Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the power of this state for the purposes of protecting and furthering the public health and welfare. It is further declared that the cattle industry…

The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (a) To enable the cattle industry, with the aid of the state, to develop, maintain, and expand the state, nationwide, and foreign markets for beef and beef products produced, processed, manufactured, sold, or distributed in this state,…

This chapter shall be liberally construed. If any section, sentence, clause, or part of this chapter is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision does not affect the remaining portion of this chapter but such unconstitutional or invalid provision is s…

Any violation of this chapter is a misdemeanor. (Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 265, Sec. 2. Effective July 11, 1986.)

It is unlawful for any person to ship, or cause to be shipped, any nursery stock from one county or locality of the state to another county or locality within the state unless he has marked upon such nursery stock in a conspicuous manner and place both of the following: (a) The n…

Except as otherwise provided in Sections 6502, 6504, 6505, 6506, and 6924, it is unlawful for any person to sell, deliver, or transport any nursery stock from one county to another county within the state unless he has affixed to such nursery stock in a conspicuous place one of t…

Except as otherwise provided in Section 6502 or Section 6506, it is unlawful for any person to sell, deliver, or transport from one locality to another locality within the same county any nursery stock which the commissioner considers and designates to be liable to be infested wi…

Except as provided in Sections 6505, 6506, and 6923 a nursery stock certificate need not be affixed to nursery stock if it is sold at retail and delivered to the purchaser at any sales location which is licensed in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 6721) and Arti…

It is unlawful for any person to move, any nursery stock from one locality to another locality within the same county under conditions provided in Section 6926 or from one county to another county within the state, except nursery stock which is accompanied by a valid nursery stoc…

It is unlawful to move nursery stock from one locality to another locality within the same county without forwarding a manifest as provided in Section 6925 if the commissioner has required such nursery stock to be held for inspection as provided in Section 6505. (Added by Stats. …

It is unlawful for any person to alter any shipping permit or nursery stock certificate or to use it in any manner other than as provided in this chapter. (Added by renumbering Section 6926 by Stats. 1968, Ch. 288.)

To prevent the dissemination of the seed of any pest through the medium of crop seed for planting, the commissioner of each county may issue certificates which state that the crop seed is free from the seed of any pest. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The commissioner may issue the certificate if all of the following requirements are complied with: (a) The applicant is the grower of any crop seed within this state. (b) The applicant notifies the commissioner who has jurisdiction where such crop seed is being grown of his inten…

The commissioner, upon receipt of a notice from any person who is the grower of any crop seed within the commissioner’s jurisdiction of such person’s intention to harvest crop seed not less than 10 days prior to the date of harvest, may cause a field inspection to be made of such…

It is unlawful for any person to alter, deface, or otherwise misuse a certificate which is issued pursuant to this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

All expenses and costs of dipping or treating cattle or sheep and all expenses and costs of gathering sheep or cattle which are incurred by the department pursuant to this chapter are a lien on the cattle or sheep until the lien is paid or foreclosed by law. (Enacted by Stats. 19…

If the lien is not paid within 15 days after the expenses and costs were incurred, the department shall, in the name of the people of the State of California, commence an action to foreclose the lien. The action shall be commenced, tried, and determined in all respects as provide…

In any civil proceeding which arises under this chapter, all persons that have an interest in, or control or possession of, the cattle or sheep concerning which the proceeding is had, are liable severally and jointly. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

To carry out the provisions of this chapter, the inspectors or agents of the department or the United States Department of Agriculture, may at any time or place, enter upon any premises, except dwelling houses. No person shall obstruct, hamper, or interfere with the agents or ins…

The State Veterinarian may make regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter to prevent bovine tuberculosis from entering and spreading within this state. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 246, Sec. 10. Effective August 23, 2004.)

The department may enter into any cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture to undertake tuberculosis control pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 246, Sec. 11. Effective August 23, 2004.)

In order to prevent the spread of vesicular exanthema and other contagious and infectious diseases of swine, it is unlawful for any person to feed swine any garbage unless the garbage has been processed in accordance with the provisions of this article and the regulations which a…

All garbage, regardless of previous processing, before being fed to swine, shall be thoroughly heated throughout to boiling or equivalent temperature (usually 212 degrees Fahrenheit at sea level) for 30 minutes, or otherwise treated in a manner which is prescribed in the regulati…

The director may accept, on behalf of the state, donations of money from any person, board of supervisors, or other agency interested in the control of coyotes and other predatory animals. Any such money shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Department of Agri…

Money which is made available by any board of supervisors that is accepted pursuant to this article shall be expended solely within the boundaries of the county which makes the appropriation, unless otherwise authorized by the board of supervisors. All other donations shall be ap…

This chapter does not apply to any preparation, drug, or chemical which is intended to be used or sold solely for medicinal or cosmetic use by humans or to commercial feed as defined in Section 14925. (Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 732.)

A person may mix or dilute any registered pesticide in accordance with its registered labeling for his or her own use or for use in his or her own business without having become a registrant pursuant to this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 33. Effective January 1,…

The director, by regulation, may exempt from all or part of the requirements of this division a pesticide exempted pursuant to Section 25(b) of the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136w (b)) as a pesticide that is determined to be of a character …

(a) The director, by regulation, may exempt from all or part of the requirements of this division a liquid chemical sterilant product for use on a critical or semi-critical medical device that is exempt from the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 1…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part or in subdivision (b), every person that violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by impriso…

The director may make any necessary investigations relative to reported violations of this division, pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180), Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The person in custody of any records required to be kept by any provision of Divisions 9 (commencing with Section 16301), 10 (commencing with Section 20001), or 11 (commencing with Section 23001) shall exhibit such records upon demand by any inspector or peace officer. Such recor…

It is unlawful for any person to refuse to exhibit any records to any inspector or peace officer who is acting in accordance with the provisions of Section 20202. (Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1221.)

If a vacancy in the office of commissioner occurs, the director, upon learning of the vacancy, shall immediately transmit to the board of supervisors or other appointing power a list of persons who are licensed by him or her to be eligible for the position. (Amended by Stats. 198…

If, within 60 days after the receipt of the list of persons who are licensed, the appointing power fails to appoint a commissioner from the list, the secretary shall appoint a commissioner from the list. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 402, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)

If there is no qualified person available for the office of commissioner, the appointing power may make a temporary appointment, for a period not exceeding three months, of a person who is recommended in writing by the director. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

If the appointing power does not make a temporary appointment of a commissioner and no person can be appointed from the eligible list by the director, the director may make a temporary appointment of a person who is competent to carry on the duties of the office for a period not …

The secretary may charge a bureau, division, board, or other agency of the department that is supported other than by the appropriations from the General Fund its proportionate share of the administrative expense of the department, or a share in an amount that is computed to reas…

(a) Apportionment of the expenses shall be made and determined by the secretary, subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The proportionate or computed share charged to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund shall not exceed 5 percent of the total departmentwide e…

Any money which is charged and received by the department pursuant to this article shall be remitted to the State Treasury for credit to the current appropriation from the General Fund for the support of the department. The sum so remitted shall be available for expenditure for t…

This chapter does not apply to a poultry plant which is operated under the sanitary regulations of the Consumer and Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

This chapter does not apply to poultry meat which bears the official mark of a city, county, or state poultry plant inspection service for sanitation outside of the state which has requirements equal to those which are provided for by this chapter if such out-of-state requirement…

(a) This chapter does not apply to a poultry plant where poultry which was produced on the premises is slaughtered if the poultry meat which is derived from the poultry is sold by the producer in any of the following ways: (1) At retail upon the premises. (2) At retail off of the…

This chapter does not apply to a poultry plant where poultry is slaughtered, dressed, and sold upon the premises where it was produced for purposes other than resale, if the entire poultry meat output of the producer is so sold. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Any person that offers poultry for shipment shall furnish a statement of ownership or right of possession of such poultry to the person, carrier, or transportation company which is to transport such shipment. The statement shall be kept as part of the record of the person, carrie…

Any person, carrier, or transportation company which receives for transportation or transports any poultry shall at all times keep a correct record which shows all of the following: (a) The point of origin and destination of any shipment of poultry. (b) The names and addresses of…