Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee has failed or refused, upon demand, to permit the director or his agents to make the investigations, examinations, or audits as provided in this chapter, or that the licensee has removed or sequestered any books, records, or paper…

It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee without reasonable cause has failed or refused to execute or carry out a lawful contract with a producer or another licensee. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 871.)

It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee has failed or refused to keep and maintain the records as required by this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

It is a violation of this chapter if a dealer has obtained title to or possession, control, or delivery of any farm product from another licensee or a producer of the farm product without having executed a contract of purchase and sale, or a contract agreeing to purchase the farm…

It is a violation of this chapter for a person licensed as a cash buyer to buy or otherwise take title to or possession of any farm product from a licensee or a producer of such product, except by cash payment of the full agreed price to the licensee or producer at the time of ob…

Under a contract for the purchase or handling of any farm products, any delinquent payment of money under this chapter shall also include a late charge of 5 percent per month of the unpaid balance calculated on a daily basis for the period of the delinquency for the first month a…

It is a violation of this chapter if a licensee fails, neglects, or refuses to collect or remit any assessments that have been levied in accordance with the assessment provisions of Article 10 (commencing with Section 58921) of Chapter 1 or Article 12 (commencing with Section 599…

It is a violation of this chapter if any commission merchant who collects or receives funds in connection with the sale of consigned farm products has made any use or disposition of these funds in his or her possession or control that endangers or impairs faithful and prompt paym…

(a) Except as specified in Section 56632, any misdemeanor which is prescribed in this article is punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by bot…

It is a misdemeanor for any person to assume or attempt to act, or to act, as a licensee or agent without a license and is punishable by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both the fine and …

It is a misdemeanor for any person subject to this chapter to pay license fees in an amount less than that amount established under subdivision (b) of Section 56571. Any person who pays less than the amount established under subdivision (b) of Section 56571 for two or more consec…

It is a misdemeanor for any person licensed as a cash buyer to buy or otherwise take title to, or possession of, any farm product from a licensee or a producer of such product, except by cash payment of the full agreed price to the licensee or producer at the time of obtaining po…

It is a misdemeanor for any person to impose any false charge for handling or services in connection with any farm product. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

It is a misdemeanor for any person to fail to account promptly, correctly, fully, and properly and to make settlement of accounts as provided in this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

It is a misdemeanor for any person to intentionally make any false or misleading statement as to market conditions. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

It is a misdemeanor for any person to make any fictitious sale or be guilty of collusion to defraud a producer or licensee. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 871.)

It is a misdemeanor for any person to directly or indirectly purchase for his own account, goods which are received by him upon consignment without prior authority from the consignor, or to fail to promptly notify the consignor of such purchases, if any, on his own account. This …

It is a misdemeanor for any person to intentionally make any false statement regarding the grade, conditions, markings, quality, or quantity of any goods which are shipped or packed in any manner. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

It is a misdemeanor for any person to fail to comply in every respect with the provisions of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any provision of this chapter or of any order which is made pursuant to this chapter in the superior court in the county in which such violation occurs or is about to occur. There may be enjoi…

(a) Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is liable civilly in the sum of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each and every violation. This sum shall be recovered in an action by the secretary in any court of …

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is the joint responsibility of the Department of Food and Agriculture, the commissioner of each county under the direction and supervision of the director, and the Structural Pest Control Board to regulate the activities of struct…

In addition to the enforcement authority granted to the director and commissioners by this code, a commissioner, when acting pursuant to Section 8616.4 of the Business and Professions Code, may suspend the right of a structural pest control licensee to make pesticide applications…

The director may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The director shall consult with the Structural Pest Control Board when developing regulations that pertain to the use of pesticides by structural pest control licensees. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 766…

(a) Each licensed Branch 2 and Branch 3 structural pest control operator qualifying manager, as defined in Section 8506.2 of the Business and Professions Code, and Structural Pest Control Board registered company, as defined in Section 8506.1 of the Business and Professions Code,…

(a) It is unlawful for any licensed Branch 1 Structural Pest Controller licensee, including structural pest control operators, field representatives, applicators, and Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB) registered companies, as defined in Section 8506.1 of the Business and Profe…

A commissioner may require full payment of any delinquent fees due to the county pursuant to Section 8698.1 of the Business and Professions Code as a condition of registering a structural pest control licensee to operate a structural pest control business in that county pursuant …

(a) Each registered structural pest control company shall make all existing records pertaining to pesticide and device use available to the director, the Structural Pest Control Board, or commissioner upon demand at the headquarters of the business during normal business hours. A…

If the director receives a notice pursuant to Section 8616.6 of the Business and Professions Code, he or she shall investigate the actions which caused the filing of the notice and take appropriate action as authorized in this code. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 766, Sec. 14.)

Regulations adopted pursuant to Section 11503 are not applicable to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 766, Sec. 14.)

The director and the Structural Pest Control Board shall jointly develop and concur in the list of the types of violations that the commissioners shall refer to the board for disciplinary action. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 766, Sec. 14.)

A person shall not transport any sheep, unless the sheep are accompanied by a bill of lading which shows all of the following: (a) The name of the owner of the sheep. (b) The destination of the sheep. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Except as provided in Section 31402, violation of any provision of this division is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50) for a first offense, and by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) for a second or subsequent offense. (Amended …

Violation of any provision of this division that results in death or serious injury to livestock or poultry is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months or by both the fine an…

Any association and any county may jointly construct a building to constitute a war memorial. The war memorial may be used for any purpose for which real property of an association may be used. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The war memorial may be constructed and managed under such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the board of the association, with the approval of the department, and the board of supervisors of the county. It shall be owned and used jointly by the association and county…

Any construction work which is done pursuant to an agreement shall be performed in accordance with, and subject to, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 10100) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, Sec. 36.)

(a) A California state-owned or state-run institution that purchases agricultural food products shall implement necessary practices to achieve a goal of ensuring that at least 60 percent of the agricultural food products that it purchases in a calendar year are grown or produced …

A peace officer may, in the enforcement of this division, make arrests without warrant for a violation of this division which he or she may witness, and may confiscate native plants, or parts thereof when unlawfully harvested, transported, possessed, sold, or otherwise obtained i…

A person violating any provision of this division is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500), nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), for each violation or by imprisonment in the county jail not to…

Upon conviction of a violation of this division, all permits issued to the person convicted shall be revoked and the permittee shall be required to surrender any unused tags and seals or wood receipts to the issuing agency and no new or additional permits shall be issued to the p…

A second conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300), nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), for each violation, by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1…

The issuing agency may revoke any permit, tags, or seals issued for the purpose of harvesting for ultimate replanting if the permittee willfully fails to comply with all of the conditions or stipulations of the permit. (Added by renumbering Section 70724 by Stats. 1984, Ch. 144, …

Any two or more districts organized or existing under this part may be consolidated, whether or not the boundaries are coterminous and whether or not the districts are located in the same county. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Proceedings for consolidation may be initiated by the filing of a petition for consolidation with the board of each district to be consolidated. Each petition shall be signed by the owners of 51 percent by area of the citrus land in the district. Upon the filing of a petition, th…

Upon presentation and filing of the petitions of two or more districts proposing consolidation, the board of supervisors of the county in which is located the largest area of citrus acreage of the proposed consolidated district shall fix a time and place for hearing the petitions…