Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

A handler shall not pay any producer less than the applicable price established for the usage to which the market milk, purchased from him is applied pursuant to accounting procedures established by the director. If the market milk is not applied to any purpose set forth in Artic…

All handlers who receive market milk within this state shall be obligated to pay minimum producer prices established under this chapter regardless of the area of origin of such milk, whether inside or outside the jurisdiction of the State of California. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch.…

Whenever a pooling plan is in effect as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 62700) and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 62750) of this part, all market milk received by pool handlers shall be obligated to the pool at the applicable minimum price established in the …

The provisions of this chapter shall continue to be operative permanently except as provided in this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

A referendum among the state’s producers shall be conducted by the director in any of the following cases: (a) Whenever the director, on his own motion or at the request of the council, determines that it is no longer in the best interest of the state to continue the existence of…

The ballot form shall be substantially as follows: BALLOT California Beef Council Law Termination of Council and Program Shall the existence of the California Beef Council and the programs established and maintained under the California Beef Council Law (Chapter 2 (commencing wit…

If upon the count of the ballots the director finds that 30 percent, or more, of all producers established by the director’s list have voted and that 51 percent, or more, of the total number of producers voting have assented to the discontinuance and termination of the council an…

If upon a count of the ballots the director finds that less than 51 percent of the total number of producers voting have assented to such discontinuance and termination, he shall make a finding to that effect and the council and programs which are established and maintained pursu…

On the expiration of this chapter pursuant to this article, the council shall remain in existence for the purpose of furnishing the director with a complete record of its outstanding financial obligations, accrued and to accrue. The director shall pay from the money deposited and…

No recommendation shall be in conflict with the registered labeling for the product being recommended. (Added by renumbering Section 12972 by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1049.)

The use of any pesticide by any person shall be in such a manner as to prevent substantial drift to nontarget areas. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1049.)

The use of any pesticide shall not conflict with labeling registered pursuant to this chapter which is delivered with the pesticide or with any additional limitations applicable to the conditions of any permit issued by the director or commissioner. (Repealed and added by Stats. …

Failure of a person using a pesticide to possess a written recommendation shall create a rebuttable presumption that he or she has assumed responsibility for the recommendation. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1476, Sec. 1.)

A person making a written recommendation does not incur an obligation to insure that the actual use follows his or her recommendation. (Added by renumbering Section 12978 by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1049.)

The director may adopt regulations to govern the possession, sale, or use of any pesticide which the director finds necessary to carry out the purposes of Division 6 (commencing with Section 11401) or this division. (Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 806, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2…

The director, and the commissioner of each county under the direction and supervision of the director, shall enforce the provisions of this article and the regulations adopted pursuant to it. (Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1049.)

Pesticide applications on public property which take place on school grounds, parks, or other public rights-of-way where public exposure is foreseeable shall be posted with warning signs. The signs shall be in English and Spanish and shall contain a warning that the area has been…

(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) “Chlorophacinone” means a pesticide product containing chlorophacinone. (2) “Diphacinone” means a pesticide product containing diphacinone. (3) “First-generation anticoagulant rodenticide” mean…

A pesticide use report shall be submitted to the commissioner or director on a form and in a manner prescribed by the director. The data from the pesticide use reports shall be considered in setting priorities for food monitoring, pesticide use enforcement, farm worker safety pro…

It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, deliver for sale, load, ship, transport, or sell any honey, adulterated honey or any product which is marked, labeled, or designated as honey, in bulk or in any container or subcontainer which does not c…

It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, load, ship, transport, or sell a deceptive pack, lot, load, arrangement, or display of honey. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

It is unlawful for any person to mislabel any container or subcontainer of honey or place any false or misleading statement on any wrapper, label, or lining of any container of honey, or on any placard which is used in connection with or which has reference to any honey. (Enacted…

It is unlawful for any person to place or pack any honey in any container or subcontainer which bears any markings, or any designation of brand, quality, grade, or other matter, unless all of such markings which do not properly and accurately apply to the product placed or packed…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to move any honey, or any container of honey, to which any warning tag or notice has been affixed, except under written permit from an enforcing officer or under his or her specific direction. (b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor puni…

(a) It is unlawful for any person to do either of the following: (1) Refuse to submit any container, subcontainer, load, or display of honey to the inspection of any enforcing officer. (2) Refuse to stop any vehicle which contains any honey, for the purpose of inspection by an en…

It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, load, ship, transport, or sell, any of the following: (a) Adulterated honey, unless the container is conspicuously marked, in letters or type of like size and character, which clearly and plainly indicat…

The following information shall at all times appear plainly and in a conspicuous place on, or be securely attached to, every cap, bottle, can, or other container of all market milk which is sold: (a) The class or grade of the market milk, unless the market milk is being sold in b…

All labels which are required by Section 36001 shall be in capital letters of a size and boldness as to be legible by the purchaser or consumer. If the available space on any cap, bottle, or container for such labeling is not sufficient for the full name of the distributor, then …

(a) At the time of sale to the consumer by a retail store of any product designated in this section, there shall appear on the package or container of the product the date established by the processor as the date by which the product should normally be used to ensure consumer qua…

If a product is made from goat milk, either the phrase “goat milk” or “made from goat milk” shall immediately precede or follow the name of the product wherever the name appears, and in the same type size and style as the product name. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 512, Sec. 2.)

The director shall not enforce this article during the period that any marketing order or commission covering the same subject is in effect. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 676, Sec. 30.)

There is in the department the Processing Tomato Advisory Committee, which consists of 10 members. The director shall appoint five members who shall be producers of tomatoes for processing and five members who shall be representatives of processors engaged in the processing of to…

It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that producers of tomatoes for processing and processors engaged in processing tomatoes appointed to the Processing Tomato Advisory Committee pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the intere…

In making selection of the membership of the committee, the director shall take into consideration the recommendations of organizations and associations of producers of tomatoes for processing and of processors of tomatoes for processing. (Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 676, Sec. 33…

The committee member’s term of office shall be three years. Any vacancies which occur during an unexpired term shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 783.)

The committee shall be advisory to the director on all matters pertaining to standards for tomatoes for processing purposes. The committee may do any of the following: (a) Recommend to the director administrative regulations which relate to the administration and enforcement of t…

The committee shall meet at the call of its chairman or at the request to the director of any three members of the committee. It shall meet at least once each year. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 783.)

The meetings of the committee shall be held in the office of the department at Sacramento, or elsewhere within the state, if necessary for the proper performance of its duties. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 783.)

Each member of the committee, any alternate member serving in the absence of a regular member, and any member of an advisory committee appointed by the chairman of the committee, may, with approval of the director, be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in t…

The director shall appoint an alternate member for each committee member. In making the appointments the director shall appoint a producer as alternate for each producer member and a processor representative as alternate for each processor representative, and shall give considera…

Alternate members shall serve at committee meetings only in the absence of the member for whom they are designated as alternate. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 783.)

Any person, forwarding company, or common carrier may decline to ship or transport any fruits, nuts, or vegetables if it is notified by any enforcing officer of this division, that such products are found to be delivered for shipment in violation of this division. Any such person…

A carrier which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission that transports any fruits, nuts, or vegetables in the ordinary course of its business as a carrier shall not be deemed to be in violation of any provision of this division, unless such carrier shal…

Any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed that does not comply with this chapter is a public nuisance and is subject to seizure on complaint of the secretary or the commissioner or any enforcing officer of this chapter to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the…

The district attorney of the county in which any such nuisance is found, on the relation of the director or the commissioner or any enforcing officer of this chapter, shall maintain, in the name of the people of the State of California, a civil action to abate and prevent such nu…

If the owner fails to comply with the order of the court within the time which is specified in the order, the court may order disposal of the seed and containers, or their sale, under those terms and conditions as the court may prescribe, by the director or the commissioner or an…