted pursuant to this chapter shall conform, so far as possible, to the rules, regulations, and standards of the United States Department of Agriculture which govern the inspection, preparation, and processing of livestock and livestock products and p…

This chapter applies to any person, establishment, animal, or article regulated under the federal acts only to the extent provided for in the federal acts. The exemptions provided in the federal acts are, however, applicable to this chapter insofar as they are not contrary to thi…

If slaughtering or carcass preparation or processing of any meat, meat products, poultry, or poultry product is conducted in an establishment where state inspection is maintained, at hours considered overtime for state employees, or on legal holidays, the owner or operator of the…

The director may cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States in administration of this chapter to effectuate the purposes stated in Sections 18691 and 18692, accept federal assistance for that purpose and spend public funds of this state appropriated for admi…

The director may do all of the following: (a) Recommend to the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States for appointment to the advisory committees provided for in the federal acts, such officials or employees of the department as the director shall designate. (b) Serve as th…

Venting a brand consists of rebranding a branded animal, by the owner of the animal, for the purpose of voiding his prior brand. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

A vent brand may be applied on the loin of an animal which corresponds to the side the owner’s registered brand. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Only the owner’s recorded brand may be used as a vent. Recordings shall not be issued which allow the use of any other brand as a vent. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director may authorize as many approved milk inspection services as may be necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this division and the regulations for its enforcement. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director shall supervise the operation of all approved milk inspection services in the enforcement of this division and the regulations which are adopted by him or her. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 101, Sec. 45.)

The director may adopt regulations for the proper enforcement of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director, at least once each month, shall report to the Controller the total amount of money which is collected under Section 33294. He or she shall, at the same time, pay into the State Treasury the entire amount of the receipts which shall be credited to the Department of F…

An advisory committee shall be established to assist the director in the administration of this chapter. The members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by the director and may hold office at the pleasure of the director. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 927.)

The members of the advisory committee shall include persons representing producers, milk products plants, approved milk inspection services personnel, and the public generally. The advisory committee shall consist of such number of members as the director finds is necessary to as…

A member of the advisory committee shall not receive a salary. The director may authorize the reimbursement for any actual expenses incurred while engaged in performing the duties authorized by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 927.)

Dry curd cottage cheese is a food that complies with Section 133.129 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 95, Sec. 23. Effective June 6, 1994.)

Cottage cheese is a food that complies with Section 133.128 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Lowfat cottage cheese is a food that complies with Section 133.131 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 95, Sec. 23. Effective June 6,…

For the purposes of this article, dry curd cottage cheese or cottage cheese made from goat’s milk are special varieties of cheese. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 329, Sec. 3. Effective August 21, 1997.)

If dry curd cottage cheese or cottage cheese is made from certified raw milk, it shall be labeled as being made from certified raw milk. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 329, Sec. 4. Effective August 21, 1997.)

The packaging of dry curd cottage cheese or cottage cheese, and the addition of milk products to dry curd cottage cheese to make cottage cheese shall take place only in a licensed milk products plant. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 329, Sec. 5. Effective August 21, 1997.)

The State Director of Health Services shall be charged with the enforcement of this chapter and for that purpose he shall have all the powers heretofore conferred upon the Director of Agriculture. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252.)

The State Director of Health Services, for the purpose of enforcing this chapter, may do all of the following: (a) Enter and inspect every place within the state where canned fruits or vegetables, including olives, are canned, stored, shipped, delivered for shipment, or sold, and…

“Board” means the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 730, Sec. 4. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)

“Industry members” means cottonseed oil crushers, handlers of raw cotton fiber, and cotton ginners or employees thereof. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 592. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)

“Handlers of raw cotton fiber” or “merchant” means any person or organization that is primarily engaged in the business of buying and selling spot cotton or forward contract cotton. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 189, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative on …

“Cotton ginning organization” means any person or organization owning or operating one or more cotton gins. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 592. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)

“District” means the “San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District” which is comprised of all the counties in the San Joaquin Valley where cotton is produced. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 730, Sec. 5. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)

“Delinter” means any person who, by any means or method, causes the short fibers to be removed from the seed coat of cottonseed. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 161, Sec. 6. Effective July 15, 1987. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)

“Cotton growers” or “growers” means any person in the district who produces, or causes to be produced, cotton for market. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 189, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)

“Handlers of whole cottonseed” means any person or organization that is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or processing whole cottonseed. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 189, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Se…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)

“Records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other data, whether in written, magnetic, or electronic form, that pertain to matters relating to this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2009.)

“Certification” means certification pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 55070). (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)

“Chapter” means any provision of the California Rice Certification Act of 2000, and includes any amendments to and regulations adopted pursuant to that act. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2009.)

“Characteristics of commercial impact” means characteristics that may adversely affect the marketability of rice in the event of commingling with other rice and may include, but are not limited to, those characteristics that cannot be visually identified without the aid of specia…

“Commission” means the California Rice Commission created pursuant to Chapter 9.5 (commencing with Section 71000) of Part 2 of Division 22. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)

“Committee” refers to the committee established under Section 55020. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)

“Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2009.)

“Handle” means to engage in the business of being a handler. (Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2009.)

“Handler” means any person engaged in this state in the business of offering for sale or selling rice. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2009.)