Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

“Soilless growing medium” means a medium of an inorganic substance, such as sand or gravel, or in a soilless organic material such as sphagnum peat or pine bark, and periodically watered with a primary or secondary plant nutrient or micronutrient solution, or both. (Repealed and …

“Specialty fertilizer” means packaged commercial fertilizer labeled for home gardens, lawns, shrubbery, flowers, and other similar noncommercial uses. These products may contain less than 5 percent nitrogen (N), available phosphoric acid (P2O5), or soluble potash (K2 O), singly o…

“Ton” means a net weight of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 504, Sec. 2.)

A license granted under this chapter shall expire on December 31 of each year. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 393, Sec. 3. (AB 2612) Effective January 1, 2011.)

The application for a license or a renewal of a license shall be accompanied by the license fee. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)

A previous violation of any provision of this chapter is good and sufficient cause for denial of a license. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)

A proceeding for refusal or revocation of a license shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code. The director shall have all the powers granted in that chapter. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 81…

Subject to Section 19229, the annual fee for each license held is one hundred dollars ($100). (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 134, Sec. 4. (AB 107) Effective July 26, 2011.)

A separate license shall be required for each place of business. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)

(a) In addition to the license fee required pursuant to Section 19225, the department may charge each licensed renderer and collection center an additional fee necessary to cover the reasonable costs of administering Article 6 (commencing with Section 19300) and Article 6.5 (comm…

All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections 19225, 19227, 19312, and 19315 shall be paid into the State Treasury monthly to the credit of the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. All fees, charges, and collections collected pursuant to Sections 19225, 19…

If a licensee has two or more licenses in effect at the same meat processing establishment, custom livestock slaughterhouse, place of business, or poultry plant, pursuant to Section 19010, 19011, 19240, 19260, 19280, or 24741, the license fee that is the highest amount shall be p…

The director shall enforce this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director may adopt such regulations as are reasonably necessary for carrying out this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The regulations which are adopted by the director shall be, insofar as possible, similar to and consistent with regulations which are adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

An enforcing officer may do all of the following: (a) Enter and inspect any place or conveyance where any poultry or poultry meat is produced, prepared, packed, repacked, cut up, recut, stored, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped, transported, or sold. (b) Inspect all poultry…

The provisions of Sections 31102 and 31103 shall not apply in any area of a county in which the board of supervisors has provided, by resolution, that the provisions of this article apply. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Any person may kill any dog in any area of a county in which the provisions of this article apply in any of the following cases: (a) The dog is found in the act of killing, wounding, or persistently pursuing livestock or poultry on land or premises not owned or possessed by the o…

Any dog entering any enclosed or unenclosed property upon which livestock or poultry are confined may be seized by the owner or tenant of the property or any employee of the owner or tenant. No action, civil or criminal, shall be maintained against the owner, tenant, or employee …

The secretary shall establish regulations for the construction of sanitary milk barns and milk houses which are used in the production of market milk. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 524, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The regulations, plans, and specifications may be varied to suit the climatic and other differences in the various sections of the state. If regulations, plans, and specifications have been adopted or established by the director, they are the standard building requirements of all…

Minimum construction standards for new market milk dairy farms and extensive repairs to existing market milk dairy farms shall not be less than those which are established by the director pursuant to the authority which is conferred upon him by this article. (Enacted by Stats. 19…

Any dairy farm building heretofore or hereafter constructed in accordance with the regulations, plans, and specifications heretofore or hereafter adopted by the director is not, however, required to be rebuilt to conform to any future change in the regulations, plans, or specific…

No authority is conferred by this article upon the director or any approved milk inspection service to require the rebuilding of any existing dairy farm building unless the owner of the building is making repairs to it to the extent of at least 75 percent of the value of such bui…

All existing structures which are used in the production of market milk shall be kept in repair in accordance with the sanitary requirements and standards which are established by this division. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

No environmental impact report may be required by any state agency for any activity of a dairy farm, including adoption of waste discharge requirements pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of the Water Code, under all of the following circumstances: (a) When the…

Skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk is the product that results from the complete or partial removal of milk fat from milk. It shall contain not more than twenty hundredths of 1 percent of milk fat and not less than 9 percent of milk solids not fat, except that milk produced…

Skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk shall conform to the bacterial standards, coliform bacteria standards, and temperature standards of the grade or class of milk from which the skim milk is derived. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 329, Sec. 8. Effective August 21, 1997.)

All fluid skim milk which is sold for human consumption as such shall be derived from market milk. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Every container in which skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk is sold shall be plainly and conspicuously labeled with all of the following: (a) The words “skim milk,” “nonfat milk,” or “fat-free milk.” (b) The word “raw” or “pasteurized,” as the case may be. (c) The grade or …

Every label which is required by this article shall be in letters of a size or boldness as to be legible by the purchaser or consumer. If the available space on any cap, bottle, or container for such labeling is not sufficient for the full name of the distributor, a sufficient po…

Every container of skim milk, nonfat milk, or fat-free milk, except a glass container, shall be labeled with the words “skim milk,” “nonfat milk,” or “fat-free milk” in letters not less than one-quarter inch in height and one-eighth inch in width. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 329…

The secretary shall not enforce this article, Article 3 (commencing with Section 41721), Article 5 (commencing with Section 41751), Article 6 (commencing with Section 41801), or Article 8 (commencing with Section 41861), during the period that any marketing order covering the sam…

The secretary shall initially adopt the American Dehydrated Onion and Garlic Association quality standards for garlic and onions suitable for dehydration purposes. Those standards shall be subject to subdivision (a) of Section 41865. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 674, Sec. 1.5. Ef…

Except as otherwise provided in Section 41713, quality standards which are established pursuant to this chapter are the only standards of quality for dehydrating garlic or onions. The provisions of any contract entered into on or after January 1, 1979, to sell dehydrating garlic …

The quality standards which are established pursuant to this chapter shall be considered as a grade under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 40501). If a marketing order is issued pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 58601) of Part 2 of Division 20, which established un…

If the director receives information of the existence of any pest which is not generally distributed within this state, he shall thoroughly investigate the existence and probability of its spread, and the feasibility of its control or eradication. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.…

The director may establish, maintain, and enforce quarantine, eradication, and such other regulations as are in his or her opinion necessary to circumscribe and exterminate or prevent the spread of any pest which is described in Section 5321. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1531, Se…

This division and the regulations which are established pursuant to this division are of a statewide interest and concern and are intended to occupy the field. No local jurisdiction shall adopt ordinances, laws, or regulations which prevent, hinder, or delay the effect or applica…

The Legislature hereby declares that by making any additions to or amendments of this chapter it intends to formulate a system of grades and standards and minimum requirements for nursery stock to the end that purchasers of nursery stock may have adequate knowledge concerning the…

The Legislature hereby declares that it would have enacted each section, subdivision, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter irrespective of the fact that one or more other sections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional. (Enacted by Stats…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 569.)

“Avocado” means any variety of avocado produced in the state, including any avocado delivered to a processor for processing into any avocado product. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 569.)

“Books and records” mean books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other written data pertaining to matters relating to the activities subject to the provisions of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 373.)

“Commission” means the California Avocado Commission. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 569.)