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Food & Agric. Code § 27503.5 Section 27503.5
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“California egg” means an egg produced in this state.
Food & Agric. Code § 27504 Section 27504
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“Candling” means the examination of the interior of eggs by use of a transmitted light.
Food & Agric. Code § 27505 Section 27505
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“Cold storage eggs” means eggs which have been in cold storage for a period of more than 30 days.
Food & Agric. Code § 27506 Section 27506
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“Committee” means the Shell Egg Advisory Committee.
Food & Agric. Code § 27507 Section 27507
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“Consumer” means any person who purchases eggs for his or her own family use or consumption; or any restaurant, hotel, boardinghouse, bakery, or other institution or concern which purchases eggs for serving to guests or patrons thereof, or for its own use in cooking or baking and…
Food & Agric. Code § 27508 Section 27508
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“Container” means any box, case, basket, carton, sack, bag, or any other device which is used to facilitate the handling of eggs.
Food & Agric. Code § 27509 Section 27509
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“Deceptive” means any arrangement of the contents of any container, or subcontainer, or of any lot, load, or display, in which the eggs in the outer layer or in any portion exposed to view are in quality, size, condition, or in any other respect so superior to those in the interi…
Food & Agric. Code § 27510 Section 27510
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“Egg handler” means a person engaged in the business of producing, candling, grading, packing, or otherwise preparing shell eggs or pasteurized in-shell eggs for market or who engages in the operation of selling or marketing eggs that he or she has produced, purchased, or acquire…
Food & Agric. Code § 27510.1 Section 27510.1
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“Producer” means a person engaged in the business of producing eggs from domesticated fowl for human consumption, who is not in the business of candling, grading, packing, sorting, or otherwise preparing shell eggs for market, marketing, or processing eggs into egg products.
Food & Agric. Code § 27511 Section 27511
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“Egg meats” means the white, yolk, or any part of eggs, in liquid, frozen, dried, or any other form, used, intended or held for use, in the preparation of, or to be a part of or mixed with, food or food products, for human consumption.
Food & Agric. Code § 27512 Section 27512
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“Egg products” means egg meats.
Food & Agric. Code § 27513 Section 27513
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“Eggs” means eggs in the shell from chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or any other species of fowl.
Food & Agric. Code § 27514 Section 27514
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“Incubated eggs” means eggs which have been in the course of incubation, whether natural or artificial.
Food & Agric. Code § 27515 Section 27515
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“Incubator rejects” means incubated eggs.
Food & Agric. Code § 27516 Section 27516
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“Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, stenciled, printed, or branded.
Food & Agric. Code § 27517 Section 27517
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“Mislabel” means the presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, term, statement, design, device, inscription, or any other designation upon any eggs or upon any container or subcontainer of eggs, or upon the label, lining, or wrapper thereof, or upon any placard or sig…
Food & Agric. Code § 27518 Section 27518
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“Retailer” means any person who sells eggs to a consumer.
Food & Agric. Code § 27519 Section 27519
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“Shell eggs” means any in-shell eggs other than pasteurized in-shell eggs, as defined in Section 27519.6.
Food & Agric. Code § 27519.5 Section 27519.5
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“Shipped egg” means an egg that is produced outside the State of California and shipped into the state for purposes of resale or use by a direct user.
Food & Agric. Code § 27519.6 Section 27519.6
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“Pasteurized in-shell eggs” means in-shell eggs that have been pasteurized by any method approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration or the department.
Food & Agric. Code § 27520 Section 27520
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“Subcontainer” means any container when being used within another container.
Food & Agric. Code § 27521 Section 27521
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The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (a) To assure that healthful and wholesome eggs of known quality are sold in this state. (b) To facilitate the orderly marketing of shell eggs in a uniform manner. (c) To prevent the marketing of deceptive or mislabeled containers of e…
Food & Agric. Code § 27522 Section 27522
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“Eggs that are packaged for export” means those eggs destined for conveyance to any location outside the United States or its territories.
Food & Agric. Code § 27523 Section 27523
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“Eggs that are packaged for interstate commerce” means those eggs destined for sale outside the state.
Food & Agric. Code § 27531 Section 27531
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The director may adopt regulations relating to the preparation for market and marketing of shell eggs as he or she determines are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The regulations may include any of the following: (a) The establishment of grade stand…
Food & Agric. Code § 27532 Section 27532
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The regulations relating to grade standards which are adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 27531 shall be consistent with the grade standards promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture contained in Title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2856.216.
Food & Agric. Code § 27533 Section 27533
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Regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter relating to egg shell surveillance inspection shall be consistent with any federal standards or procedures promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture on that subject.
Food & Agric. Code § 27534 Section 27534
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The director shall adopt regulations by which eggs which do not meet the size or appearance standards generally required for marketing but which are healthy for consumption may be sold directly to consumers for their own family use.
Food & Agric. Code § 27541 Section 27541
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Any person engaged in business in this state as an egg producer or egg handler, or any out-of-state egg handler or egg producer selling eggs into California, shall register with the secretary. A new registration shall be submitted if any current information changes.
Food & Agric. Code § 27542 Section 27542
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The certificate of registration shall not be transferable to any person, or be applicable to any location other than the location for which originally issued, and shall be conspicuously displayed at such location.
Food & Agric. Code § 27551 Section 27551
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The following persons shall pay to the secretary a maximum fee of fifteen cents ($0.15) for each 30 dozen eggs sold as provided below: (a) California egg handlers shall pay the fee on all egg sales from their own production, on eggs purchased or acquired from California egg produ…
Food & Agric. Code § 27552 Section 27552
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The fees provided in Section 27551 are maximum fees and shall be established at a lower rate by the secretary at any time the funds derived from the assessment are more than reasonably necessary to cover the cost of administration and enforcement of this chapter, including the ma…
Food & Agric. Code § 27553 Section 27553
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The secretary may, by regulation, prescribe the frequency of payment of assessments, the procedures for payment, the procedures for refunds of payment, and penalties for late payment. However, the department may triple the assessment for any eggs for which the required payment ha…
Food & Agric. Code § 27554 Section 27554
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The moneys which are received by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, including, but not limited to, payments to commissioners pursuan…
Food & Agric. Code § 27555 Section 27555
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The director may assess a special fee upon egg handlers who use descriptive terms on egg containers that require laboratory analysis to verify the terms. This fee shall be used for laboratory analysis necessary for label approval and continued surveillance for compliance with the…
Food & Agric. Code § 27561 Section 27561
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(a) The director shall enforce this chapter, and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. (b) The commissioners of each county, their deputies, and qualified inspectors, under the supervision and control of the director, shall enforce this chapter and the regulations whi…
Food & Agric. Code § 27561.5 Section 27561.5
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(a) The department may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke, a certificate of registration if either of the following occur: (1) The applicant fails to pay in full by the due date a fine, fee, assessment, or penalty levied by the department for a violation of this chapter, i…
Food & Agric. Code § 27562 Section 27562
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(a) The director shall determine the necessary amount to be expended by each county and the department to achieve adequate administration and enforcement of this chapter, including, but not limited to, uniformity of inspection in all counties. (b) To make the determination for pu…
Food & Agric. Code § 27563 Section 27563
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Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner of a county shall submit, in the form prescribed by the director, a statement to the director which shows the expenditures of funds in the enforcement and administration of this chapter for that fiscal year. Such …
Food & Agric. Code § 27564 Section 27564
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Each fiscal year the director shall prepare a statement which shows the receipt and expenditure for each county as well as those funds expended by the director during the fiscal year of funds provided for in this chapter. The director shall, upon written request of any person who…
Food & Agric. Code § 27565 Section 27565
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The director may enter into an agreement with any commissioner for the enforcement of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
Food & Agric. Code § 27566 Section 27566
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If any commissioner does not adequately and properly enforce the provisions of this chapter, or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, or any agreement, as determined by the director, the director shall provide these services and expend that county’s share of the assessmen…
Food & Agric. Code § 27571 Section 27571
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(a) The secretary shall appoint a Shell Egg Advisory Committee consisting of 10 members, eight of whom shall be selected by the secretary from egg handlers and be representative of the egg industry. The secretary shall appoint two alternates who may serve in the absence of any of…
Food & Agric. Code § 27571.1 Section 27571.1
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It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that egg handlers appointed to the Shell Egg Advisory Committee pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the interest of a particular agricultural industry concerned, and that the representatio…
Food & Agric. Code § 27572 Section 27572
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The term of office for each member, other than the member designated by the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association, of the committee shall be for three years. Appointment of the first voting members shall be made so that the term of office for two voting me…
Food & Agric. Code § 27573 Section 27573
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The committee shall be advisory to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture on all matters pertaining to standards for shell eggs. The committee may advise on: (a) Quality of shell eggs. (b) Recommendations concerning sampling. (c) Uniformity of inspection. (d) Adjustment of fees fo…
Food & Agric. Code § 27574 Section 27574
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The committee shall meet at the call of its chairman, the director, or at the request of any three members of the committee. The committee shall meet at least once a year. Necessary expenditures incurred by the committee members in attending committee meetings may be reimbursed i…
Food & Agric. Code § 27581 Section 27581
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The director may bring an action to enjoin any violation or any threatened violation of this chapter or any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter in the superior court in the county in which the violation occurred or is about to occur. Any proceeding pursuant to this secti…
Food & Agric. Code § 27581.1 Section 27581.1
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(a) On or before January 1, 2017, the secretary shall adopt regulations classifying violations of this chapter, or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, as “minor,” subject to a penalty from fifty dollars ($50) to four hundred dollars ($400), inclusive, “moderate,” sub…
Food & Agric. Code § 27581.2 Section 27581.2
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In lieu of seeking prosecution of any violation of this chapter, or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, as a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 27671, the director may bring a civil action pursuant to Sections 27581 and 27581.4.