Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

The county agricultural commissioner of the county in which the district is located shall, upon request of the board, assist the district to the extent possible in all activities undertaken by the district for the control of glassy-winged sharpshooter and Pierce’s disease or othe…

The board shall, immediately after its appointment and after public hearing, formulate an effective plan and adopt a budget of expenditures for the forthcoming fiscal year. At a public hearing on the plan and the budget, any owner of table grape acreage included in the district m…

There may be added to the budget for the first fiscal year of the operation of the district an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the total amount of the budget to cover the preliminary expenses of the district, including, but not limited to, the costs of formation, before the be…

For each fiscal year subsequent to the first year of operation of the district, the board shall adopt the final budget in the same manner that the budget for the first fiscal year was adopted. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 400, Sec. 16.5. Effective September 9, 2004.)

The district shall identify any parcel of real property with more than one acre of table grape plants that shall be subject to assessments. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 400, Sec. 18. Effective September 9, 2004.)

Whenever acreage within the district is planted with table grape plants in a fashion so as to qualify as table grape acreage, the acreage is subject to assessment as provided in this article. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 244, Sec. 1. Effective August 29, 2003.)

(a) After the district has been formed, an owner of table grape acreage in the district may present to the board a request in writing for the exclusion of that acreage or any part of the acreage from the district upon a showing that the acreage or part of the acreage will not be …

(a) The board shall, on or before the first Monday in April of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible, file with the board of supervisors a budget that sets forth all estimated expenditures of the district for the fiscal year commencing on the first day of July. A copy of t…

The assessment authorized to be assessed and levied is hereby declared to be in the nature of a special assessment, and the Legislature hereby finds that the owners of all table grape plants will be benefited by the district to the same extent and in the same manner regardless of…

(a) The assessment levied shall be computed and entered upon the assessment roll by the county auditor, and if the supervisors fail to levy the assessment as required, the auditor shall do so. (b) The assessment shall be collected at the same time, and in the same manner as, and …

No person shall act as a designated agent of a pest control dealer who is licensed pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 12101), unless that person is licensed as a pest control dealer designated agent pursuant to this article. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 620, Sec. 18. …

(a) An application for a pest control dealer designated agent license shall be in the form prescribed by the director. Each application shall state the name and address of the applicant specified on the application and any other information required by the director. The applicati…

Before initial license is issued, the applicant shall pass an examination to demonstrate to the director the applicant’s knowledge of the laws and regulations governing the use and sale of pesticides and the responsibility in carrying on the business of a pest control dealer. (Am…

The director shall issue to each applicant who satisfies the requirements of this chapter a pest control dealer designated agent license. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 620, Sec. 21. Effective January 1, 1994.)

Every licensed pest control dealer designated agent who changes his or her address shall immediately notify the director of the new address. (Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 620, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1994.)

The director may adopt rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to effectuate this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 791, Sec. 2.)

The director may, after a hearing, refuse, revoke, or suspend a pest control dealer designated agent license for violation of this chapter or Division 7 (commencing with Section 12501). The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of…

It is unlawful for any person who is subject to this chapter to do any of the following: (a) Fail to notify the director of any change of address. (b) Fail to comply with the provisions of this division or Division 7 (commencing with Section 12501) relating to pesticides or the r…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Equine Protection Act of 1991. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Animal” means a horse, pony, mule, or burro. (b) “Program” means the program of equine protection and identification of the department. (c) “Slaughter” means to kill an animal and prepare it for consumption by animals or human beings. (Added by …

There is in the department a program of equine protection and identification. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

Each sheriff or other officer to whom a complaint that relates to the loss or theft of any animal is made shall, in a timely manner, transmit to the Bureau of Livestock Identification a report that contains all of the following: (a) A complete description of each animal lost or s…

The Bureau of Livestock Identification shall compile a report on information received pursuant to Section 24104. The bureau shall distribute the report to all county sheriffs’ departments in a timely manner. (Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 431, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)

No investigator of the program or any other employee of the department, in enforcing this chapter, shall be required to conduct any investigation that involves the theft of any animal. That investigation shall be conducted by the law enforcement entity that filed the theft report…

(a) Before an animal may be sold at an auction, the operator of the auction yard shall determine whether the animal has an implanted microchip or has been tattooed or branded with an identifying mark. If the animal has an implanted microchip, a tattoo, or a brand, the operator of…

Every operator of an auction yard or dealer who handles animals destined for slaughter shall keep a written record of all sales and purchases made in the course of conducting the business for at least two years after making the final entry of any purchase, sale, or donation of an…

Any person who does not keep the written records required by this chapter or who refuses, upon demand of any investigator of the program or any peace officer, to show the record, to allow copies to be made of the record, or who destroys the record within two years after making th…

(a) No animal, whether branded or not, shall be shipped, transported, hauled, or delivered for slaughter, unless it is inspected by an inspector of the program. (b) As part of the inspection required by this section, the inspector shall be provided a valid bill of sale containing…

An inspector shall seize any animal for which a valid bill of sale containing the information designated in Section 24106 is not provided. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to remove from the possession of an inspector any animal seized or which is otherwise in the possession of an inspector. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

If the animal which is seized or otherwise in the possession of the inspector is branded, the director shall cause a search to be made of the brand records to ascertain the owner. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

If the brands or marks are recorded, the director shall immediately, by letter, notify the person in whose name the brands or marks are recorded. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

If the owner cannot be ascertained, the director shall cause a notice of the seizure of the animal to remain posted for a period of 14 days on a bulletin board in each office of the Bureau of Livestock Identification. In addition to posting the notice, the director shall periodic…

Any person that claims ownership of the animal may, at any time, but not later than 14 days after the first posting of the notice, file his or her proof of ownership with the director and the director shall proceed to determine the claim of ownership. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 7…

If ownership is proved to the satisfaction of the director, the animal shall be returned to the owner upon payment by the owner of all expenses which were incurred in the handling of the animal. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

If the animal at any time while in the possession of an inspector is in a condition which requires immediate disposal, the animal may be disposed of by the director. The proceeds from the salvage, if any, in excess of expenses which were incurred in the handling of the animal sha…

If after 14 days from the date of the first posting of notice, no satisfactory proof of ownership of the animal has been made, or if the owner fails or refuses to pay all expenses which were incurred, the director shall sell the animal. All sales which are made pursuant to this c…

The proceeds from the sale of any animal shall be paid into, and the expenses of holding, advertising, sale, and other incidental expenses shall be paid from, the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

If any person shall, within one year after the date of the sale, prove to the satisfaction of the director his or her ownership of an animal which was sold pursuant to this article, the director shall order the net proceeds of the sale of the animal to be paid to that person. (Ad…

If the inspector of the program determines that the person who offers the animal for inspection is in lawful possession, the inspector shall issue a certificate of inspection. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

The certificate of inspection shall be signed by the inspector of the program and shall indicate all of the following: (a) The place and date of inspection and the number of animals inspected. (b) The sex, breed, color, approximate height and weight, approximate age, natural mark…

It is unlawful for any inspector to issue a certificate of inspection unless he or she personally makes the inspection between sunrise and sunset. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

One copy of the certificate of inspection required by this chapter shall accompany the shipment of animals. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 747, Sec. 2.)

Any person who transports an animal destined for slaughter who does not have a copy of the certificate of inspection as required pursuant to this chapter or who refuses, upon demand of any investigator of the program or any peace officer, to exhibit a copy of the certificate, is …

It is unlawful for any person to remove any animal and substitute another for it, or to add any other animal or transport an animal from any lot of animals for which a certificate has been issued, until the shipment or slaughter is completed, unless the inspector who issued the c…

(a) Each dealer who handles animals destined for slaughter, and who ships 15 or more animals at a time for slaughter, shall pay the inspector a service fee of twenty-five dollars ($25), in addition to a fee of up to ten dollars ($10) for each animal, as determined by the director…