Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

The application for a license shall be in a form which is prescribed by the director and shall contain the following: (a) The name and address of the applicant. (b) All vehicles that are to be registered pursuant to Section 19354. (c) Such other information as the director may by…

The secretary, after notice and hearing, may refuse to issue a license unless he finds that the applicant: (a) Is properly equipped to engage in the business of dead animal hauling. (b) Has never been convicted of a felony involving adulterated or misbranded food. (c) Demonstrate…

It is unlawful for any person to make delivery or for any person to accept delivery of garlic or onions for dehydration purposes, or to process any garlic or onions, which have not first been inspected and certified as provided in Article 4 (commencing with Section 41731) and Art…

Except as provided in regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, until each such shipment or delivery of garlic or onions for dehydration purposes has been weighed and samples have been taken for inspection purposes, it shall be unlawful for any person to transfer garlic or on…

When nursery stock is sold, it shall be labeled plainly and legibly as to the grade size, if so required by regulations, and as to the correct name as follows: (a) The correct name for ornamentals, except roses, fruit trees, and annual or herbaceous perennial ornamental plants, s…

In order to identify nursery stock properly, whenever it is shipped, delivered, or transported to any purchaser, each plant shall be individually labeled as to the correct name. The director may create exceptions to this section by regulation. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1981, …

Nursery stock on display for sale at retail may be labeled by a sign on any block of stock of the same kind and species. Turf shall be labeled by a sign showing the required correct name of the stock on display. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 622, Sec. 12.)

This article shall become operative January 1, 1982. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1202. Note: This section prescribes a delayed operative date for Article 7, commencing with Section 53481.)

It shall be a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment, for any person to do any of the following: (a) Willfully to render or furnish a false re…

The commission shall establish procedures for the purpose of according individuals aggrieved by its actions or determinations an informal hearing before the commission or before a committee of the commission designated for that purpose. Appeals from decisions of the commission ma…

(a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies provided in law or equity for the collection of assessments and civil penalties, and to obtain injunctive relief or specific performance, with respect to this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted unde…

It is not necessary for the commission to allege or prove that an adequate remedy at law does not exist in any action brought under this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1279, Sec. 14.)

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, that decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this ch…

Every lot, parcel, or package of fertilizing material distributed into or within this state shall have attached to it, or the shipment shall be physically accompanied by, a label as required by the secretary, by regulation. The secretary may require proof of labeling statements a…

No slaughterer shall own or control directly or indirectly, through stock ownership or control or otherwise, by himself or through his agents or employees, any interest in a person or company licensed to haul dead animals by Section 19320 unless his slaughterhouse is under state …

No slaughterer shall pick up or receive any dead animal at his slaughterhouse except those which have died en route and such animals shall be transported directly and without delay to a licensed rendering establishment, however apparently healthy animals transported by a person o…

Every establishment where animals are slaughtered for pet food, or where fresh or frozen pet food is processed or prepared shall be maintained and operated in a clean and sanitary manner. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)

All fresh or frozen meat, meat byproducts, horsemeat, and horsemeat byproducts sold or offered for sale to the public as pet food shall conform to the standards of this chapter or regulations promulgated by the director. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)

Any carcasses or parts or products of animals which are not intended for use as human food shall prior to their being offered for sale or transportation, be denatured or otherwise identified as prescribed by regulations of the director to prevent their use as human food. No perso…

The Legislature finds that the use in pet food of animals that died from reasons other than slaughtering and pet food prepared from diseased animals or not prepared under sanitary conditions creates a public health hazard to the citizens and animals of this state. (Added by Stats…

(a) Unless a waiver is granted by the State Veterinarian in conjunction with implementation of Section 9562 or a declaration of a state of emergency or local emergency, as defined in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 8558 of the Government Code, pursuant to the California Emerg…

The State Veterinarian is authorized to approve temporary research projects for the purpose of determining whether alternative methods of animal tissue disposal are capable of destroying organisms that cause disease and can be used effectively to protect public health and agricul…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 19348 and regulations adopted by the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery pursuant to Section 43020 of the Public Resources Code, including, but not limited to, Section 17855.2 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, any part of a …

Every person who transports a live horse or horses to a slaughterhouse subject to licensing under this chapter shall provide such horse or horses with adequate food and water. A violation of this section shall constitute cruelty to an animal within the meaning of Section 597a of …

All trucks and every licensed premises of a dead animal hauler shall be inspected by the bureau at least once a year before the license is renewed and at other times as the secretary deems necessary. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2005.)

Vehicles used for dead animal hauling shall be completely unloaded, cleaned, and disinfected at the rendering plant. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2005.)

Inspectors and duly authorized agents of the state, city, county, and city and county health departments shall have free access at all hours of operation to premises where animals are slaughtered, or horsemeat or other meat products are processed, prepared, packed for pet food, o…

Horses, mules, burros, cattle, sheep, goats and swine may be slaughtered on the premises of a pet food slaughterer. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)

A dead animal hauler shall register each vehicle used to transport dead animals with the bureau. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 187, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2005.)

No licensee shall refuse to permit entry or inspection by a representative of the department, or to permit the taking of a sample of products. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)

No meat or meat byproduct or horsemeat or horsemeat byproduct shall be sold or offered for sale as pet food or for pet food purposes by any person under any name or other marking or labeling which is false or misleading, or in any container of a misleading form or size, but estab…

All labels or other identification marks or methods for articles subject to this chapter shall be approved by the director in advance of their use. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)

No person shall sell, transport, or offer for sale or transportation any meat or meat byproduct, horsemeat, or horsemeat byproduct subject to this article that is misbranded as prescribed by regulation of the director. (Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 815.)

As used in this article, “committee” means the Garlic and Onion Dehydrator Advisory Committee. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 887.)

There is in the department the Garlic and Onion Dehydrator Advisory Committee, which consists of 11 members and their alternates. The secretary shall appoint five members and their alternates, who shall be growers of garlic or onions for dehydrating, five members and their altern…

In selecting the membership of the committee, the secretary shall take into consideration the recommendations of organizations and associations of producers of garlic and onions for dehydrating and of handlers of garlic or onions for dehydrating. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 674,…

The term of office of the members of the committee is three years. Appointment of the first members of the committee shall be so made that the terms of office of three of such members, of which one shall be a public member, shall expire at the end of one year, four at the end of …

The committee shall be advisory to the secretary on all matters pertaining to quality standards for garlic and onions for dehydrating purposes. The committee may do any of the following: (a) Recommend to the secretary the adoption or amendment of the quality standards for garlic …

(a) In order to operate economically and reduce the expenses that may adversely impact persons subject to this chapter, the committee may, on or before January 15 of any year, request the secretary to contract with any government agency or private entity, to provide services, as …

(a) The secretary may establish rules and procedures to be used by the government agency or private entity in administering this chapter. The procedures may include both of the following: (1) The employment, training, supervision, and compensation of inspectors. (2) The use of ex…

The committee shall not recommend and the secretary shall not utilize, a private entity a majority of whose officers and employees are persons regulated by this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 520, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)

The government agency or private entity shall keep an accurate record of expenses incurred in performing its responsibilities. Those records shall be available for not less than three years for audit during regular business hours upon request of the secretary. (Added by Stats. 19…

The secretary may require the government agency or private entity to correct or cease any activity or function that is determined by the secretary not to be in the public interest or is in violation of this chapter, and shall notify the government agency or private entity in writ…

The secretary shall reimburse the government agency or private entity, upon receipt of an invoice approved by the secretary, for the actual and necessary expenses incurred by the agency or entity in performing the services contracted for pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats.…

All expenses incurred in carrying out Section 41865.1 shall be paid from fees collected under this chapter. (Added by renumbering Section 41865.6 (as added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 520, Sec. 8) by Stats. 1995, Ch. 91, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 1996.)

The committee shall meet at the call of its chairperson or at the request to the secretary of any three members of the committee. It shall meet at least once each year. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 674, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1999.)