Title FAC, California Food & Agric. Code

The director may make any and all necessary investigations relative to reported violations of this part 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.)

There is in the department the Bureau of Meat and Poultry Inspection. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 56, Sec. 54.)

(a) (1) The secretary shall adopt, by regulation, fees to cover the department’s reasonable regulatory costs of the administration, implementation, and enforcement of laws governing the confinement of animals, as described in Chapter 13.8 (commencing with Section 25990) of Divisi…

The provisions of this division, including the payment of fees, are applicable to all state and county institutions which are engaging in livestock operations. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The provisions of this part, including the payment of fees, are applicable to all state and county institutions which are engaging in livestock operations. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

The provisions of Chapters 1 (commencing with Section 24501), 2 (commencing with Section 24651), and 3 (commencing with Section 24951), of Part 1 of Division 12 are not applicable to any poultry plant, or poultry product subject to requirements of plant sanitation and poultry mea…

The provisions of this part, including the payment of fees, are applicable to all state and county institutions which are engaging in livestock operations. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“Agent” includes bailee, broker, commission merchant, factor, auctioneer, solicitor, consignee, and any other person that is acting upon the express or implied authority of another. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“At retail” means a sale or transaction between a retailer and a consumer. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“California egg” means an egg produced in this state. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 283, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

“Candling” means the examination of the interior of eggs by use of a transmitted light. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“Cold storage eggs” means eggs which have been in cold storage for a period of more than 30 days. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“Committee” means the Shell Egg Advisory Committee. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“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…

“Container” means any box, case, basket, carton, sack, bag, or any other device which is used to facilitate the handling of eggs. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“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…

“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…

“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. (Add…

“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. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009…

“Egg products” means egg meats. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“Eggs” means eggs in the shell from chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or any other species of fowl. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“Incubated eggs” means eggs which have been in the course of incubation, whether natural or artificial. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“Incubator rejects” means incubated eggs. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, stenciled, printed, or branded. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“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…

“Retailer” means any person who sells eggs to a consumer. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

“Shell eggs” means any in-shell eggs other than pasteurized in-shell eggs, as defined in Section 27519.6. (Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 11, Sec. 2. (AB 1414) Effective April 17, 2014.)

“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. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 283, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)

“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. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 11, Sec. 3. (AB 1414) Effective April 17, 2014.)

“Subcontainer” means any container when being used within another container. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

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…

“Eggs that are packaged for export” means those eggs destined for conveyance to any location outside the United States or its territories. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 197, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)

“Eggs that are packaged for interstate commerce” means those eggs destined for sale outside the state. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 197, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: A healthy and vibrant apiary industry is important to the economy and welfare of the people of the State of California. Protection and promotion of this important industry is in the interest of the people of the State of California.…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as, the “Apiary Protection Act.” Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.)

“Apiary” includes bees, comb, hives, appliances, or colonies, wherever they are kept, located, or found. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.)

“Appliance” means any implement or other device which is used in handling and manipulating bees or comb, any container of bees or comb, or any other equipment which is used in the practice of apiculture. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.)

“Bees” means honey-producing insects of the genus Apis. It includes all life stages of these insects. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.)

“Board” means the Apiary Board. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.)

“Broker” means a person or entity that receives a monetary profit from the managing of beehives, hive equipment, or honey bees that they do not own, but have control of, through a private or public agreement between one or more parties. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 683, Sec. 1. (AB…

“Colony” means one hive and its contents, including bees, comb, and appliances. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.)

“Comb” includes all materials which are normally deposited into hives by bees. It does not include extracted honey or royal jelly, trapped pollen, and processed beeswax. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.)

“Commissioner” means a county agricultural commissioner. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.)

“Pest” includes American foulbrood or any other infectious disease, parasite, pest, or hereditary disease that affects bees that the secretary declares by regulations, in consultation with the association representing the beekeeping industry and the board and final approval by th…

“Infected,” “infested,” “contaminated,” or “diseased” includes a viable stage of a life cycle of a “pest” as defined in Section 29009 can be demonstrated to exist on or within the colony population or on hives, comb, or any appliances associated with beekeeping operations. (Amend…