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Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

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• § 5426 — If the address of the encumbrancer is unknown to the commissioner, he shall state in the copy of the notice that the address is unknown to him and shall mail the copy, addressed to the encumbrancer at
• § 54261 — The association and its members may make and execute marketing contracts which require the members to sell, for any period of time, but not over 15 years, all or any specified part of any product or s
• § 54262 — The contract may provide that the association may sell or resell any product that is delivered by its members, with or without taking title to that product, and pay over to its members, the resale pri
• § 54263 — Notwithstanding any provisions of the Civil Code, a contract which is entered into by a member or stockholder of an association which provides for the delivery to such association of any product which
• § 54264 — The bylaws or the marketing contract may fix, as liquidated damages, specific sums to be paid by the member or stockholder to the association upon the breach by him of any provision of the marketing c
• § 54265 — If there is a breach or threatened breach of such marketing contract by a member, the association shall be entitled to an injunction to prevent the further breach of the contract and to a decree of sp
• § 54266 — In any action upon such marketing agreements, it shall be conclusively presumed that a landowner or landlord or lessor is able to control the delivery of any product which is produced on his land by t
• § 5427 — If the eradication, control, or destruction of the pest is undertaken by the commissioner pursuant to Section 5403, the notice shall be recorded.
• § 5428 — The recorded notice is, from the date of recording, a lien against the property which is described in the notice for the expense that is incurred by the county subsequent to the recordation of the not
• § 5429 — The expense of the abatement by the commissioner is a county charge which is payable out of county funds.
• § 54291 — A corporation that is organized or existing pursuant to any law, except Part 12 (commencing with Section 14550) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code, may be brought under the provisions o
• § 54292 — Articles of incorporation shall be deemed to conform to this chapter within the meaning of Section 54291 in both of the following cases: (a) It is provided or declared in the articles of incorporation
• § 54293 — If the amended articles conform, as provided in Section 54292, provisions in the articles of incorporation that appeared in the original articles or some previous amended articles, are ineffective if,
• § 54294 — This article applies retrospectively as well as prospectively, and may be availed of by a corporation regardless of the time of incorporation, whether prior or subsequent to the adoption of this artic
• § 5430 — If the notice to abate is recorded before the commissioner incurs the expense of abatement, the amount which is incurred or expended by the county in the abatement is a lien on the land against which
• § 5431 — A notice which sets forth the amount expended shall be recorded within 30 days after the date of payment of the last item of expense of the abatement by the county.
• § 5432 — If a copy of the notice to abate a public nuisance, as described in Section 5401, is recorded and a copy is served upon or mailed to the holder of any encumbrance of record pursuant to this article, t
• § 5433 — If the sum which is secured by lien is not repaid to the county within 80 days from the recording of the amount of the lien, there shall be added to the sum a penalty of 15 percent.
• § 5434 — Except as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 5461) of this chapter, the district attorney of the county which makes payment of the abatement expense shall, within 120 days after the notice
• § 5435 — (a) If, after foreclosure, the property is sold, enough of the proceeds shall be paid into the treasury of the county which forecloses the lien as shall satisfy the lien, penalty, and costs.
• § 5436 — If no action to foreclose is commenced within 120 days subsequent to the recordation of the notice which is required by Section 5431, the lien ceases to exist.
• § 54401 — As used in this chapter, “cooperative bargaining association” means a farmer association which is organized and functioning pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54001) of this division, for
• § 54402 — It is the public policy of the state to establish and support the right of any farmer to join voluntarily, belong to and freely participate in cooperative bargaining associations.
• § 54404 — For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the director may receive complaints from producers against any processor, handler, distributor, or any agent of these persons, or from processors, handlers,
• § 54404.1 — If, upon the investigation conducted under Section 54404, the director has reasonable cause to believe that the person charged has violated Section 54431, the director shall issue and cause to be serv
• § 54404.2 — At the hearing called pursuant to Section 54404.
• § 54404.3 — The procedure for holding the hearing pursuant to Section 54404.
• § 54404.4 — At the conclusion of the hearing called pursuant to Section 54404.
• § 54404.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 54404.
• § 54405 — The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or threatened violation of any provision of this chapter in the superior court of the county in which such violation occurred or is about to oc
• § 54431 — It is an unfair trade practice, and unlawful, for any processor, handler, distributor, or agent of any such person, or, with regard to subdivisions (d), (e), and (f), for any cooperative bargaining as
• § 54432 — The provisions of subdivision (e) of Section 54431 only apply to any processor, handler, distributor, or agent of any such person, who refuses to negotiate or bargain, as specified by such provisions,
• § 54434 — The provisions of subdivision (e) of Section 54431 shall not apply to cooperative associations in respect to business done with its own membership.
• § 54435 — Nothing in subdivision (e) or (f) of Section 54431 requires any processor, handler, distributor, or agent of any such person, to negotiate over any specific period of time, or to agree upon price, ter
• § 54442 — (a) To aid in preparation of the report required under this chapter, the secretary shall establish an advisory committee consisting of the following persons: (1) Six representatives of cooperative bar
• § 54443 — The advisory committee shall study and report on all of the following issues: (a) Unfair trade practices.
• § 54444 — The advisory committee shall meet not less than once annually.
• § 54445 — The advisory committee shall prepare and transmit a report to the secretary at a time fixed by the secretary so as to meet his or her obligation under this article.
• § 54447 — This article shall be construed as a continuation of former Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Division 20.
• § 54451 — The department shall order conciliation between any cooperative bargaining association and any processor subject to this chapter if it determines, after receiving a request under the procedure specifi
• § 54451.5 — A conciliation service shall be appointed by the department if the parties cannot agree on a conciliator.
• § 54452 — The following procedure shall be used upon receipt by the department of a request for conciliation: (a) The request from one of the parties to the negotiation, referred to as the requesting party, sha
• § 54453 — (a) If conciliation is ordered, the department shall, on the day the department determines that conciliation shall be conducted, notify both parties that the conciliation will take place and direct th
• § 54454 — The conciliator shall perform the following duties: (a) Meet with the parties involved in the bargaining process in an attempt to resolve the dispute.
• § 54455 — If the dispute has not been resolved by the completion of the conciliation process, the conciliator shall file a final report with the department within three business days after the close of concilia
• § 54456 — All reasonable costs incurred in carrying out the conciliation prescribed in this article shall be shared equally by each party to the negotiations.
• § 54457 — (a) In the report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to Section 54441, the department shall include a section on this article, which shall consist of the following items: (1) The number of requests
• § 54458 — Any person who violates any provision of this article is liable civilly for a penalty in an amount not to exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each and every violation.
• § 54461 — The willful violation of any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each and ever
• § 54462 — In addition to the penalty which is provided by Section 54461, any person who violates any provision of this chapter is liable civilly for a penalty in an amount not to exceed the sum of five thousand
• § 54463 — In addition to any other remedies provided under this article, the director may seek to obtain injunctive relief in the proper court to require any person subject to this chapter to comply with any ap
• § 5461 — If any pest is found to exist upon any property which has been deeded to the state for nonpayment of taxes, the notice of abatement shall be served by recording and mailing a copy of the notice to the
• § 5462 — If the expense of abatement becomes a lien on such property, as provided in Sections 5429 to 5432, inclusive, and the property is redeemed or sold to a private person at a tax sale, the action to fore
• § 5463 — If no action to foreclose is commenced within 120 days subsequent to the redemption or sale of the property, the lien ceases to exist.
• § 5464 — If the property is acquired by the state, or by any municipal corporation or political subdivision, and the right of redemption is terminated, the lien terminates at the time the right of redemption i
• § 5491 — If any pest is found to exist in any public park or along any street, highway, or other property which is subject to the control of a city or county, the notice of abatement shall be served on the cha
• § 5492 — If any pest is found to exist in any park or along any street, highway, right-of-way, or other property which is subject to the control of any agency of the state, the director, upon receiving a repor
• § 5493 — If any pest is found to exist upon any property which is subject to the control of any irrigation, drainage, flood control, reclamation, or levee district, or other political subdivision of the state,
• § 5494 — If any pest is found to exist in or on any irrigation canal or ditch, including its lateral banks, which is not subject to the control of any district or political subdivision of the state, the notice
• § 550 — This article shall be known and may be cited as the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Act of 1986.
• § 55000 — The production and processing of rice constitutes an important industry of this state that provides substantial and necessary revenues for the state and employment for its citizens.
• § 55001 — The program established pursuant to this chapter is essential to ensuring the consistently high quality of the rice produced, processed, or handled in the state by informing consumers, maintaining con
• § 55002 — This chapter is intended to allow the rice industry to work cooperatively to maintain consumer confidence and the acceptance of rice produced, processed, and handled in the state.
• § 55003 — There is a growing need to maintain the identity of various types of rice to satisfy increasing consumer demand for specialty rices.
• § 55006 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 55007 — “Records” means books, records, contracts, documents, memoranda, papers, correspondence, or other data, whether in written, magnetic, or electronic form, that pertain to matters relating to this chapt
• § 55008 — “Certification” means certification pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 55070).
• § 55008.5 — “Chapter” means any provision of the California Rice Certification Act of 2000, and includes any amendments to and regulations adopted pursuant to that act.
• § 55009 — “Characteristics of commercial impact” means characteristics that may adversely affect the marketability of rice in the event of commingling with other rice and may include, but are not limited to, th
• § 5501 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Property Owners’ Roadside Vegetation Control Information Act of 1991.
• § 55010 — “Commission” means the California Rice Commission created pursuant to Chapter 9.
• § 55010.5 — “Committee” refers to the committee established under Section 55020.
• § 55010.6 — “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture.
• § 55010.7 — “Handle” means to engage in the business of being a handler.
• § 55011 — “Handler” means any person engaged in this state in the business of offering for sale or selling rice.
• § 55012 — “Person” includes any individual, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, firm, company, or any other entity doing business in California.
• § 55012.5 — “Process” means to harvest, dry, mill, transport, or store rice.
• § 55013 — “Producer” includes any person who produces rice, or causes rice to be produced.
• § 55014 — “Rice” means all rough or “paddy” rice or milled rice (Oryza species) produced in or shipped into California, including mochi rice (sweet rice) and rice produced for seed.
• § 55015 — “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
• § 5502 — The following definitions shall govern the construction of this chapter: (a) “Agency” means an agency of state government that has responsibility for roadside vegetation control operations on, or alon
• § 55020 — The secretary shall appoint a committee, from nominations received from the commission, to administer Article 4 (commencing with Section 55040) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 55050), except as
• § 55020.5 — (a) The committee shall meet periodically for the purposes specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 55040) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 55050).
• § 55021 — All funds received from the assessments levied pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in banks that the commission may designate and be accounted for in a manner prescribed by the commission, and
• § 55022 — (a) Upon receipt of a recommendation from the committee for the promulgation, amendment, or repeal of regulations, the secretary shall within 30 working days do one of the following: (1) Initiate the
• § 5503 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The unannounced and poorly coordinated use of pesticides to control roadside vegetation has too frequently resulted in damage to adj
• § 5504 — An agency shall promptly provide any or all of the following information to a property owner who so requests: (a) The date on which the agency is scheduled, or planning, to conduct roadside vegetation
• § 55040 — The powers and duties of the committee shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) Identifying rices that have characteristics of commercial impact.
• § 55047 — The committee shall recommend to the secretary that regulations be adopted, amended, or repealed by the secretary to accomplish all of the following purposes: (a) Maintain the integrity and prevent th
• § 5505 — The agency shall not conduct a roadside vegetation control operation on that portion of the roadway for which a property owner has made a request for information pursuant to Section 5504, until both o
• § 55050 — Except as provided for in Section 55052, no person may plant, produce, process, or handle rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, except in compliance with this chapter.
• § 55051 — Except as specified in Section 55052, rice shall not be planted, produced, processed, or handled unless it has been reviewed by the committee for the purposes of making the findings set forth in Secti
• § 55052 — (a) Except as set forth in this section, this chapter shall not apply to 50 acres or less of rice of any type planted for research purposes.
• § 5506 — (a) Within 30 days of receipt of the information required to be provided pursuant to Section 5504, the property owner may request a meeting with representatives of the agency to discuss the agency’s p
• § 55060 — (a) Handlers of seed for the production of rice identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 55040, shall annually pay to the commission an assessment in an amount not to exceed five dollars ($5)
• § 55061 — The assessment shall be paid in the time and manner specified by the commission.
• § 55062 — The commission shall use all funds received pursuant to this chapter for the purposes of this chapter.
• § 55063 — The commission shall publish an annual report of its activities including an accounting of the use of assessments collected pursuant to this chapter.
• § 5507 — If the property owner does not carry out the terms of any agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 5506, as determined by the agency, the agency may immediately c
• § 55070 — The commission may establish a program allowing for the certification of any verifiable attribute of rice.
• § 55071 — (a) The commission shall require any organization seeking to certify rice pursuant to this article to file the procedures and standards of an internationally recognized identity preservation program o
• § 55072 — Organizations certifying rice shall keep accurate books, accounts, and records of all activities relating to certification.
• § 55074 — At the end of each rice producing season, as established by the commission, each organization certifying rice for the commission shall prepare a list of all persons whose rice has been certified or is
• § 55075 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any producer or handler of rice sold as a certified rice and any organization certifying rice for the commission shall immediately make available for in
• § 55076 — Upon receipt of a petition from any person providing adequate evidence of good cause to do so, the commission may declare all rice produced within a specified area to be certified as to any attribute.
• § 5508 — This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purposes and objectives.
• § 55080 — Every person engaged in this state in the production or handling of rice to be identified as certified pursuant to this chapter, shall register with the commission or its designate prior to the first
• § 55081 — Registration shall be on a form developed by the commission, or developed by its designate and approved by the commission, and shall be valid for one rice producing season.
• § 55082 — Rice certified pursuant to this chapter shall be labeled as follows or with substantially similar language: “THIS LOT OF RICE CERTIFIED (accurate identification of specified attribute) IN ACCORDANCE W
• § 55083 — This chapter shall apply to all rice sold as certified pursuant to this chapter within the state, wherever produced or handled, and to all rice produced or handled in the state, wherever sold as certi
• § 5509 — Any property owner affected by the decision of the agency made pursuant to this chapter may bring an action for writ of mandamus challenging the decision pursuant to Section 1085 of the Code of Civil
• § 551 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) There is a growing movement in California and the nation to change farming techniques by adopting more resource-conserving, energy-efficien
• § 55100 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to handle, advertise, or label rice in violation of this chapter.
• § 55101 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to certify rice in violation of this chapter.
• § 55102 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to produce or handle rice sold as certified unless duly registered pursuant to Section 55080.
• § 55103 — It is unlawful for any person to forge, falsify, fail to retain, fail to obtain, or fail to disclose records as required by this chapter.
• § 55104 — It is unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to pay any assessments levied pursuant to this chapter.
• § 55105 — It is unlawful for any person to plant, produce, process, or handle rice, except in compliance with this chapter.
• § 55106 — All remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and not exclusive of any other remedy, whether initiated by the commission or the department.
• § 55108 — Penalties received pursuant to this article shall be handled as specified in Section 55062.
• § 55110 — The commission may receive and investigate complaints regarding alleged violations of this chapter.
• § 55111 — (a) The commission shall provide notice to the person or persons, and to the secretary, alleged to have violated the provisions of this chapter informing him or her of the commission’s decision to tak
• § 55111.5 — The commission may enter into a written agreement with any person alleged to have violated this chapter that will cause the cessation of any alleged violation and avoidance of future violations.
• § 55112 — (a) The commission may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies provided in law or equity for the collection of assessments and for obtaining a writ of attachment, specific performance, or inju
• § 55113 — The commission shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for any reasonable attorney’s fees and other related costs, including, but not limited to, investigative costs, involved in enforcement of thi
• § 55120 — The department may investigate complaints referred to it by the commission regarding alleged violations of this chapter.
• § 55121 — The department may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies provided in law or equity for obtaining a writ of attachment, specific performance, or injunctive relief for violations of this chapt
• § 55122 — (a) The department may levy a civil penalty against any person who is grossly negligent or willfully violates this chapter in an amount of not more than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) for each vio
• § 55123 — (a) The department shall be entitled to receive reimbursement for any reasonable attorney’s fees and other related costs, including, but not limited to, investigative costs, involved in enforcement of
• § 552 — The purpose of this article is to promote more research and education on sustainable agricultural practices, such as organic methods, biological control, and integrated pest managements, including the
• § 55251 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Grain and seed” includes any grain, seeds, rice, beans, and any other agricultural product which is customarily cleaned by grain and seed cleaners.
• § 55252 — If the owner delivers any grain and seed to a grain and seed cleaner for cleaning, and desires to have the cleanings from the grain and seed kept for him, he shall make written request to the grain an
• § 55253 — If a request is made by the owner, the cleaner shall sack or otherwise segregate the cleanings and give written notice to the owner when the cleaning is completed.
• § 55254 — If the cleanings are not removed from the cleaning plant within five days after the mailing of the written notification to the owner, as provided in Section 55253, or five days from the date of receiv
• § 55255 — If no disposition of the cleanings is provided for by law and authorization to move the cleanings if required by Section 7571 is received as provided in Section 55254, the grain and seed cleaner may d
• § 553 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California establish the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program to support all of the following: (1) Compe
• § 554 — (a) If the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is established by the regents, the President of the University of California shall establish and appoint a Program Advisory Committee
• § 55401 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 55402 — “Agent” means any person that on behalf of any processor contracts for or solicits any farm product from a producer of the farm product, or that negotiates the purchase of any farm product on behalf o
• § 55402.3 — “Cash” means coin or currency of the United States, and does not include a check or money order.
• § 55402.5 — “Cash buying processor” means any person who is engaged in the business of processing or manufacturing any farm product; who obtains from the producer of any farm product, title to, or possession or c
• § 55403 — “Farm product” includes every agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, or vegetable product of the soil, honey and beeswax, oilseeds, poultry, poultry product, livestock product, and livestock for i
• § 55404 — “Lender” includes any person that advances new value to a processor.
• § 55404.5 — “Licensee” means any person licensed under the provisions of this chapter as a processor or cash buying processor.
• § 55405 — “New value” includes any new advance or loan, whether in money or other property, which is made by a lender to a processor.
• § 55406 — “Packout basis” means that payment for the farm product is based on the grade or quality of the finished product, as determined at the completion of the processing.
• § 55407 — “Processor” means any person that is engaged in the business of processing or manufacturing any farm product, that solicits, buys, contracts to buy, or otherwise takes title to, or possession or contr
• § 55408 — “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of growing or producing any farm product.
• § 55409 — Juice or must used for wine which, as a condition of sale, is required to be pressed or crushed from grapes in the field or at a facility not owned by the purchasing vintner, is a farm product for pur
• § 55431 — The marketing of agricultural commodities within this state is hereby declared to be affected with the public interest.
• § 55432 — The director may publish in pamphlet form as often as he thinks necessary a list of processors that are licensed pursuant to this chapter, together with all necessary regulations which concern the enf
• § 55433 — (a) Any money in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund that was derived pursuant to this chapter, or Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 56101), may be expended for the administration and enforce
• § 55435 — No provisions in any bond which is given pursuant to any provision of this chapter which attempts by contract to shorten the period which is prescribed for the commencement of an action on the bond by
• § 55435.5 — (a) Except pursuant to an exemption granted by the department, no person licensed under this chapter shall employ as an agent any person who meets any of the following criteria: (1) Whose license has
• § 55436 — Civil suits and criminal prosecutions which arise by virtue of any provision of this chapter may be commenced and tried in any of the following: (a) The county where the products were received by the
• § 55437 — The rights, remedies, and penalties which are provided for in this chapter are in addition to any other rights, remedies, or penalties which are provided for by law, and any acts or parts of acts in c
• § 55438 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of Part 2 (commencing with Section 307) of the Code of Civil Procedure are applicable to, and constitute the rules of practice in, the proc
• § 55439 — If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter is for any reason adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the r
• § 55461 — This chapter does not apply to or include any nonprofit cooperative association which is organized and operating pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54001) or pursuant to similiar laws of a
• § 55462 — For the purposes of trading in cattle, this chapter does not apply to or include any person who is bonded under the federal Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.
• § 55481 — A person shall not act as an agent unless such person has first obtained a license as provided in this chapter.
• § 55482 — Every person, before acting as an agent, shall file an application with the director for a license to so act.
• § 55483 — (a) Each application shall include all of the following: (1) Such information as the department may consider proper or necessary.
• § 55484 — The department shall accept or deny an application within 90 calendar days of receipt of a completed application.
• § 55484.5 — (a) The Legislature finds there to be a substantial nexus between the conduct specified in Section 55484 and an applicant’s or holder’s fitness for licensure.
• § 55484.75 — (a) If an application for a license indicates, or the department determines during the application review process, that the applicant was issued a license that was revoked within the preceding two yea
• § 55485 — The applicant shall satisfy the department of the applicant’s character, responsibility, and good faith in seeking to carry on the business that is stated in the application.
• § 55485.5 — A license is forfeited by operation of law prior to its expiration date when one of the following occurs: (a) The holder surrenders the license to the department.
• § 55485.75 — (a) The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with the department does not deprive the department of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding against the applic
• § 55488 — (a) The department shall notify the applicant or holder in writing of the department’s decision to bring charges to deny or revoke a license.
• § 55491 — The director may issue to each agent a separate license card for each processor represented by the agent.
• § 55492 — Any agent that displays a void or expired license card is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 55493 — Each agent shall show his license upon the request of any interested person.
• § 555 — If the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is established by the regents, it shall be established from existing resources.
• § 5551 — Any neglected or abandoned plant or crop is a public nuisance in any of the following circumstances: (a) It is a menace to the agriculture of the county, district, or vicinity because of the existence
• § 5552 — Any cotton plant which is uncultivated or that is left from a previous season is presumed to harbor pests and as such is a public nuisance.
• § 55521 — A person shall not act as a processor or a cash buying processor unless he has first obtained a license as provided in this chapter or in Section 56574.
• § 55522 — Every person, before acting as a processor or a cash buying processor, shall file an application with the director for a license to so act.
• § 55522.5 — (a) It is unlawful for a licensee that has changed its legal entity to do any of the following: (1) Continue to operate after the change.
• § 55522.6 — (a) If the Secretary of State suspends the corporate status of any licensee or if the corporate status is forfeited, the license is revoked by operation of law.
• § 55523 — (a) Each application shall state all of the following: (1) The full name of the applicant.
• § 55523.1 — In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, each application for a license, except for an application for a cash buying processor license, shall include an affidavit in which the applicant
• § 55523.2 — Any balance sheet or financial information prepared, retained, or submitted as required by this chapter that shows the applicant to be in an unsound financial condition that impairs the ability to pay
• § 55523.3 — (a) If the secretary is not satisfied that an applicant or licensee is financially responsible, the secretary may, in lieu of denying, suspending, or revoking the license, accept an irrevocable guaran
• § 55523.4 — If at any time the secretary has cause or reason to believe that any applicant or licensee is in an unsound financial condition so as to impair his or her ability to pay farm products creditors in ful
• § 55523.5 — Failure to file a financial statement as required by this chapter or to comply with the affidavit requirements of Section 55523.
• § 55523.6 — Any financial statement submitted to the secretary pursuant to this chapter is confidential and shall not be divulged except at a hearing before the secretary or under subpoena, if necessary, for the
• § 55524 — The department shall accept or deny an application within 90 calendar days of receipt of a completed application.
• § 55524.5 — (a) The Legislature finds there to be a substantial nexus between the conduct specified in Section 55524 and an applicant’s or holder’s fitness for licensure.
• § 55524.75 — (a) If an application for a license indicates, or the department determines during the application review process, that the applicant was issued a license that was revoked within the preceding two yea
• § 55525 — The applicant shall satisfy the department of the applicant’s character, responsibility, and good faith in seeking to carry on the business that is stated in the application.
• § 55525.75 — (a) The withdrawal of an application for a license after it has been filed with the department does not deprive the department of its authority to institute or continue a proceeding against the applic
• § 55527.5 — Any person who is adjudicated liable for payment of a claim for farm products which arose out of the conduct of a business licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter or Chapter 7 (commenci
• § 55527.6 — (a) Licensees or applicants for a license shall be required to furnish and maintain an irrevocable guarantee in a form and amount satisfactory to the secretary if, within the preceding four years, the
• § 55528 — (a) The department shall notify the applicant or holder in writing of the department’s decision to bring charges to deny or revoke a license.
• § 5553 — It is unlawful for any person to maintain any neglected or abandoned plant or crop which is a public nuisance.
• § 55530 — Each licensed processor shall post his license, or a copy of it, in his office or salesroom in plain view of the public.
• § 5554 — All remedies for the prevention or abatement of nuisances apply to any such nuisance.
• § 5555 — If, after service of the notice pursuant to Article 1.
• § 55581 — If any farm product is sold to and purchased by any processor on the basis of weight, such product shall be weighed by a weighmaster licensed under the laws of this state, and a certificate as to such