California

Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

9,659 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1 — This act shall be known as the “Food and Agricultural Code.
• § 10 — Whenever any notice, report, statement, or record is required by this code, it shall be in writing unless it is expressly provided that it may be oral.
• § 10.5 — It is unlawful for any person to alter any record or document in the office of a commissioner required to be filed pursuant to any provision of this code or pursuant to rules and regulations authorize
• § 10001 — The department may establish and maintain tuberculosis control areas within this state.
• § 10003 — When the department establishes a tuberculosis control area, the affected industry shall be notified.
• § 10004 — The State Veterinarian may authorize the testing of any cattle in a tuberculosis control area to determine which animals are affected with tuberculosis.
• § 10006 — All owners of cattle within a tuberculosis control area that are subject to examination and tuberculosis testing shall, upon request of the department, provide necessary facilities for conducting tube
• § 10007 — Cattle moving into a tuberculosis control area must meet the requirements specified by the State Veterinarian.
• § 10061 — The State Veterinarian may impose a quarantine pursuant to Section 9562 when any bovine animal reacts positively to a tuberculosis test conducted by an approved veterinarian or a duly authorized repre
• § 10062 — The value of the reacting bovine animal for which indemnity is paid shall be determined in accordance with the provisions in Sections 9592 and 9593.
• § 10063 — Within 30 days after the appraisal of the reacting bovine animal, it shall be slaughtered under the supervision of the State Veterinarian.
• § 10064 — Animals shall be tested or slaughtered pursuant to this article even if indemnity funds are unavailable.
• § 10065 — The slaughtering of any reacting bovine animal, pursuant to this article, shall be under the supervision of the department, or of the United States Department of Agriculture.
• § 10066 — The carcasses of the slaughtered animals shall be disposed of pursuant to the regulations of the department or the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture that govern meat
• § 10067 — If an animal is slaughtered pursuant to this article, and indemnity funds are available, the owner may receive part or all of the following: (a) The proceeds of the sale of the salvage of the animal.
• § 10068 — Indemnity provided by this article shall not be paid to any person in any of the following cases: (a) For any bovine animal that is brought into a tuberculosis control area that reacts to a tuberculos
• § 10069 — A subsequent payment of indemnity shall not be made to any person in any of the following cases: (a) Unless the provisions of this chapter have been fully complied with for each and every bovine anima
• § 10070 — The pedigree of any purebred bovine animal shall be proved by a certificate of registry from the herd books where the animal is registered.
• § 10071 — Each claim against the state for payment for the slaughter of any reacting bovine shall be presented to the State Controller and paid out of appropriations or funds available for that purpose in accor
• § 101 — There is in the state government the Department of Food and Agriculture.
• § 10100 — The State Veterinarian may impose a quarantine pursuant to Section 9562 when it has been determined that any bovine animal has been exposed to tuberculosis.
• § 10101 — The State Veterinarian may impose tuberculosis testing requirements for tuberculosis-exposed cattle.
• § 10102 — Indemnity for reacting tuberculosis-exposed cattle may be available and shall be in accordance with the provision stated in Article 7 (commencing with Section 10061) of this chapter.
• § 10103 — The State Veterinarian may issue a special permit for the movement of tuberculosis-exposed cattle to any of the following: (a) An establishment that is operating under state, state approved, or federa
• § 10151 — If the owner or any person that is in charge of cattle, after 10 days’ written notice, refuses properly to confine in corrals or stanchions any cattle that are subject to examination, tuberculosis tes
• § 10152 — Any expense which is incurred by the department pursuant to Section 10151 is a lien upon the cattle.
• § 102 — The department is under the control of a civil executive officer known as the Secretary of Food and Agriculture who shall receive the salary provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550) o
• § 103 — Except as is otherwise provided in this chapter, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code governs and applies to the conduct of the departmen
• § 10301 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this division.
• § 10302 — “Accredited veterinarian” means a veterinarian who is so designated by the United States Department of Agriculture and the department.
• § 10303 — “Bovine animals” means neat cattle.
• § 10304 — “Brucellosis” means the disease of cattle which is caused by Brucella microorganisms.
• § 10305 — “Brucellosis control area,” means any area that has been so established by the department in order to qualify and maintain such area in accordance with certification standards of the bovine brucellosi
• § 10306 — “Cattle” means neat cattle.
• § 10307 — “Official veterinarian” means a veterinarian who is in the employ of the United States Department of Agriculture or the department.
• § 10308 — “Premises” means any place where cattle have been or are kept.
• § 10309 — “Reactor” or “reacting bovine animal” means any bovine animal that reacts positively to a test for brucellosis which is approved by the director.
• § 10310 — “Vaccinate” or “vaccination” means the use of vaccine in cattle.
• § 10311 — “Vaccine” means any vaccine which is produced by a laboratory which is licensed by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture and recognized by the department for
• § 10321 — The department may enter into any cooperative arrangement with the United States Department of Agriculture to undertake brucellosis control pursuant to this chapter.
• § 10322 — To carry out the provisions of this chapter, any duly authorized representative of the department or of the United States Department of Agriculture, may enter upon any premises except dwelling houses.
• § 10323 — The department may use the services of official veterinarians or contract with accredited veterinarians to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
• § 10324 — The director may make such regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry this chapter into effect.
• § 10325 — Every accredited veterinarian who is conducting work pursuant to this chapter shall submit reports to the department on forms that are furnished for that purpose.
• § 10326 — In addition to any other authority in this part that is available to the director for the purpose of preventing the spread of any disease of livestock, the director may adopt regulations to prevent th
• § 10327 — To accomplish the purpose of this chapter and to prevent outbreaks of brucellosis, the director shall by regulation establish conditions for the movement of female dairy cattle, such as evidence of ca
• § 10341 — Any vaccine which is used pursuant to this chapter shall be procured by the department from a laboratory which is licensed by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agric
• § 10342 — It is unlawful for any person, except a federal, state, county, or municipal officer or employee, in his official capacity, or an accredited veterinarian, to buy, possess or use a vaccine or antigen w
• § 10351 — All female dairy calves shall be vaccinated by an official veterinarian or an accredited veterinarian, who is authorized by the department, at such ages as are designated by the department.
• § 10352 — Each calf which is vaccinated pursuant to this chapter shall have an official tattoo placed in the right ear by the veterinarian who performs the service that shows the period within which the animal
• § 10353 — The owner of any calf which is to be vaccinated pursuant to this chapter shall, upon request of the department, provide the necessary facilities and assistance for such vaccination.
• § 10354 — If the owner or any person that is in charge of any dairy calf, after 10 days’ written notice by the department, refuses properly to confine in a corral or stanchions, any calf which is required to be
• § 10355 — Any expense which is incurred by the department pursuant to Section 10354 is a lien upon the calf which is vaccinated and identified.
• § 10356 — The vaccination of any bovine animal pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be by either an official veterinarian or an accredited veterinarian, who is authorized by the department.
• § 10357 — It is unlawful for any person to refuse to submit a dairy calf which is required to be vaccinated and identified pursuant to this chapter to such vaccination.
• § 10358 — It is unlawful for any person to remove any official mark which is required by this chapter, or to imitate or simulate such official mark.
• § 10359 — It is unlawful for any person, except a federal, state, county, or municipal officer or employee, in his official capacity, or an accredited veterinarian, to buy, possess, or use any device which is d
• § 10381 — The department may, after hearing, establish and maintain brucellosis control areas within this state.
• § 10382 — The department shall examine and test such cattle for brucellosis in any brucellosis control area as the director may specify, as often as may be deemed necessary to qualify and maintain such area wit
• § 10383 — All owners of cattle which are subject to examination and testing for brucellosis within a brucellosis control area shall, upon request of the department, provide the necessary facilities for collecti
• § 10384 — If any owner or person that is in charge of cattle, after 10 days’ written notice by the department, refuses properly to confine in corrals, stanchions, or chutes, any cattle within a brucellosis cont
• § 10385 — Any expense which is incurred by the department pursuant to Section 10384 is a lien upon the cattle which are tested and identified.
• § 10386 — The director shall, by regulation, designate the conditions under which cattle may be moved into a brucellosis control area.
• § 10387 — It is unlawful for any person to refuse to submit any cattle which are required to be tested pursuant to this chapter, for the collection of milk or blood samples, or to refuse to submit any milk samp
• § 104 — The secretary may appoint and in accordance with law fix the salaries of such assistants, deputies, agents, experts, and other employees as are necessary for the administration of the department.
• § 10401 — Any bovine animal in a brucellosis control area that reacts positively to a test for brucellosis shall immediately be identified pursuant to the regulations of the secretary.
• § 10402 — The value of an animal which is slaughtered shall be determined by appraisement by a representative of the department or a representative of the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Depa
• § 10403 — Within 30 days after the appraisal of the animal, it shall be slaughtered under the supervision of the director.
• § 10404 — Where it is necessary to prevent the spread within this state of bovine brucellosis, the director may provide for the slaughter of animals.
• § 10405 — If an animal is slaughtered pursuant to this article, and indemnity funds are available, the owner of the animal may receive part or all of the following: (a) The proceeds of the sale of the salvage o
• § 10406 — Indemnity shall not be paid to any person in any of the following cases: (a) For any steer or grade bull that is determined to be a reactor.
• § 10406.5 — (a) The owner of a herd that is subject to subdivision (h) or (i) of Section 10406 may appeal to the director in writing, on a form as prescribed by the director, for continuation of indemnity payment
• § 10407 — A subsequent payment of indemnity shall not be made to any person in any of the following cases: (a) Unless the provisions of this chapter have been fully complied with for each and every bovine anima
• § 10421 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the secretary may proceed with the identification of nonreacting animals in a herd in the same manner as provided in Section 10401 and require the
• § 10422 — The value of a nonreacting animal that is slaughtered shall be determined by appraisement by a representative of the department or a representative of the Agricultural Research Service of the United S
• § 10422.5 — If a nonreacting animal is slaughtered pursuant to this article, and indemnity funds are available, the owner of the animal may receive part or all of the following: (a) The proceeds of the sale of th
• § 10423 — Indemnity provided by this article shall not be paid in any of the following cases: (a) For any bovine animal which reacts to the brucellosis test or shows active brucellosis prior to or at slaughter.
• § 10492 — If an owner of cattle refuses to slaughter exposed, nonreacting bovine animals pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 (commencing with Section 10421) when requested by the director to do so, the catt
• § 10493 — The following procedures shall be followed when brucellosis has been identified in a herd of cattle: (a) An official veterinarian shall conduct an epidemiological investigation of the infected herd an
• § 10494 — If an owner of brucellosis infected or exposed cattle refuses to participate in the development and signing of the memorandum of understanding required by subdivision (e) of Section 10493, or fails or
• § 10495 — If an owner of a brucellosis infected herd violates any law or regulation pertaining to brucellosis eradication, the cattle owner shall immediately become responsible for paying to the director all fu
• § 10496 — (a) An owner who fails to achieve eradication of brucellosis in his or her herd is responsible for the costs of maintaining the required testing schedule after 24 months from the date of an order to h
• § 105 — The chief of the division of the department who has jurisdiction over livestock and poultry disease control, meat inspection and dairy inspection and control shall officially designate a department em
• § 10610 — (a) The Secretary of the Department of Food and Agriculture may adopt regulations to control or eradicate cattle diseases, including bovine trichomoniasis, in any of the following ways: (1) Requiring
• § 10701 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 10702 — “Health certificate” means a health certificate from either a veterinary inspector of the United States Department of Agriculture, the state veterinarian or livestock sanitation official of the state
• § 10703 — “Sales yard” includes any livestock yard, pen, corral, building, premises, or conveyance in which swine are assembled for sale, resale, exchange, or transfer by any owner or his agent.
• § 10704 — “Premises” is the farm of origin where swine were born and raised or where they have resided for a minimum of 90 continuous days immediately preceding shipment.
• § 10721 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to import any swine into this state except for immediate slaughter, unless the person procures a health certificate and import permit from the department prior to the
• § 10722 — The health certificate shall certify that the swine to which it refers satisfy all of the following requirements: (a) Have not been exposesd to any communicable disease.
• § 10723 — The health certificate shall also show all of the following: (a) The date of immunization if immunization is required.
• § 10724 — The original of the health certificate shall be attached to the way bill or shall be in the possession of the truck driver.
• § 10725 — Swine that are imported into this state for purposes other than for immediate slaughter shall be transported in crates, cars, trucks, or other vehicles that have been cleaned and disinfected in confor
• § 10726 — Swine that are imported into this state for immediate slaughter shall have as their destination a recognized slaughtering establishment.
• § 10751 — Any person that operates a sales yard shall keep records of all swine which pass through the sales yard, including the name and address of every person who offers swine for sale and the name and addre
• § 10752 — The sales yard records shall show definite information relative to description of animals, such as breed, weight, color, and marks.
• § 10753 — It is unlawful for any person to knowingly bring into, or cause to be brought into, any sales yard any swine that have been, within 21 days, treated with hog cholera virus, or which are affected with,
• § 10781 — The director may adopt regulations to control or eradicate hog cholera, swine brucellosis, pseudorabies, and other swine diseases in any of the following ways: (a) Through limitations on the movement
• § 10782 — The department, after notice and hearing, may revoke a license granted by the department to a person conducting business as a packer, stockyard, dealer, agent, or any individual that receives, transpo
• § 10783 — A previous violation of any provision of this chapter, or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, is sufficient cause for the revocation of a license under Section 10782.
• § 10784 — Any proceeding for the denial or revocation of a license pursuant to Section 10782 shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of
• § 10785 — If the secretary finds and determines that similar regulations are necessary to control the diseases described in Section 10781 while hogs or swine are in interstate movement, the secretary shall noti
• § 10786 — (a) (1) Whenever a person violates any regulation that is adopted pursuant to this article, the department may impose an administrative penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per individual
• § 10791 — (a) The department shall adopt regulations to require a person who possesses a domestic swine that has two or more phenotypical characteristics specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdiv
• § 10901 — As used in this chapter, “garbage” means any waste which consists in whole or in part of any animal waste that results from the handling, preparing, cooking, and consuming of food, including the offal
• § 10921 — The director may make and enforce such regulations as are reasonable and necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
• § 10922 — The director may enter any premises where garbage is fed to swine and may examine and test any equipment or facilities for processing and handling garbage.
• § 10923 — Every person that is subject to this chapter shall keep and maintain such records or memoranda and furnish such reports as the director by regulations may require.
• § 10951 — 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 process
• § 10952 — 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
• § 10981 — It is unlawful for any person to feed garbage to swine unless he has a valid annual license issued by the director for each separate premises where garbage is fed to swine.
• § 10982 — An application for a license to feed garbage to swine shall be in the form which is prescribed by the director, and shall state all of the following: (a) The name and address of the applicant.
• § 10983 — Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty dollars ($20).
• § 10984 — An application for renewal of a license, accompanied by the proper fee, shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year for which the current license was issued.
• § 10985 — To any fee which is not paid when due, there shall be added a penalty of twenty dollars ($20).
• § 10986 — Each license issued pursuant to this chapter entitles the licensee to feed garbage to swine on the premises that are described in the license, during the period for which the license is issued, in acc
• § 10987 — The director may refuse to issue a license or renewal of license, and may revoke or suspend any license, as the case may require, if he finds after hearing, that any of the following exist: (a) The pr
• § 10988 — The proceedings for all hearings pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2, of the Government Code.
• § 10989 — Any institution or agency of the state, a county, or any municipal or other public corporation which is feeding garbage to swine is not required to procure a license, but shall comply with all other p
• § 10990 — This chapter does not prohibit any city or county from licensing persons that feed garbage to swine.
• § 11 — Whenever any notice, report, statement, or record is required by this code to be kept or made in writing, it shall be in the English language.
• § 11201 — Sections 5025, 6304, and 6305 of this code are applicable to the importation into, or the shipment or transportation within, this state of animals which are detrimental to agriculture.
• § 11221 — The director may employ hunters and trappers throughout the state to control or eradicate coyotes and other harmful predatory animals and to shoot or trap bears which are damaging livestock, agricultu
• § 11222 — For the purposes of this article, the director may enter into contracts with the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife of the United States Department of the Interior to enlist the support of the fe
• § 11223 — No iron or steel-jawed trap shall be used by any hunter or trapper who is engaged in controlling or eradicating any bears pursuant to this article.
• § 11261 — 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.
• § 11262 — 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 o
• § 11281 — If any coyotes are found to exist on land which is owned by the state, other than lands subject to the control of the Department of Parks and Recreation and other than ecological reserves established
• § 11282 — Prior to implementation of any control program pursuant to this article, the director shall consult with and obtain the consent of the director of the department which has jurisdiction over the state
• § 11283 — The director shall submit an annual memorandum of understanding to the Director of Fish and Game for review and approval prior to implementing any coyote control program pursuant to this article.
• § 11284 — Nothing in this article authorizes the use of Compound 1080 for predator control on public lands.
• § 11301 — As used in this article, “state park lands” means any lands subject to the control of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
• § 11302 — The director, upon receiving information causing him or her to believe that coyotes are finding refuge on state park lands or on ecological reserves and are causing damage to nearby private property,
• § 11303 — Upon a determination pursuant to Section 11302 that coyotes are finding refuge on state park lands or on an ecological reserve and are causing damage to nearby private property, the director and the D
• § 11304 — The Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of Fish and Game may submit claims to the department for reimbursement of direct costs incurred pursuant to the implementation of this article
• § 11305 — Nothing in this article authorizes the use of Compound 1080 for predator control on state park lands and in ecological reserves.
• § 11401 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
• § 11401.7 — “Integrated pest management” means an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat man
• § 11402 — “License” means pest control business license, agricultural pest control adviser’s license, or pest control dealer’s license.
• § 11403 — “Pest control” means the use or application of any pesticide.
• § 11404 — “Pesticide” is defined in Section 12753.
• § 11405 — “Registrant” means any person that registers pursuant to Section 11732 or 12031.
• § 11407 — “Pest control dealer” means any person, including any manufacturer, distributor, or retailer who engages in any of the following business activities: (a) Selling pesticides to users for an agricultura
• § 11407.5 — “Pest control dealer” does not include either of the following: (a) Any person licensed pursuant to Section 11701 to engage for hire in the business of agricultural pest control, as to pesticides reco
• § 11408 — “Agricultural use” means the use of any pesticide or method or device for the control of plant or animal pests, or any other pests, or the use of any pesticide for the regulation of plant growth or de
• § 11410 — “Agricultural pest control adviser” means any person who offers a recommendation on any agricultural use, who holds himself or herself forth as an authority on any agricultural use, or who solicits se
• § 11411 — “Recommendation” means the giving of any instruction or advice on any agricultural use as to any particular application on any particular piece of property.
• § 11412 — “Sustainable pest management” means a holistic, whole system approach applicable to agricultural and other managed ecosystems and urban and rural communities that builds on the concept of integrated p
• § 11454.2 — (a) The Department of Pesticide Regulation shall consult with the Department of Food and Agriculture in any action relating to special local need registrations pursuant to Section 136v of Title 7 of t
• § 11456 — The director may do all of the following: (a) Adopt regulations that are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this code that the director is required or authorized to administer or enfo
• § 11472 — The director shall keep a separate record of the classes and sources of income that is credited to, and disbursed from, the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund.
• § 11472.1 — On or before October 31 of each year, the department shall publish a financial report regarding the preceding fiscal year and shall make this report available to the public.
• § 11480 — “Fee,” as used in this article, includes, but is not limited to, any application fee, license fee, permit fee, inspection fee, certification fee, registration fee, identification fee, analysis fee, ce
• § 11481 — (a) The director may authorize the refund of any money that is received or collected by the department in the payment of any fee, assessment, or tax, except that the director shall not authorize a ref
• § 11482 — A refund may be made in whole or in part in any of the following instances: (a) A refund of a fee is requested by the payer before any examination, review, inspection, or similar activity has been per
• § 11483 — The fiscal officer of the department shall make payment of any refund pursuant to this article upon the submission to the fiscal officer of a voucher prepared by the director, or his or her designee,
• § 11484 — If any money that is to be refunded has been deposited in the State Treasury, the Controller, upon receipt of a claim that is filed by the department, shall transfer that amount from the fund to which
• § 11485 — If the director finds that the amount of any refund is less than fifty dollars ($50), the director may retain the amount for use for the same purpose for which the original payment was made, unless th
• § 11501 — The purposes of this division and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12501), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12751), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14001), and Chapter 3.
• § 11501.1 — (a) This division and Division 7 (commencing with Section 12501) are of statewide concern and occupy the whole field of regulation regarding the registration, sale, transportation, or use of pesticide
• § 11501.5 — The director, and the commissioner of each county under the direction and supervision of the director, shall enforce this division and the regulations which are issued pursuant to it.
• § 11502 — The director shall adopt regulations which govern the conduct of the business of pest control.
• § 11502.5 — (a) The director may adopt regulations to establish the minimum requirements of education, continuing education, training, experience, and examination for applicants for any license or certificate, or
• § 11503 — The commissioner of any county may adopt regulations applicable in his or her county which are supplemental to those of the director which govern the conduct of pest control operations and records and
• § 11503.5 — The county agricultural commissioner may apply Section 11503 to the agricultural use of any pesticide for agricultural production within one-quarter mile of a school with respect to the timing, notifi
• § 11504 — Prior to the adoption of regulations by a commissioner, a notice of intention to adopt regulations shall be published in the county, pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, at least 10 days i
• § 11505 — The notice of intention which is referred to in Section 11504 shall contain a statement of the time, place, and nature of proceedings for the adoption of the regulations, and either the express terms
• § 11506 — At least 10 days prior to the date set for the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the regulations, the commissioner shall mail a copy of the notice of intention to every person who has registered with
• § 11507 — On the date and at the time and place designated in the notice of intention, the commissioner shall afford any interested person or his duly authorized representative, or both, the opportunity to pres
• § 11508 — The commissioner shall consider all relevant matter which is presented to him before he adopts any regulation.
• § 11509 — In any hearing which is conducted pursuant to Section 11507, the commissioner or his duly authorized representative shall have authority to administer oaths or affirmations, and may continue or postpo
• § 11510 — The regulations of the commissioner are subject to review and approval by the director as to reasonableness, and if approved they shall be filed with the director.
• § 11511 — If, in the opinion of the commissioner, the public health, welfare, or safety requires that any regulation take effect immediately he shall designate it as an emergency regulation and specify in writi
• § 11512 — Except as provided in Section 11512.
• § 11512.5 — (a) The commissioner may refuse, suspend, or revoke a county registration or permit pursuant to Section 11735, 11924, 12035, or 14008.
• § 11513 — Any money which is derived under the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 11701) of Chapter 4 and Article 1 (commencing with Section 11901) of Chapter 5 shall be paid into the State Treasu
• § 11514 — Whenever a decision of the director suspends for 30 days or less the license of a person licensed pursuant to Sections 11701 to 11709, inclusive, or Sections 11901 to 11913, inclusive, and such suspen
• § 11517 — Any person whose license or certificate issued pursuant to this division, Chapter 3.
• § 11518 — A commissioner accepting payment for pest control registrations or services by credit card or other payment device may impose a charge for costs incurred in connection with that form of payment and sh
• § 11519 — (a) The department shall convene a Department of Pesticide Regulation Environmental Justice Advisory Committee by January 1, 2026.
• § 11520 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is important for California to implement sustainable pest management.
• § 11531 — Except as provided in Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 12001), this division does not apply to any person while engaged in any of the following: (a) An activity that is defined as structural pest co
• § 11701 — It is unlawful for a person to advertise, solicit, or operate as a pest control business, unless the person has a valid pest control business license issued by the director.
• § 11701.5 — Every principal and branch office of a business licensed pursuant to Section 11701 shall have at least one person in a supervisory position who holds a qualified applicator license issued pursuant to
• § 11702 — Applicants for a pest control business license shall do all of the following: (a) Submit information to the director covering the applicant’s business and personal qualifications that the director req
• § 11703 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in Sections 11704 and 11707, the application shall be accompanied by a fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.
• § 11704 — (a) A person who is regularly engaged in the business of maintenance gardening and who desires to engage in pest control for hire incidental to that business shall qualify for a pest control business
• § 11705 — The director shall issue to each applicant that satisfies the requirements of this article a license that authorizes the applicant to perform the type or types of pest control activities specified in
• § 11706 — The license may be renewed before its expiration through application in the form prescribed by the director and upon payment of the proper fee as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.
• § 11707 — To any fee which is not paid by the date of expiration, there shall be added a penalty as prescribed by the director pursuant to Section 11502.
• § 11708 — The director may refuse to grant any license and may revoke or suspend any license if the applicant or licensee: (a) Does not have, or has not maintained at its principal office and at each branch loc
• § 11709 — A person not regularly engaged in the business of pest control that operates only in the vicinity of his or her own property and for the accommodation of his or her neighbors is not required to pay th
• § 11710 — A person that is regularly engaged in the business of tree surgery is not required to procure a license to remove diseased or infested tissues or apply disinfectants to wounds or cavities incidental t
• § 11711 — Unless worker’s compensation insurance is not required, no license may be issued or renewed under this chapter to any person who is an employer, as defined in Section 3300 of the Labor Code, unless th
• § 11731 — “Commissioner,” as used in this article, includes the director in any county in which there is no commissioner.
• § 11732 — It is unlawful for any person to advertise, solicit, or operate as a pest control business in any county unless the person has registered with the commissioner for the current calendar year.
• § 11733 — The registrant shall keep and maintain a record of each property treated that shows all the information required by the director or commissioner.
• § 11734 — The board of supervisors of any county may establish reasonable fees for the registration required under Section 11732.
• § 11735 — A pest control operator registration may be refused, revoked, or suspended by the commissioner, if the commissioner makes any of the following findings: (a) That the equipment of the registrant or app
• § 11737 — The commissioner or director may order any person or the agent or employee of any licensee or registrant or person, to cease operation of any equipment or facility which he finds unsuitable, or which