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.

• § 5003 — “Crop seed” means the seed or seedlike fruit of grain, beans, flax, beets, onions, or any other crop, whether or not it is intended for planting purposes.
• § 5004 — “Noxious weed” means any species of plant that is, or is liable to be, troublesome, aggressive, intrusive, detrimental, or destructive to agriculture, silviculture, or important native species, and di
• § 5005 — “Nursery stock” means any plant for planting, propagation, or ornamentation.
• § 5006 — “Pest” means any of the following things that is, or is liable to be, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural industry of the state: (a) Any infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease of an
• § 5007 — “Plant” includes any part of a plant, tree, plant product, shrub, vine, fruit, vegetable, seed, bulb, stolon, tuber, corm, pip, cutting, scion, bud, graft, or fruit pit.
• § 5008 — “Shipment” means any article or thing which is, may be, or has been transported from one place to another place.
• § 5009 — “Horticultural product” means those products as stated in Group Number 18 of the Standard Industrial Classification Manual which are grown under cover or outdoors, including bulbs, flowers, shrubbery,
• § 501 — Pursuant to Section 500 and subdivision (d) of Section 821, the Legislature requests that the Regents of the University of California do both of the following: (a) Provide adequate and ongoing funding
• § 5010 — Agricultural or farm products include any horticultural product.
• § 5011 — Unless otherwise provided in this code, for the purposes of pest management, “crop” means a plant or animal, or a product derived from a plant or animal, that can be grown and harvested for profit or
• § 5012 — Unless otherwise provided in this code, for the purposes of pest management, “forage” means food for domestic or other wild animals that is taken by browsing or grazing, or food that wild or domestic
• § 5021 — Unless otherwise provided, any treatment which may be required pursuant to this division is at the risk and at the expense of the owner or person in charge or in possession of the property which is tr
• § 5022 — This division shall not be construed to conflict with any other law which provides for the extermination or control of ground squirrels or other animal pests.
• § 5023 — The commissioner, whenever necessary, may enter and make an inspection of any premises, plant, conveyance, or thing in his jurisdiction.
• § 5024 — (a) The secretary or the commissioner shall, during the maintenance of any quarantine established by the secretary pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 5301) of Chapter 5, inspect any plant
• § 5025 — The Regents of the University of California may collect and, subject to the provisions of Section 6305, import into this state from foreign countries, parasitic and predaceous insects for use in the c
• § 5025.5 — (a) The department, in consultation with the University of California, the United States Department of Agriculture, and members of the scientific community with expertise in exotic pest managment, sha
• § 5026 — (a) The director may overrule a local agency’s ordinance or regulation where that ordinance or regulation would prevent or inhibit an eradication effort.
• § 5027 — Unless otherwise expressly provided, a violation of any provision of this division is a misdemeanor.
• § 5028 — (a) Any person who intentionally violates any state or federal quarantine law or regulation is liable civilly as provided in Sections 5310 and 5311, and subdivision (c) of this section, and is subject
• § 5029 — (a) The department, in consultation with the State Department of Health Services, shall design and implement a program to provide information to persons who reside in areas scheduled to be treated wit
• § 5030 — Upon probable cause to believe a person buying, selling, or transporting a shipment of plant material intended to be marketed for commercial purposes is in violation of this division, proof of ownersh
• § 5031 — It is unlawful for any person to knowingly falsify, misrepresent, or cause to be falsified or misrepresented, any information in a record intended to show proof of ownership.
• § 5032 — The director or commissioner may compile information and make any necessary investigations relative to suspected violations of this division.
• § 5033 — The person in custody of any records containing information required pursuant to Section 5030 shall exhibit those records upon a demand therefor by the director or commissioner, as their designees, or
• § 5034 — At the time of the hearing, the director or commissioner may take any of the following actions: (a) Administer oaths and take testimony.
• § 5035 — Any party that disobeys any order or subpoena of the director is subject to Section 11188 of the Government Code.
• § 51 — (a) If, in connection with the use of roads, highways, and freeways, the assistance, control, or protection by Highway Patrol officers is desired, applications by an entity engaged in agricultural pro
• § 510 — This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Farmer Equity Act of 2017.
• § 5101 — Each commissioner is an enforcing officer of all laws and regulations which relate to the prevention of the introduction into, or the spread within, the state of pests.
• § 5102 — Each commissioner and each qualified representative of the commissioner is a state plant quarantine officer for the following purposes: (a) Certifying to the pest condition or pest treatment of shipme
• § 5103 — Any interested person that is aggrieved by any action or order of a commissioner may appeal in writing to the director within five days after notice of action or order if no other time limit is prescr
• § 5104 — The director shall hear any appeal from an action or order of a commissioner within 10 days after the receipt of the appeal upon notice to all interested parties.
• § 5105 — Pending decision after appeal, action by the commissioner on the case under appeal shall be suspended by the director.
• § 511 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) California recognizes the importance of investing in the long-term prosperity of our food and farming system, starting with our farmers
• § 512 — For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Secretary” refers to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
• § 513 — (a) The department shall ensure the inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in urbanized areas, in the development, adoption, im
• § 514 — (a) On or before January 1, 2020, the department shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature on efforts to serve socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and all female farmers and ra
• § 515 — (a) The department, in consultation with the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Producer Advisory Committee and the Small-Scale Producer Advisory Committee, shall establish the Regional Fa
• § 520 — “University,” as used in this article, means the University of California.
• § 52001 — As used in this chapter, “field crop products” includes grain crops, dry bean crops, seeds, forage crops, fiber crops, and other field crops and the manufactured products and byproducts of such field
• § 52002 — The director shall do all of the following: (a) Establish, by regulation, uniform standards for field crop products which shall conform as closely as possible to those which are established by the Sec
• § 52003 — The director may enter any place where field crop products are stored, shipped, or sold, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
• § 52004 — The director may, for the purpose of inspection and examination, break the seals of cars and after such inspection has been made shall securely close and reseal such doors as were broken open using a
• § 52005 — Any railroad which delivers field crop products in cars at any place which is provided with inspection service pursuant to this chapter shall provide convenient and suitable sidetracks at such place a
• § 52006 — The director may assess a penalty of 1.
• § 5201 — As used in this chapter, “certificate” means the certification by a commissioner, deputy commissioner, or inspector of the pest condition or treatment of any shipment of plants.
• § 5202 — The board of supervisors of any county may establish a schedule of fees for any or all classes of certificates to be paid by shippers that request such certificates.
• § 5203 — No fee shall be charged for certification required by any law, regulation, or requirement of the United States or of this state or by any ordinance, regulation, or requirement of any county of this st
• § 52031 — The director shall issue to each employee who is authorized to grade, inspect, or weigh the products which are included under this chapter, except those products for which standards have been establis
• § 5204 — The schedule of fees for the certificates shall be based upon the approximate cost of the inspection.
• § 5205 — A commissioner shall make such inspections as may be necessary to determine the facts which are required by the state or country of intended destination and shall issue a certificate that states the f
• § 5206 — The board of supervisors of any county may designate any place within the county as a fumigation or treatment station for the purpose of enabling the commissioner to inspect plant shipments for certif
• § 52061 — The director shall inspect, weigh, and grade upon request and certify to any interested party the quality, condition, and quantity of any field crop or other agricultural product under such regulation
• § 52063 — Any person that is aggrieved by the grading by any authorized inspector of any of the products for which standards have been established pursuant to this chapter may appeal to the director in accordan
• § 5207 — If the board of supervisors designates a place as a fumigation or treatment station, the commissioner shall inspect plant shipments at the stations, for shipment to other states or countries which req
• § 5208 — It is unlawful for any person to alter, deface, or wrongfully use a certificate issued pursuant to any provision of this division.
• § 5209 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any violation of this chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75) for the first offense and is a misdemeanor for a second or
• § 52091 — Any money which is received under this chapter shall be paid monthly into the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the Department of Agriculture Fund.
• § 521 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the department contract with the Regents of the University of California to operate poultry and livestock disease laboratories pursuant to this article.
• § 52100 — (a) Any person who willfully and knowingly damages or destroys any field crop product, as specified in Sections 42510 and 52001, that is known by the person to be the subject of testing or a product d
• § 522 — When a central diagnostic laboratory constructed on the Davis campus of the university is ready for occupancy, the director shall contract with the Regents of the University of California for its Scho
• § 52251 — This chapter shall be known as the “California Seed Law.
• § 52252 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 52253 — “Advertisement” means representations, except those on the label, which are disseminated in any manner or by any means that relate to seed which is subject to this chapter.
• § 52254 — “Agricultural seed” means the seed of any domesticated grass or cereal, and of any legume or other plant that is grown as turf, cover crop, forage crop, fiber crop, or field crop, and mixtures of such
• § 52254.3 — “Board” means the Seed Advisory Board.
• § 52254.4 — “Certification” means to certify as to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic character of agricultural or vegetable seed.
• § 52254.5 — “Labeler” means any person whose name and address appears on the label pertaining to or attached to a lot or container of agricultural or vegetable seed, or both agricultural and vegetable seed, for s
• § 52255 — “Labeling” means all labels, and other written, printed, or graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, which accompany and pertain to any seed whether the seed is in bulk or in containers, and i
• § 52255.5 — “Noncommercial seed sharing activity” means the receiving or giving away of seed by a noncommercial entity without the creation of a contractual obligation or an expectation to receive anything of val
• § 52256 — “Noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed, as defined in Section 5004.
• § 52256.5 — “Person” also means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust association, cooperative association, or any other business unit or organization.
• § 52257 — “Prohibited noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed which the director, as provided in Section 52332, finds and declares to be a prohibited noxious weed seed and
• § 52257.5 — “Conditioner” means any person who cleans, scarifies, or blends to obtain uniform quality, or who conducts other operations which would change the purity, germination, or identity of any lot of seed,
• § 52257.6 — “Process” means any modification of the form or nature of agricultural or vegetable seed, or any treatment of the seed, which renders it inviable.
• § 52257.8 — “Research” means any research related to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic and physiological characteristics of agricultural or vegetable seed or the production thereof.
• § 52258 — “Restricted noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed, the seed of which is not otherwise designated as prohibited noxious weed seed, and which the director, as pro
• § 52259 — “Vegetable seed” means the seed of any crop which is or may be grown in gardens or on truck farms and which is generally known and sold under the name of vegetable seed.
• § 52260 — “Weed seed” means any noxious weed seed or vegetable seeds, and any seed that is not included in the definitions of agricultural seed, if it occurs incidentally in agricultural seed or vegetable seeds
• § 52261 — “Viability” means a description of living seeds which are capable of germinating.
• § 52262 — “Farm” means a place of agricultural production which has annual sales of agricultural products of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.
• § 52281 — This chapter and the terms which are used in it shall be construed so as to conform insofar as possible with the construction which is placed upon the Federal Seed Act (7 U.
• § 52282 — The secretary and, under the supervision and direction of the secretary, the commissioner of each county and the qualified representative of the commissioner, shall enforce this chapter and carry out
• § 52283 — The director may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture and other agencies in the enforcement of this chapter.
• § 52284 — The director may issue such orders, circulars, and announcements as he may deem necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.
• § 52285 — If the director or the commissioner finds that any person has violated any provision of this chapter, he may institute proceedings in the court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the viola
• § 52286 — The director shall maintain a properly equipped laboratory for examining and testing seeds.
• § 52287 — All prohibited and restricted noxious weed seed which are enumerated in this chapter or in any regulation which is adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter are hereby recognized as noxious wit
• § 52288 — The Legislature hereby declares all of the following: (a) It is the intent of this chapter to enable the seed industry, with the aid of the state, to ensure that seed purchased by the consumer-buyer i
• § 52289 — The department may post information on its Internet Web site about noncommercial seed sharing activity that includes, but is not limited to, the following: (a) Germination or varietal purity standards
• § 52291 — There is in the department a Seed Advisory Board consisting of 11 members appointed by the secretary, seven of whom shall be labelers registered under the provisions of this chapter, two of whom shall
• § 52291.1 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that labelers appointed to the Seed Advisory Board pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the interest of a par
• § 52292 — The term of office for each member of the board is three years.
• § 52295 — Members of the board shall receive no salary but may be allowed per diem in accordance with Department of General Services rules for attendance at meetings and other board activities authorized by the
• § 52296 — The board shall be advisory to the secretary and may make recommendations on all matters pertaining to this chapter including, but not limited to, seed law and regulations, enforcement, seed laborator
• § 52297 — The board shall annually elect a chairman from its membership, and from time to time such other officers as it may deem advisable.
• § 52298 — The board shall meet at the call of its chairman or the director, or at the request of any four members of the board.
• § 523 — The contract executed pursuant to this article shall provide that the university maintain sufficient numbers of laboratories to perform the functions contained in this article.
• § 52300 — For purposes of this article only, the following definitions apply: (a) “Farmer” means the person responsible for planting a crop, managing the crop, and harvesting the crop from land on which a breac
• § 52301 — (a) Before a person or his or her agent holding a patent on a genetically engineered plant, may enter upon any land farmed by another for the purpose of obtaining crop samples to determine whether bre
• § 52302 — If requested by either party, the secretary or his or her designee shall be present for the sampling, provide for the collection of samples, or conduct any other aspect of the sampling or analysis pro
• § 52303 — Samples for analysis may be taken from a standing crop, from representative standing plants in the field, or from crop residue remaining in the field after harvest.
• § 52304 — The results of any testing conducted pursuant to this article shall be sent by registered letter by the testing party to all parties involved in the investigation within 30 days after the results are
• § 52305 — A farmer shall not be liable based on the presence or possession of a patented genetically engineered plant on real property owned or occupied by the farmer when the farmer did not knowingly buy or ot
• § 52306 — The provisions of this part are severable.
• § 52311 — A person is not subject to the penalties which are prescribed by this chapter in any of the following cases: (a) For selling in this state any agricultural or vegetable seed which is incorrectly label
• § 52321 — All money that is received by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and shall be expended only for the purpose of this chapter.
• § 52322 — The secretary shall prepare an annual statement of the operating expenditures and income related to this chapter that shall be presented to the board for review as soon as possible following the termi
• § 52323 — (a) The department’s cost of carrying out this chapter shall be funded from money that is received by the secretary pursuant to this chapter.
• § 52324 — (a) The subvention program under Section 52323 is an optional program available to counties.
• § 52325 — (a) Commissioners of counties that choose to participate in the subvention program shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the secretary, whereby the commissioner agrees to maintain a statewide
• § 52331 — The director, by regulations, shall do all of the following: (a) Adopt germination standards for vegetable seed.
• § 52332 — The secretary, by regulation, may adopt all of the following: (a) A list of the plants and crops that the secretary finds are or may be grown in this state.
• § 52333 — The director may, by regulation, adopt standards, including noxious weed seed and other pest standards, for premises from which seed shipments are exempt from the provisions of Section 6501 and shall
• § 52334 — The declaration of a plant, seed, nursery stock, or crop as invasive is a power reserved for the secretary.
• § 52351 — Every labeler of agricultural or vegetable seed offered for sale in this state, or any person, as defined in Section 52256.
• § 52351.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 52351, the secretary may require any entity that conducts noncommercial seed sharing activity to provide notification of its activity on a form created by the secretary.
• § 52352 — Each application for an annual registration shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee in the amount of forty dollars ($40) for each fiscal year or portion of a fiscal year beginning July 1.
• § 52353 — If a registration is not renewed within one calendar month after the beginning of the fiscal year, a penalty of 20 percent of the annual registration fee due shall be added to the fee.
• § 52354 — Each person who is required to be registered pursuant to Section 52351 shall pay an assessment annually to the secretary in an amount not to exceed forty cents ($0.
• § 52354.5 — The director shall fix the annual assessment established pursuant to Section 52354 in an amount that will provide sufficient funds to carry out this chapter, and the date and method of collecting the
• § 52354.8 — If the assessment established pursuant to Section 52354 and fixed by the director pursuant to Section 52354.
• § 52355 — Any registrant who packages or labels seed, or both, with the name and address of the person who only retails the seed within the state shall, at the time of sale to such person, collect from the pers
• § 52356 — Total expenditures from funds derived from registration fees and dollar volume assessments under this chapter shall not exceed the department’s cost of carrying out this chapter.
• § 52361 — The secretary, each commissioner, and any qualified representative of the commissioner, shall sample and inspect any agricultural or vegetable seed that is subject to this chapter at the time and plac
• § 52362 — For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, any officer who is required to enforce this chapter may enter upon any public or private premises during regular business hours in order
• § 52363 — (a) Any sample which is taken by an enforcement officer in accordance with the regulations which are adopted pursuant to this chapter for the taking of official samples is prima facie evidence of the
• § 52391 — The secretary or the commissioner and any qualified representative of the commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed “stop-sale” order to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural
• § 52392 — It is unlawful for any person to move or otherwise dispose of any lot of seed which is held under a “stop-sale” order except under written permission of an enforcing officer or under his specific dire
• § 52393 — The owner or custodian of seed which is held under a “stop sale” order shall, upon demand, have the right to a hearing before the director or the commissioner as to the justification of any such order
• § 52394 — This article does not limit the right of the enforcement officer to proceed as authorized by other sections of this chapter.
• § 52395 — Any decision of the director pursuant to this article is subject to review by any court of competent jurisdiction.
• § 524 — (a) A central diagnostic laboratory building to be constructed on the Davis campus of the university adjacent to the facilities of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, together with the equipment
• § 52401 — The secretary shall, by regulation, establish a list of seed-certifying agencies that the secretary finds qualified to certify as to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic charac
• § 52402 — A seed-certifying agency may conduct or fund research projects that the agency, in its sole discretion, deems beneficial to the seed industry.
• § 52403 — Each seed-certifying agency shall establish a schedule of fees, in its discretion with input from the seed industry, for certification services provided and research conducted pursuant to this article
• § 52404 — Notwithstanding Section 52321, fees collected pursuant to this article shall be paid directly to the seed-certifying agency and shall be expended only for a purpose authorized by this chapter.
• § 52405 — A seed-certifying agency, pursuant to procedures adopted by the seed-certifying agency, may impose a late charge on any person who fails to pay any fee required by this article within the time require
• § 52406 — In addition to any late charge, a seed-certifying agency, pursuant to procedures adopted by the seed-certifying agency, may suspend certification services to any person who fails to timely pay any fee
• § 52421 — The director and the commissioner of each county acting under the supervision of the director may do all of the following: (a) Cooperate with seed-certifying agencies which are officially recognized u
• § 52422 — The director, or any commissioner with the approval of the director, may annually enter into a cooperative agreement with a qualified seed certification agency for the services that they are authorize
• § 52451 — This article does not apply to any of the following: (a) Seed or grain that is not intended for sowing purposes.
• § 52452 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 52454, each container of agricultural seed that is for sale or sold within this state for sowing purposes shall bear upon it or have attached to it in a con
• § 52453 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 52454, each container of vegetable seed that is for sale or sold within this state for sowing purposes shall bear upon it, or have attached to it, in a conspicu
• § 52454 — Any lot of more than one container of seed which is transported to a dealer for resale, or any lot of more than five containers of seed which is sold to a consumer, is exempt from the requirements whi
• § 52455 — In addition to the labeling requirements of this article, all seed at the time of sale by a retail merchant for nonfarm usage, shall conspicuously bear upon the labeling of the seed a viability assura
• § 52456 — In addition to the labeling requirements of this article, all seed, except seed at the time of sale by a retail merchant for nonfarm use, shall conspicuously bear upon the label adequate notice of the
• § 52481 — Except as otherwise provided in this section or in Section 52486, it is unlawful for any person to ship, deliver, transport, or sell any agricultural or vegetable seed within this state, other than th
• § 52482 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 52486, it is unlawful for any person to ship, deliver, transport, or sell any agricultural or vegetable seed within this state that is within any of the followi
• § 52483 — It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label, warning tag, or notice that is provided for in this chapter or in the regulations that are ad
• § 52484 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 52486, it is unlawful for any person to ship, deliver, transport, or sell agricultural or vegetable seed that is treated after harvest with any substance th
• § 52485 — It is unlawful for any person to sell or divert for use or for processing, either for human or animal consumption, any grain or other crop seed which is treated after harvest with any substance that i
• § 52486 — Sections 52481, 52482, and 52484 of this article do not apply to any common carrier in respect to any seed which is transported or delivered for transportation in the ordinary course of its business a
• § 52487 — A violation of this chapter for having shipped, delivered, transported, or sold agricultural or vegetable seed that has false or misleading labeling shall be construed to have been committed at the ti
• § 52488 — It is unlawful to violate any provisions of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 52489 — It is unlawful for any person to violate the provisions of the United States Plant Variety Protection Act contained in Part J (commencing with Section 2531), Part K (commencing with Section 2541), or
• § 525 — After the contract has been executed pursuant to Section 521, the diagnostic functions of the regional laboratories maintained at Petaluma and Sacramento shall be transferred to other laboratories in
• § 5251 — Upon the discovery of any pest, the director shall immediately report the discovery to the commissioner of the county in which the pest is found.
• § 52511 — 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 offic
• § 52512 — 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 th
• § 52513 — 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
• § 52514 — A proceeding pursuant to this article if the value of the property seized amounts to thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000) or less is a limited civil case.
• § 52515 — The director may, after hearing, refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke a registration for any violation of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 5252 — The director shall furnish to the commissioner a statement as to the best known means or methods for eradicating or controlling the discovered pest and advise him of the procedure or treatment to prev
• § 5253 — The commissioner shall disseminate all or any portion of the statement in whatever manner he may deem is best suited to inform persons that own or have charge or possession of any premises or applianc
• § 5254 — In any county where there is no commissioner, or if the director finds that the commissioner has failed or neglected to use all reasonable means to effect the control or eradication of any discovered
• § 5255 — In any proceeding which is commenced pursuant to Section 5254, any duty, jurisdiction, or authority which is conferred on the commissioner by this division is conferred or imposed upon and transferred
• § 526 — The contract shall provide that the university, in consultation with the department, shall establish a schedule of fees to help defray the cost of operation of the laboratories.
• § 5260 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) California is home to more species of plants and animals in the world and the highest number of species found nowhere else in the wo
• § 5260.5 — For purposes of this chapter, “invasive pests” means animals, plants, insects, and plant and animal diseases or groups of those animals, plants, insects, and plant and animal diseases, including seeds
• § 5261 — The department shall develop and maintain a list of invasive pests that have a reasonable likelihood of entering California for which a detection, exclusion, eradication, control, or management action
• § 5262 — (a) Based on available funding, the department shall develop and maintain a written plan on the most appropriate options for detection, exclusion, eradication, control, or management of the higher pri
• § 5263 — If the department determines that an invasive pest identified on the list developed pursuant to Section 5261 has entered the state, the department shall notify the Governor, the governing boards of af
• § 5264 — If the department determines that an invasive pest has entered the state and the urban aerial application of a pesticide, or a communitywide ground application of a pesticide, is the preferred eradica
• § 5265 — If the department determines that an invasive pest has entered the state, and an urban aerial application of a pesticide, or a communitywide ground application of a pesticide, is the selected response
• § 52651 — The secretary may, by regulation, designate as a seed potato certification agency, any person or agency that the secretary finds is qualified to certify seed potatoes as to their variety, quality, and
• § 5266 — This program established by this chapter may only be funded with federal funds.
• § 5267 — This chapter does not apply to the following: (a) The State Department of Public Health and local vector control agencies providing services in accordance with Section 116180 of the Health and Safety
• § 527 — The contract shall provide for all of the following services which, when included in the department’s budget, shall be provided without charge: (a) Services performed in the course of a department-app
• § 528 — The contract shall specify the accounting procedures to be used and any reports necessary to assure compliance with state and university requirements.
• § 52851 — The Legislature hereby declares that the purposes of this chapter are to promote, encourage, aid, and protect the planting and growing of cotton in the State of California; that it believes that these
• § 52852 — The Legislature also declares that the restriction of the use to which cotton lands and cotton gins may be used, as provided in this chapter, is essential to the highest development of the cotton-grow
• § 52853 — The Legislature declares that the development of varieties or species of cotton which meet the desired quality of Acala or Pima cotton should be encouraged, if reasonable restrictions are imposed to p
• § 52854 — The production and marketing of Acala and Pima cotton produced in this state is hereby declared to be affected with public interest.
• § 52855 — No action taken by the board, nor by an individual in accordance with this chapter or pursuant to the regulations adopted under this chapter, is a violation of the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencin
• § 52856 — The Legislature further declares that all cotton approved by the board for planting in the district is for the benefit of the cotton-growing industry and is not for the exclusive or limited use of any
• § 52861 — “Board” means the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board.
• § 52862 — “Industry members” means cottonseed oil crushers, handlers of raw cotton fiber, and cotton ginners or employees thereof.
• § 52863 — “Handlers of raw cotton fiber” or “merchant” means any person or organization that is primarily engaged in the business of buying and selling spot cotton or forward contract cotton.
• § 52864 — “Cotton ginning organization” means any person or organization owning or operating one or more cotton gins.
• § 52865 — “District” means the “San Joaquin Valley Quality Cotton District” which is comprised of all the counties in the San Joaquin Valley where cotton is produced.
• § 52866 — “Delinter” means any person who, by any means or method, causes the short fibers to be removed from the seed coat of cottonseed.
• § 52867 — “Cotton growers” or “growers” means any person in the district who produces, or causes to be produced, cotton for market.
• § 52868 — “Handlers of whole cottonseed” means any person or organization that is engaged in the business of buying, selling, or processing whole cottonseed.
• § 52871 — There is in the state government the San Joaquin Valley Cotton Board.
• § 52872 — The secretary shall establish a list of growers and other persons and organizations subject to this chapter.
• § 52873 — The secretary shall supervise and conduct any election held pursuant to Section 52871 and this section.
• § 52874 — Each member of the board, except the ex officio members, shall have an alternate member, who shall be a candidate for election in the same manner as the member.
• § 52875 — An alternate member, in the absence of the member for whom he or she is alternate, shall sit in place of the member on the board, and shall have, and be able to exercise, all the rights, privileges, a