Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

UHT eggnog shall contain not less than 6 percent milk fat and not less than 8.25 percent milk solids-not-fat. It shall contain not less than one-half of 1 percent by weight of wholesome fresh egg yolk solids or the equivalent amount of egg yolk solids obtained from wholesome froz…

Except as otherwise provided in this article, UHT eggnog shall meet all the standards and requirements which are specified in this division for eggnog. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 646, Sec. 17. Effective September 15, 1987.)

UHT flavored nonfat, skim, or fat-free milk is market milk from which has been removed all or part of the milk fat and to which has been added any harmless syrup or flavoring, harmless sweetening, and harmless edible stabilizer. It is homogenized and processed and packaged pursua…

UHT flavored nonfat, skim, or fat-free milk shall contain not more than twenty hundredths of 1 percent of milk fat and not less than 8.25 percent of milk solids-not-fat. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 329, Sec. 52. Effective August 21, 1997.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The continued viability of the agricultural economy is of paramount importance to the people of this state. (b) Vertebrate pests cause an estimated two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) damage to agricultura…

For purposes of this article, “vertebrate pest” means any specie of mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish that causes damage to agricultural, natural, or industrial resources, or to any other resource, and to the public health or safety. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 176, Sec.…

For purposes of this article, “research” means basic and applied research. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of the underlying foundation of phenomena and observable facts, without any particular application or use in…

Notwithstanding Section 597u of the Penal Code, carbon monoxide may be used for the control of burrowing rodent pests, provided the following conditions are met: (a) The carbon monoxide delivery device shall be permanently affixed with a warning label in plain view of the operato…

(a) The secretary shall establish and administer a research program to control vertebrate pests that pose a significant threat to the welfare of the state’s agricultural economy, infrastructure, and the public. (b) The specific purposes of the program include all of the following…

The secretary shall establish the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Advisory Committee consisting of the following members, appointed by the secretary, to serve at the pleasure of the secretary: (a) One representative of the department. (b) One representative of the California Agr…

On or before December 31 of each year, the committee shall recommend to the secretary priorities for conducting various vertebrate pest control research projects and the amount of the assessment necessary to carry out those research projects. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 176, Sec…

There is hereby created the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the account is continuously appropriated to the secretary for purposes of carrying out this arti…

Expenditure of funds pursuant to this article shall be limited to the following: (a) Reasonable administrative and operational expenses of the committee and the department, subject to the recommendation of an annual budget by the committee and approval by the secretary. (b) Feder…

During the calendar year, each commissioner shall pay to the secretary a fee not to exceed fifty cents ($0.50) per pound of vertebrate pest control material sold, distributed, or applied by the county for vertebrate pest control purposes, less the amount necessary to recover the …

The assessment payments required pursuant to Section 6027.5, together with a report of the amount of vertebrate pest control materials sold, distributed, or applied during the previous six-month period, shall be made biannually by each commissioner to the secretary within one cal…

This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2035, and as of that date is repealed. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 198, Sec. 1. (AB 1505) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2035, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 6.5, commencing with…

The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) The state’s agricultural business economy could be seriously damaged if measures are not taken to prevent the transmittal of the plant killing bacterium that causes Pierce’s disease and to contain its vectors, particularly the…

(a) All assessments payable under this article shall be remitted to the department no later than January 31 of each year. The department shall deposit the assessments remitted into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. (b) In no event shall any proprietary information spec…

Any producer who disputes the amount of the assessment may file a claim with the department. The producer shall prove his or her claim by a preponderance of the evidence. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 103, Sec. 3. Effective July 25, 2001. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2026, …

(a) Expenditures charged by the department and the board for administrative purposes shall not exceed a total of 14 percent of the assessments collected pursuant to this article. Administrative purposes shall include, but not be limited to, all auditing expenses and all costs and…

(a) All proprietary information obtained by the board or the department from producers, processors, or any other source, including, but not limited to, the name, addresses, and assessments collected from individual producers and processors in the possession of the board or the de…

(a) The sole remedy against any producer who fails to pay the assessment and against any processor who fails to collect and remit assessments within the time required by the secretary shall be an action to collect the delinquent assessments and payment to the secretary a penalty …

Upon termination of this article, and based upon a recommendation of the board subject to approval by the secretary, any collected assessments not required to defray financial obligations incurred pursuant to this article shall be returned on a pro rata basis to all persons from …

No action in law or equity may be brought against any members or agent of the board, nor shall any member or agent of the board be personally liable for the actions of the board or the department. No member or agent of the board is responsible individually in any way to any other…

This article shall not be subject to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 103, Sec. 3. Effective July 25, 2001. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2026, as provided in Sections 6047.20…

This article shall be liberally construed. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held to be invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the inval…

(a) On or before December 31 of every year, the secretary, after consultation with the board, shall make publicly available on the department’s internet website, a report on the status of this article and Article 8 (commencing with Section 6045), including, but not limited to, pr…

For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall govern its construction: (a) “Board” means the Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board. (b) “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture. (c) “Marketing season” begins July 1 of each year…

This article shall become inoperative as of March 1, 2026, unless the secretary finds, in a referendum conducted by the secretary, or a person designated by the secretary, subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2024, that a favorable vote ha…

(a) No later than April 15, 2025, the secretary shall establish a list of those persons eligible to vote on the continued implementation of this article. (b) Eligibility shall be limited to the producers, processors, and persons who paid the assessment on grapes crushed in the im…

For the purpose of voting in the referendum required in Section 6047.20, only a person required to pay the assessment pursuant to Section 6047.8 shall have the right to vote. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 485, Sec. 11. Effective September 10, 2004. Conditionally inoperative on March…

In determining whether this article shall become inoperative, the secretary shall find that at least 40 percent of the total number of persons from the list established by the secretary participated in the referendum, and that either one of the following occurred: (a) 65 percent …

In determining whether the referendum is approved by producers pursuant to the provisions of this article, the secretary shall consider the vote in favor of the referendum of any nonprofit agricultural cooperative marketing association, which is authorized by its members so to as…

The secretary shall establish a period in which to conduct the referendum that shall not be less than 10 days nor more than 60 days in duration. The secretary may prescribe additional procedures to conduct the referendum. If the initial period established is less than 60 days, th…

Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 485, Sec. 14. Effective September 10, 2004. Conditionally inoperative on March 1, 2026, as provided in Sections 6047.20 and 6047.27. Repealed as of March 1, 2031, pursuant to Section 6047.19.)

(a) If the secretary finds that a favorable vote as provided in this article has not been given subsequent to the operative date of the amendments to this section adopted in 2024, this article shall become inoperative as of March 1, 2026. (b) If the secretary finds that a favorab…

(a) The provisions of this article are severable. (b) If any provision of this section or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application. (Added by Stats. 200…

(a) The secretary shall appoint an advisory task force consisting of scientific experts, including, but not limited to, university researchers and agricultural representatives, for the purpose of advising the secretary on the control and management of Pierce’s disease. (b) Member…

(a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this section, the secretary shall create in the department the Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Board, which shall consist of at least 14, but not more than 15 members, of which eight shall be representatives of produc…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the secretary, upon the recommendation of the board, may contract with any nonprofit authoritative scientific body with expertise in agricultural issues in order to expedite research relating to the eradication of Pierce’s disease. (Add…

(a) The board may, after consulting with the advisory task force and upon making findings as described in this section, recommend to the secretary, and the secretary may determine, that a pest or disease affecting grapes grown in California and crushed for wine, wine vinegar, jui…

(a) The powers of the board shall be the following: (1) Submit recommendations to the secretary on, but not limited to, the following: (A) Selection of officers. (B) Terms of office for board members. (C) Annual assessment rate. (D) Annual budget. (E) Expenditures authorized unde…

(a) Expenditure of the funds pursuant to this article shall be restricted to the following: (1) Reasonable administrative expenses of the board and the department, subject to the limitation in Section 6047.12. (2) The collection, enforcement, deposit, and handling of the assessme…

The secretary shall accept the recommendations of the board unless he or she determines that the recommendations are not practicable or in the interest of the industry or the public. The secretary shall provide the board with the reasons for his or her decision within 15 days if …

(a) During the first marketing season, beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the annual assessment shall be three dollars ($3) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000) assessed pursuant to Section 6047.9 for all grapes subject to assessment under this article. The depar…

(a) The assessment is the obligation of the producer. (b) For purchased grapes, the processor who purchases the grapes shall act on behalf of the person from whom the grapes were purchased in collecting and remitting the assessment, shall deduct the assessment from moneys owed by…