Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

If requested to do so, the person in charge of the animals shall furnish the inspector with a list of the brands and marks on them to the best of his ability. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

If, upon inspection, there is found any animal which does not bear the recorded brand of the person that presents the animal for inspection, such person shall show the inspector a bill of sale, certificate of inspection, dairy exemption number, or other proof of ownership of such…

The shipper or person in charge of cattle being shipped or offered for inspection is responsible for sorting out stray animals and identifying such strays to the brand inspector prior to inspection. (a) Any expense for feed and transportation incurred in the recovery of stray ani…

Any person engaged in the manufacture of products resembling milk products, shall register the products with the department as provided by this article. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1250.)

Application for a registered product shall be in the form which shall be prescribed by the department and shall include the ingredients of the product, and the proposed label or labels for the product. The director shall grant such application if he determines that the product wi…

The application shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25). The information required by Section 38942 shall be kept current and amended whenever any change is made. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 787, Sec. 14.)

Each registration which has been approved expires on December 31st of the second year after it was approved and may be renewed for two years by payment of a renewal fee of ten dollars ($10). The renewal shall be made on forms which are supplied by the director. (Added by Stats. 1…

No product resembling milk products shall be sold unless it has an active registration on file with the department. (Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 1250.)

If renewal of any registration is not made within 60 days after expiration of the registration, the registration becomes null and void. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 787, Sec. 16.)

In addition to any other penalty, the department may revoke or suspend the registration of any product resembling milk products for any violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 787, Sec. 17.)

All product registration made pursuant to this article shall be confidential. No information contained in the application for any such registration, or in the registration, shall be divulged by the director except if necessary for the proper determination of any court proceedings…

A city may not impose any tax, except a sales or use tax, on any association that represents more than one county and owns land in each of the counties it represents. A city may not, without the consent of the board of such an association, impose any tax, except a sales or use ta…

The city and the association shall enter into an agreement for the provision of police and fire protection services to the association. This contract shall require the payment by the association of the reasonable direct actual cost of police or fire protection services. (Added by…

A person shall not act as a processor or a cash buying processor unless he has first obtained a license as provided in this chapter or in Section 56574. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 871.)

Every person, before acting as a processor or a cash buying processor, shall file an application with the director for a license to so act. The application, unless it is an application for a conjunctive processor’s license pursuant to Section 56574, shall be accompanied by the ap…

(a) It is unlawful for a licensee that has changed its legal entity to do any of the following: (1) Continue to operate after the change. (2) Purchase or handle any farm product from a person who had a farm product contract with the former licensee at the time of the change in en…

(a) If the Secretary of State suspends the corporate status of any licensee or if the corporate status is forfeited, the license is revoked by operation of law. The former licensee shall provide written notice of the suspension or forfeiture to the director, and to each person wi…

(a) Each application shall state all of the following: (1) The full name of the applicant. (2) If the applicant is a firm, exchange, association, or corporation, the full name of each member of the firm or the names of the officers of the exchange, association, or corporation. (3…

In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, each application for a license, except for an application for a cash buying processor license, shall include an affidavit in which the applicant affirms that he or she is current in making all payments required under undisput…

Any balance sheet or financial information prepared, retained, or submitted as required by this chapter that shows the applicant to be in an unsound financial condition that impairs the ability to pay farm products creditors in full for farm products received or handled is suffic…

(a) If the secretary is not satisfied that an applicant or licensee is financially responsible, the secretary may, in lieu of denying, suspending, or revoking the license, accept an irrevocable guarantee of the obligations of the licensee to all California farm product creditors.…

If at any time the secretary has cause or reason to believe that any applicant or licensee is in an unsound financial condition so as to impair his or her ability to pay farm products creditors in full for farm products received or handled, or for any reason the secretary deems a…

Failure to file a financial statement as required by this chapter or to comply with the affidavit requirements of Section 55523.1 is a violation of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 620, Sec. 4.5. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Any financial statement submitted to the secretary pursuant to this chapter is confidential and shall not be divulged except at a hearing before the secretary or under subpoena, if necessary, for the proper determination of any court proceedings. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 620,…

The department shall accept or deny an application within 90 calendar days of receipt of a completed application. The department may deny, condition, suspend, or revoke a license issued pursuant to this chapter upon any of the following grounds and in the manner provided in this …

(a) The Legislature finds there to be a substantial nexus between the conduct specified in Section 55524 and an applicant’s or holder’s fitness for licensure. (b) The department shall not dismiss an action where a violation, however minor, has been established. The department sha…

(a) If an application for a license indicates, or the department determines during the application review process, that the applicant was issued a license that was revoked within the preceding two years, the department shall cease any further review of the application until two y…

The applicant shall satisfy the department of the applicant’s character, responsibility, and good faith in seeking to carry on the business that is stated in the application. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 696, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1998.)

(a) The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with the department does not deprive the department of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding against the applicant or to enter an order denying the license, unless the department consents in …

Any person who is adjudicated liable for payment of a claim for farm products which arose out of the conduct of a business licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter or Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 56101), and who has not made full settlement with all producer-c…

(a) Licensees or applicants for a license shall be required to furnish and maintain an irrevocable guarantee in a form and amount satisfactory to the secretary if, within the preceding four years, the secretary determines that they have done any of the following: (1) Engaged in c…

(a) The department shall notify the applicant or holder in writing of the department’s decision to bring charges to deny or revoke a license. (1) The notice shall inform the applicant or holder of the charges against him or her, of the department’s proposed disciplinary action, a…

Each licensed processor shall post his license, or a copy of it, in his office or salesroom in plain view of the public. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The secretary shall establish a list of producers eligible to vote on implementation of this chapter. In establishing this list, the secretary shall require that handlers, county agricultural commissioners, and kiwifruit producers in this state submit the names, mailing addresses…

This chapter, except as necessary to conduct an implementation referendum vote, shall not become operative until the secretary finds, in a referendum conducted by the secretary, that at least 40 percent of the total number of producers from the list established by the secretary p…

The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum, which shall not be less than 10 days or more than 60 days in duration, and may prescribe such additional procedure as may be necessary to conduct a referendum. If the initial period established is less tha…

Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate such a referendum. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1027.)

If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has been given as provided in Section 68092, the secretary shall certify and give notice of the favorable vote to all producers and handlers whose names and addresses may be on file with the secretary. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727,…

If the secretary finds that a favorable vote has not been given as provided in Section 68092, the secretary shall so certify and declare all provisions of this chapter inoperative. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Upon certification of the commission, the secretary shall call meetings of producers in each district for the purpose of nominating and electing persons for appointment to the commission by the secretary. All producers on the secretary’s list shall be given written notice of the …

Subsequent to the first election of commissioners under this chapter, persons to be elected to the commission shall be selected pursuant to the nomination and election procedures established by the commission with the concurrence of the secretary. (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 727…

Prior to the referendum vote conducted by the secretary pursuant to Section 68092, the proponents of the commission shall deposit with the secretary the amount the secretary may deem necessary to defray the expenses of preparing the necessary lists and information and conducting …

The director shall fix the standards for commercial feed ingredients, including drugs, tolerances for agricultural chemicals, and any additives used in the manufacture of the feed, so as to insure the safety of animals and the products of animals which are used for human consumpt…

It is unlawful for any inspector to issue a certificate of inspection unless he personally made the inspection between sunrise and sunset. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

If satisfied that the person that offers the cattle for inspection is in lawful possession of them, the inspector shall issue a certificate of inspection. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The certificate of inspection shall be signed by the inspector and shall show all of the following: (a) The place and date of inspection and the number of animals inspected. (b) The sex, the brand, if any, on each branded animal recorded in the name of the owner of the animal, or…