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- § 12500.5.
- § 12500.6.
- § 12501. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the
- § 12504.
- § 12531. The director may adopt such regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out
- § 12255. Every licensed pest control dealer designated agent who changes his or her addres
- § 12256. The director may adopt rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to eff
- § 12401. An application for a pesticide broker license, or renewal of a license, shall be
- § 12403. All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter may be renewed before their expirati
- § 12408. The director, after a hearing, may refuse, revoke, or suspend a pesticide broker
- § 52452. Except as otherwise provided in Section 52454, each container of agricultural see
- § 52456. In addition to the labeling requirements of this article, all seed, except seed a
- § 52482. Except as otherwise provided in Section 52486, it is unlawful for any person to s
- § 12562. The director may exempt any pesticide chemical from the requirement of a toleranc
- § 12563. The director may establish the tolerance for any pesticide chemical on produce at
- § 12582. The director shall immediately notify the State Director of Health Services by te
- § 12594. Analysis data developed by an accredited laboratory shall be subject to confirmat
- § 12602. If the director seizes any lot of produce, he shall issue to the owner or bailee
- § 12608.5. Upon demand of the owner or person in rightful possession of the produce for perm
- § 12609. The produce after reconditioning is subject to all the provisions of this chapter
- § 12614. If the appeal analysis shows that the lot of produce carries pesticide residue in
- § 12641. As used in this article,
- § 5. All persons who, at the time this code goes into effect, hold office under any of
- § 7. Any person in whom the enforcement of any provision of this code is vested shall
- § 9. Unless a different penalty is expressly provided, a violation of any provision of
- § 234. The trust fund is created for the exclusive purpose of implementing and continuin
- § 26.
- § 29.
- § 32.
- § 231. The Legislature finds and declares that the maintenance of agriculture funded pro
- § 235. Each agricultural program specified in subdivision (b) of Section 230 with funds
- § 10. Whenever any notice, report, statement, or record is required by this code, it sh
- § 16. Division, part, chapter, and article headings do not in any manner affect the sco
- § 19. Unless the context otherwise requires, the present tense includes the past and fu
- § 20. Unless the context otherwise requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine
- § 33.
- § 221. The
- § 221.1. Notwithstanding Section 221, the department shall establish all permanent positio
- § 10.5. It is unlawful for any person to alter any record or document in the office of a
- § 21. Unless the context otherwise requires, the singular number includes the plural, a
- § 223. A sum not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars (
- § 224. Moneys transferred by the Controller to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fu
- § 1. This act shall be known as the
- § 4. The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existi
- § 25. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in the following sections
- § 35.
- § 36.
- § 227. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to avoid unnecessary charges
- § 225. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on all funds transferred from the Dep
- § 13. Whenever any power or authority is given by this code to any person, it may be ex
- § 15. Whenever reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of thi
- § 39.
- § 47.
- § 101. There is in the state government the Department of Food and Agriculture.
- § 104. The secretary may appoint and in accordance with law fix the salaries of such ass
- § 201. The department may expend in accordance with law all money which is made availabl
- § 6047.22. For the purpose of voting in the referendum required in Section 6047.20, only a p
- § 6047.18. This article shall be liberally construed. If any provision of this article or th
- § 6047.24. In determining whether the referendum is approved by producers pursuant to the pr
- § 6047.26. Nonreceipt of a ballot shall not invalidate a referendum.
- § 6047.28. The provisions of this article are severable. (b) If any provision of this sectio
- § 6047.30. The board may, after consulting with the advisory task force and upon making find
- § 6047.60. The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (a) California is the le
- § 6047.61. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Table Grape Pest and Disease
- § 8406.
- § 8408.
- § 8464. Any district formed prior to March 2, 1961, in which the order of the board of su
- § 8501. Upon the adoption of the order of organization, the board of supervisors shall im
- § 4102. Exposition Park, with the approval of the Natural Resources Agency, may build, co
- § 4103. The California Science Center, in consultation with the Exposition Park Manager,
- § 4103.5.
- § 4101. The Sixth District Agricultural Association shall also be known as Exposition Par
- § 4101.3. Notwithstanding any other law, the California Science Center is hereby authorized
- § 4104. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a need for a state reposi
- § 4104.5. The board may enter into concession contracts to license or sell, or both, its br
- § 4105.5. For purposes of this section, the following terms apply: (1)
- § 4106. Exposition Park shall work with the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission, the
- § 4107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Member of the Legislature represent
- § 4108.5. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1
- § 4109. For purposes of this section, the following terms apply: (1)
- § 4131. The City and County of San Francisco may appropriate and pay over to the 1-A Dist
- § 6047.64. Proceedings for the formation of a district within any county shall be commenced
- § 6047.66. Signatures to the petition may be withdrawn at any time before it has been acted
- § 6047.71. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general cir
- § 6047.72. The notice shall be published once a week for two successive weeks prior to the d
- § 6047.79. Upon the filing of the order of organization, the board of supervisors shall appo
- § 6047.80. To be a director of the district, a person shall be either an owner of, or the de
- § 6047.81. Upon his or her appointment, each director shall, in the manner provided by law,
- § 6047.82. From and after the filing for record of the order of the board of supervisors dec
- § 6047.85. Upon the expiration of the term of any member of the board, the board of supervis
- § 4162. The 25th District Agricultural Association may accept the donation of any real pr
- § 4163. With the consent of the secretary, a nonprofit organization may hold an annual fa
- § 4165. Notwithstanding any other law, the directors of the 48th District Agricultural As
- § 4171. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 50th District Agricultural Associ
- § 4192. The city and the association shall enter into an agreement for the provision of p
- § 4251. Any association and any county may jointly construct a building to constitute a w
- § 4253. Any construction work which is done pursuant to an agreement shall be performed i
- § 4356. The California Horse Racing Board shall, at the request of the commission, certif
- § 4357. The Attorney General shall serve as counsel for, and adviser to, the commission.
- § 4361. The commission is a
- § 6047.87. The district may do all of the following: (1) Sue and be sued in all actions and
- § 6047.88. Every district formed pursuant to this article has all of the powers prescribed b
- § 6047.92. For each fiscal year subsequent to the first year of operation of the district, t
- § 6047.95. Whenever acreage within the district is planted with table grape plants in a fash
- § 6047.97. The board shall, on or before the first Monday in April of each year, or as soon
- § 6047.102. The county treasury shall be the repository of all the moneys of the district. Th
- § 6047.105. Acreage devoted exclusively to the growing of table grapes within a tract of land
- § 8651. Lands devoted exclusively to the growing of citrus fruits within a tract of land
- § 8701. Any two or more districts organized or existing under this part may be consolidat
- § 8751. Upon the filing of a petition with the board of supervisors, signed by the owners
- § 8752. The board of supervisors shall give notice of the time and place fixed for the he
- § 8755. The notice shall be published once a week for two successive weeks prior to the d
- § 8760. This part shall be known as the Olive, Stone, and Pome Fruit Pest District Contro
- § 8762. Any district formed pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 8401) to control
- § 8765.
- § 8767. In order to expedite the elimination of the source of the olive fruit fly and the
- § 9245. The secretary may impose such conditions on the production or use of blood or blo
- § 9244. An application for registration of blood or a blood component product shall inclu
- § 9253. A closed-colony blood bank licensed under this chapter shall maintain an onsite r
- § 4402. The department may expend funds appropriated by Section 22 of Chapter 1440 of the
- § 4434. A district agricultural association of a district created subsequent to January 1
- § 4431. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, on or after January 1, 1943, apport
- § 4437. A certified copy of the resolution shall be filed with the department.
- § 4442. No fair for which a separate appropriation is made by the state shall participate
- § 4482. Any expenditure shall be made pursuant to a budget which is submitted to the Depa
- § 4502. The regulations are exempt from provisions of Section 11380 of the Government Cod
- § 4506. The department shall review the statements of operation which are filed by the se
- § 6047.113. Upon the filing of a petition with the board of supervisors that is signed by eit
- § 6047.116. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general cir
- § 6047.119. The board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the resolution to be rec
- § 6048. The plant hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata) is a noxious aquatic weed not native t
- § 6049. The department, with the cooperation of the University of California, the United
- § 6053. Upon receipt of the petition, the board of supervisors shall direct the agricultu
- § 6059. The board of supervisors shall, at the next regular or special meeting following
- § 7581. A proceeding pursuant to this article where the value of the property seized amou
- § 7601. Every person, before engaging for hire in the business of cleaning crop seed, sha
- § 7602. Upon application by the owner for such permit or if the commissioner deems it nec
- § 7603. The permit may be suspended or revoked by the commissioner at any time the permit
- § 8410.
- § 8452. The petition may be filed in sections each of which shall comply with all the req
- § 8768. The board in which the district is located shall, after consultation with the com
- § 8801. The Pest Control Compact is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all oth
- § 8802. Consistent with law and within available appropriations, the departments, agencie
- § 8803. Pursuant to Article IV(h) of the compact, copies of bylaws and amendments thereto
- § 8808. As used in the compact, with reference to this state, the term
- § 9101. The department shall periodically publish and make available a list of reportable
- § 9121. Any person that is engaged in stockraising may purchase for injection in his stoc
- § 9261. License for any commercial blood bank for animals or registration of any blood or
- § 238.5. The chairperson of each advisory body shall advise the director on the administra
- § 239.5. Any money that is deposited pursuant to Section 232, which the director determine
- § 241. The secretary may charge a bureau, division, board, or other agency of the depart
- § 263. Notwithstanding any provision of law, the department may deny an application for,
- § 282. In cases where the director may perform sampling, grading, testing, inspection, o
- § 302. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director may authorize the refund
- § 401. The department shall promote and protect the agricultural industry of the state.
- § 403. The department shall prevent the introduction and spread of injurious insect or a
- § 4511.1. For the purposes of this chapter,
- § 4513. The department may expend funds for promotional and public relations purposes for
- § 4535. The committee shall report to the Legislature at the commencement of each regular
- § 4702. Upon dissolution of any such association, all of its property, after payment of o
- § 5001. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the
- § 5003.
- § 5007.
- § 5010. Agricultural or farm products include any horticultural product.
- § 5021. Unless otherwise provided, any treatment which may be required pursuant to this d
- § 6062. Any cotton pests abatement district organized pursuant to this chapter may do all
- § 6063. The general control and management of each district shall be vested in a board of
- § 6066. The board of directors of each district shall have the power to appoint and to fi
- § 6075. The board of directors, when prohibiting the planting, growing, or maintenance of
- § 6077. The county elections official on or after the 29th day before the election shall
- § 6078. The persons declared elected shall take the oath of office and file their officia
- § 6080. The board of directors of each cotton pests abatement district shall hold a regul
- § 7700.
- § 7702. Upon the appropriation or transfer of adequate moneys to the Invasive Species Acc
- § 7706. The Invasive Species Account is hereby established in the Department of Food and
- § 8455. Upon the presentation and filing of a petition, the board of supervisors shall fi
- § 8507. Upon the expiration of the term of any member of the board, the board of supervis
- § 9152.5. A laboratory approved, certified, or accredited by the state or the federal gover
- § 9153. A person shall not establish, operate, or maintain a laboratory that provides ser
- § 9156. Test results certified by the department are prima facie evidence of the facts st
- § 9157.
- § 9161. It is unlawful for any person to bring, cause to be brought, or aid in bringing i
- § 9266. The department, or humane officers under contract with the department, shall insp
- § 9267. Notwithstanding Section 4827 of the Business and Professions Code, for commercial
- § 411. The Department of Food and Agriculture shall supply the Department of Water Resou
- § 431. The department shall collect and preserve books, pamphlets, periodicals, and othe
- § 404. The department shall execute the provisions of this code, except as otherwise pro
- § 406. The department shall require reports from commissioners.
- § 408. The director may enter upon any premises to inspect the premises or any plant, ap
- § 432. The department shall collect and prepare statistics, charts, films, photographs,
- § 483. The director may arrange for the services of any individual employed by the Unite
- § 484. The director may enter into cooperative agreements with departments, divisions, b
- § 485. The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, and wi
- § 491. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Consumers have an interest
- § 492. The Legislature hereby creates the Food Biotechnology Task Force. The task force
- § 5027. Unless otherwise expressly provided, a violation of any provision of this divisio
- § 5028. Any person who intentionally violates any state or federal quarantine law or regu
- § 5023. The commissioner, whenever necessary, may enter and make an inspection of any pre
- § 5031. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly falsify, misrepresent, or cause to be
- § 5032. The director or commissioner may compile information and make any necessary inves
- § 5035. Any party that disobeys any order or subpoena of the director is subject to Secti
- § 5104. The director shall hear any appeal from an action or order of a commissioner with
- § 5201. As used in this chapter,
- § 5204. The schedule of fees for the certificates shall be based upon the approximate cos
- § 5208. It is unlawful for any person to alter, deface, or wrongfully use a certificate i
- § 6085. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Cotton Pests Abatement Distri
- § 6101. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the
- § 6102.
- § 6106.
- § 6134. It is unlawful for any person to willfully or otherwise interfere with the enforc
- § 6154. After the notice, the commissioner shall require the consignee to properly treat
- § 6155. It is unlawful for any person to violate Section 6152, 6153, or 6154.
- § 6171. Caprifig trees, unless properly controlled and regulated under supervision, const
- § 6175. If the owner does not destroy or graft the fig tree within the time which is spec
- § 6200. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California is the le
- § 6200.5. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Winegrape Pest and Disease Co
- § 8456. The board of supervisors shall order the clerk of the board of supervisors to giv
- § 8458. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general cir
- § 513. The department shall ensure the inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and r
- § 515. The department, in consultation with the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (
- § 510. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Farmer Equity Act of 2017.
- § 520.
- § 521. It is the intent of the Legislature that the department contract with the Regents
- § 525. After the contract has been executed pursuant to Section 521, the diagnostic func
- § 528. The contract shall specify the accounting procedures to be used and any reports n
- § 550. This article shall be known and may be cited as the Sustainable Agriculture Resea
- § 5266. This program established by this chapter may only be funded with federal funds.
- § 5253. The commissioner shall disseminate all or any portion of the statement in whateve
- § 5261. The department shall develop and maintain a list of invasive pests that have a re
- § 5262. Based on available funding, the department shall develop and maintain a written p
- § 5301. The director may establish, maintain, and enforce such quarantine regulations as
- § 5305. A quarantine shall not be established by one county, city, district, or other pub
- § 5311. In lieu of any civil action pursuant to Section 5310, except as provided in Artic
- § 5321. If the director receives information of the existence of any pest which is not ge
- § 5322. The director may establish, maintain, and enforce quarantine, eradication, and su
- § 6211. The petition may be filed in sections, each of which shall comply with all the re
- § 6215. The board of supervisors shall fix a time and place for the hearing of the petiti
- § 6217. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general cir
- § 6230. Upon the adoption of the order of organization, the board of supervisors shall im
- § 6231. In order to be eligible to be a director of the district, a person shall be a cit
- § 6235. The members of the board shall serve for terms of one year, or for a longer term
- § 6236. Upon the expiration of the term of any member of the board, the board of supervis
- § 6240. The district may do all of the following: (a) Sue and be sued in all actions and
- § 8401. This part shall be known as the Citrus Pest District Control Law.
- § 8402. It is the purpose of this part to make available a procedure for the organization
- § 8404.
- § 9269. Except as provided in subdivision (b), the California Public Records Act (Divisio
- § 555. If the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is established by t
- § 560. This article shall be known as the Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995.
- § 568. The secretary shall convene an 11-member Scientific Advisory Panel on Resilient a
- § 569.
- § 570. For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1)
- § 576. This article shall be known and may be cited as the University of California Pest
- § 577. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) There is a need to d
- § 580. It is the intent of the Legislature that the center, through its director, develo
- § 582. It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California appoint a d
- § 584. If the center is established by the Regents of the University of California, it i
- § 585. This article shall apply to the University of California only to the extent that
- § 588. When conflicts arise between sectors of agriculture, the secretary may designate
- § 591. The Farm to Community Food Hub Program is hereby established for the purpose of p
- § 592. The program shall incentivize the creation and permanency of public-serving aggre
- § 5348. Plant quarantine officers, and officers of the California Highway Patrol, are aut
- § 5349. It is unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to intentionally route the vehicle a
- § 5341.5. Every operator of a motor vehicle entering the state with a shipment of any agric
- § 5343. The director shall cause conspicuous signs to be erected at or near each inspecti
- § 5350.5. The director may establish a task force comprised of representatives of the follo
- § 5353. Each air carrier or foreign air carrier engaged in foreign air commerce which car
- § 5401. Any premises, plants, conveyances or things which are infected or infested with a
- § 5422. The notice may be served upon the record owner or person having charge or possess
- § 5424. If the address of the owner is not known, and cannot be ascertained by the exerci
- § 5429. The expense of the abatement by the commissioner is a county charge which is paya
- § 6251. Whenever acreage within the district is planted with winegrape plants in such a f
- § 6242. The county agricultural commissioner of the county in which the district is locat
- § 6245. For each fiscal year subsequent to the first year of operation of the district, t
- § 6253. The board shall, on or before the first Monday in April of each year, file with t
- § 6256.5. The revenue from the assessments imposed pursuant to this chapter by the district
- § 6260. Lands devoted exclusively to the growing of winegrapes within a tract of land out
- § 6275. The board of a consolidated district has all the duties, powers, purposes, respon
- § 8553. A district may pay limited compensation to the owner of any citrus tree infected
- § 8555. Any payment made to the owner or owners of citrus trees removed pursuant to Secti
- § 9301. When moved for the purpose of immediate slaughter, cattle which are infected with
- § 593. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that da
- § 603. Any building or improvement that is constructed by the department pursuant to thi
- § 621. The Department of Agriculture Building Fund is continued in existence.
- § 626. Money shall not be transferred pursuant to Section 622 to the Department of Agric
- § 653. The department may contract with the Department of General Services to handle the
- § 703. The department may, upon the request of a California agricultural interest which
- § 801. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Thurman Agricultural Policy A
- § 851. It is the intent of this chapter to establish a means of identifying the owner of
- § 5436. If no action to foreclose is commenced within 120 days subsequent to the recordat
- § 5432. If a copy of the notice to abate a public nuisance, as described in Section 5401,
- § 5463. If no action to foreclose is commenced within 120 days subsequent to the redempti
- § 5501. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Property Owners
- § 5506. Within 30 days of receipt of the information required to be provided pursuant to
- § 5507. If the property owner does not carry out the terms of any agreement entered into
- § 5508. This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes and objectiv
- § 5553. It is unlawful for any person to maintain any neglected or abandoned plant or cro
- § 5554. All remedies for the prevention or abatement of nuisances apply to any such nuisa
- § 5564. This article shall not prevent the commissioner from proceeding under any other p
- § 6281. The board of supervisors shall give notice of the time and place fixed for the he