Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

The secretary shall, after 30 days’ public notice of the hearing, and after five days’ written notice to any approved milk inspection service that is concerned, hold a hearing on the protest. The secretary may deny, postpone, or consolidate hearings for good cause. The secretary …

Upon the completion of hearing, the secretary may establish a reasonable fee for the inspection that is the subject of the protest. Thereafter until the order of the secretary is revoked, suspended, or amended, the producer, notwithstanding any other provision of this article, is…

A county shall not, through an approved milk inspection service or otherwise, levy or collect any fee or tax for the purpose of inspecting any milk or dairy product on any truck or other vehicle or during transportation of that milk or dairy product. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. …

A referendum of all cotton growers within the district shall be conducted if a petition, signed by not less than 5 percent of the cotton growers in the district, is submitted to the secretary, which calls for a referendum pertaining to the operation of this chapter. (Amended by S…

This chapter shall remain operative if either of the following conditions is met: (a) Not less than 65 percent of the cotton growers certified by the secretary who voted in the referendum, voted in favor of this chapter, and those cotton growers so voting represent at least a maj…

Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate such a referendum. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 592. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)

If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in Section 52932, he or she shall so certify and give notice of that favorable vote to the cotton growers in the district. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 189, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally i…

If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in Section 52932, the secretary shall so certify and declare all provisions of this chapter inoperative. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 189, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative on …

In addition to Section 52931, the board may hold a referendum whenever the board proposes changes to the Acala or Pima quality standard as provided in Section 52891. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 189, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014…

A referendum shall be held if the board proposes to implement promotion and research funding as provided in Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 52951) of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 189, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2…

The board may call for a referendum at any time. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 592. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.)

Every person engaged in this state in the production or handling of rice to be identified as certified pursuant to this chapter, shall register with the commission or its designate prior to the first sale of rice so identified, and shall thereafter annually renew the registration…

Registration shall be on a form developed by the commission, or developed by its designate and approved by the commission, and shall be valid for one rice producing season. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)

Rice certified pursuant to this chapter shall be labeled as follows or with substantially similar language: “THIS LOT OF RICE CERTIFIED (accurate identification of specified attribute) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA RICE CERTIFICATION ACT OF 2000.” The label shall also include…

This chapter shall apply to all rice sold as certified pursuant to this chapter within the state, wherever produced or handled, and to all rice produced or handled in the state, wherever sold as certified, pursuant to this chapter; except that in lieu of registration under this c…

Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any order, rule, or regulation issued or issuable by the Public Utilities Commission or the Interstate Commerce Commission with respect to the operation of common carriers. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)

In any civil or criminal action or proceeding for violation of the so-called Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), the Unfair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 17000) of Part 2 of D…

The commission shall reimburse to the director all expenses incurred by the director in carrying out his duties and responsibilities under this chapter, except for the expenses incurred for any action under Section 66561.4. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 434.)

This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any section, clause, or part of this chapter is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid as applied to any person or as applied under certain circumstances, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this ch…

The director may gather and compile information, and investigate the organization, business, conduct, practices, management, and the relation to other persons of any person subject to this chapter engaged in intrastate commerce. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1385.)

The director may require, by general or special orders, persons subject to this chapter engaged in intrastate commerce, to file with him, in such form as he may prescribe, annual or special, reports or answers in writing to specific questions, furnishing such information as he ma…

For the purpose of this chapter, the director shall at all reasonable times have access to examine and to copy any documentary evidence of any person being investigated or proceeded against, and may require by subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production …

Attendance of witnesses, and the production of documentary evidence, may be required at any designated place of hearing. In case of disobedience to a subpoena the director may invoke the aid of any superior court designated in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses a…

The superior court within the jurisdiction of which such inquiry is carried on may, in case of contumacy or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to any person, issue an order requiring such person to appear before the director or to produce documentary evidence if so ordered, or to …

The director may order testimony to be taken by deposition in any proceeding or investigation pending under this chapter at any stage of such proceeding or investigation. Such depositions may be taken before any person designated by the director and having power to administer oat…

Witnesses summoned before the director shall be paid the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the superior court of this state, and witnesses whose depositions are taken and the persons taking the same shall be entitled to the same fees as are paid for such services i…

No person shall be excused from attending and testifying, or from producing books, papers, schedules of charges, contracts, agreements, or other documentary evidence before the director or in obedience to the subpoena of the director, whether such subpoena be signed or issued by …

Every person that is engaged in the production of milk outside the jurisdiction of an approved milk inspection service and every person engaged in the processing, manufacture, or distribution of milk, milk products, or products resembling milk products, in the cleaning or sanitiz…

(a) Every milk products plant or milk handler that purchases, or otherwise acquires possession or control of, milk directly from producers shall deduct from payments that are due producers for milk, and shall pay to the secretary, the fee, not to exceed the reasonable costs of th…

The inspection fee is payable during the first week of January, April, July, and October of each year. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

(a) Every producer shall pay an inspection fee not to exceed twelve cents ($0.12) per hundredweight of the first 482,000 pounds only on milk produced by him or her during the quarter year preceding the date the inspection fee becomes due and payable or two hundred fifty dollars (…

The secretary shall fix the inspection fees for each person, as provided for in Section 33291, not to exceed actual directly related costs for inspection. The basis for fees established for each person specified in Section 33291 shall not include any costs for inspection function…

The secretary shall make, and maintain, written findings upon which inspection fees are fixed pursuant to Sections 33294 and 33295. The written findings shall be readily available to any interested person for examination. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 584, Sec. 17. Effective Janua…

Any person subject to inspection fees provided for in Section 33291 may file with the secretary a written protest as to the reasonableness of any inspection fee that is levied and collected from those persons. The secretary shall, after 30 days’ notice, hold a hearing on the prot…

The secretary shall establish plan review fees for sanitary design and construction review activities relating to milk product plants and frozen milk product plants pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 33701). The fees shall not exceed the actual direct costs required t…

(a) Any person who has cottonseed delinted for planting purposes under this chapter, shall annually pay to the secretary an assessment in an amount not to exceed six dollars ($6) per hundredweight on the undelinted weight of the cottonseed. (b) Cottonseed delinters, by June 15th …

The assessment shall be used exclusively for enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, and the board functions including cotton variety testing and related administrative expenses. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 592. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in…

The secretary, after investigation and due notice, may fix the annual assessment provided under Section 52941 at a lesser amount that would provide sufficient funds to defray the board and enforcement costs incurred in administering this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 136,…

The assessment shall be paid to the secretary within one calendar month after July 1 of each year, for cottonseed delinted in the preceding fiscal year or portion of a fiscal year beginning July 1, except that no assessment shall be paid by any person or organization for any cott…

All moneys that are received by the secretary pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and shall be expended only for the purposes of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 136, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1996. Conditionall…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to handle, advertise, or label rice in violation of this chapter. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person engaged in business as a retailer of rice who in good faith handles, labels, or advertises any rice in reliance on the representations…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to certify rice in violation of this chapter. (b) It is unlawful for any person to certify rice unless designated by the commission. (c) It is unlawful for any person to willfully make a false statement or representation, or knowingly fail to dis…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to produce or handle rice sold as certified unless duly registered pursuant to Section 55080. (b) It is unlawful for any person to willfully make a false statement or representation, or knowingly fail to disclose a fact required to be disclosed, …

It is unlawful for any person to forge, falsify, fail to retain, fail to obtain, or fail to disclose records as required by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)

It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to pay any assessments levied pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 579, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)

It is unlawful for any person to plant, produce, process, or handle rice, except in compliance with this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2009.)