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Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

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• § 5641 — (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.
• § 56411 — For the purpose of enforcing this chapter, the director may receive verified complaints from producers or licensees against any person licensed pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with S
• § 56412 — The director may administer oaths of verification on the complaints.
• § 56413 — He shall have free and unimpeded access at all times to any building, yard, warehouse, or storage or transportation facility in which any farm product is kept, stored, handled, or transported.
• § 56414 — He may do all of the following: (a) Administer oaths and take testimony under oath.
• § 56415 — All parties disobeying the orders or subpoenas of the director are guilty of contempt and shall be certified to the superior court of the state for punishment for such contempt.
• § 5642 — If no action to foreclose is commenced within 120 days subsequent to the recordation of the notice of lien, the lien ceases to exist.
• § 5643 — If the expense of removal or destruction of any abandoned plant or crop becomes a lien on property which has been deeded to the state for nonpayment of taxes, as provided in Sections 5635 to 5637, inc
• § 5644 — If no action to foreclose is commenced within 120 days subsequent to the redemption or sale of the property, the lien ceases to exist.
• § 56441 — The director on his own motion may, or upon the verified complaint of any interested party shall, investigate, examine, or inspect any of the following: (a) Any transaction which involves solicition,
• § 56442 — In furtherance of any such investigation, examination, or inspection, the director may examine the ledgers, books, accounts, memoranda and other documents, farm products, scales, measures, and other a
• § 56443 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 56444 or 56445, if the complaint is a bona fide dispute that involves any of the following, the department has no jurisdiction to act upon the complaint if the
• § 56444 — The jurisdiction that is otherwise reserved to the department in this chapter is, however, restored for the purposes of this chapter if the authorities responsible for the alternative dispute procedur
• § 56445 — The department also has jurisdiction over any complaint or dispute if the licensee has failed to perform in accordance with any alternative dispute procedure award that is made in accordance with the
• § 56446 — Any verified complaint filed with the department pursuant to this chapter shall be filed not later than nine months from the date a complete account of sales was due.
• § 56447 — If a licensee fails to pay farm products creditors for any farm product that is received on consignment from the creditors, or fails to pay farm products creditors for any farm product purchased from
• § 5645 — 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
• § 5646 — For purposes of this article, all of the following definitions apply: (a) “Good faith action” means a diligent and honest effort to abate the nuisance identified in a notice provided by the agricultur
• § 5647 — (a) In lieu of imposing a lien pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 5631), a commissioner may levy a civil penalty against a person who violates Section 5553 if the violation constitutes a p
• § 5648 — This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2035, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 56501 — If any person in any proceedings before the director disobeys or resists any lawful order, refuses to respond to a subpoena, refuses to take the oath or affirmation as a witness or thereafter refuses
• § 56502 — The court shall thereupon issue an order which directs the person to appear before the court and show cause why he should not be punished as for contempt.
• § 56503 — The same proceedings shall be had, the same penalties may be imposed and the person charged may purge himself of the contempt in the same way, as in the case of a person who has committed a contempt i
• § 56571 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article or Section 55863, each applicant for a license shall pay to the department a fee in accordance with the schedule in subdivision (b), except that an age
• § 56571.5 — The fees provided by Section 56571 are maximum fees.
• § 56572 — (a) (1) If any licensee does not apply for the renewal of a preexisting license on or before the date of the expiration of the license, a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25) shall be added to the fee
• § 56573.5 — (a) If any person is found to be operating a business without the license required by Section 56181 or failed to pay the fee in accordance with the schedule in subdivision (b) of Section 56571, that p
• § 56574 — Any person who has obtained a license pursuant to this chapter may secure a license pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 55401) by filing an application accompanied by a fee determined by th
• § 56574.5 — Any person who has applied for and obtained a license as agent, in the manner and upon the payment of the fee which is set forth in Section 56571, whose principal has applied for and obtained a conjun
• § 56576 — All license fees which are collected pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury monthly and shall be credited to the Department of Agriculture Fund and, except as otherwise provide
• § 566 — (a) The department shall establish and oversee a sustainable agriculture program.
• § 56602 — It is a violation of this chapter if the applicant or licensee has made any fraudulent charges or returns for the handling, sale, or storage of, or for rendering any service in connection with the han
• § 56603 — It is a violation of this chapter if the applicant, or licensee, has failed or refused to render a true account of sales, or to make a settlement on the sales, or to pay for any farm product which is
• § 56604 — It is a violation of this chapter if the applicant, or licensee, has made any false statement as to the condition, quality, or quantity of any farm product which is received, handled, sold, or stored
• § 56605 — It is a violation of this chapter if the applicant, or licensee, directly or indirectly, has purchased for his, or its, own account any farm product which is received by him upon consignment without p
• § 56606 — It is a violation of this chapter if the applicant, or licensee, has intentionally made any false or misleading statement as to the conditions of the market for any farm product.
• § 56607 — It is a violation of this chapter if the applicant or licensee has made any fictitious sale or has been guilty of collusion to defraud a producer or another licensee.
• § 56608 — It is a violation of this chapter if a commission merchant to whom any consignment is made has reconsigned such consignment to another commission merchant or employed a broker to effect the sale for t
• § 56609 — It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee was intentionally guilty of fraud or deception in the procurement of such license.
• § 56610 — It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee or applicant has failed or refused to file with the director a schedule of his charges for services in connection with any farm product which is handl
• § 56611 — It is a violation of this chapter if the applicant, or licensee, has indulged in any unfair practice.
• § 56612 — It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee: (a) Has rejected without reasonable cause or has failed or refused to accept without reasonable cause, any farm product which the licensee has bought
• § 56613 — It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee has otherwise violated any provision of this chapter.
• § 56614 — It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee has knowingly employed an agent, without causing the agent to comply with the licensing requirements of this chapter which are applicable to agents.
• § 56615 — It is a violation of this chapter if the applicant or licensee has in the handling of any farm product been guilty of fraud, deceit, or willful negligence.
• § 56616 — It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee has failed or refused, upon demand, to permit the director or his agents to make the investigations, examinations, or audits as provided in this chapt
• § 56617 — It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee without reasonable cause has failed or refused to execute or carry out a lawful contract with a producer or another licensee.
• § 56618 — It is a violation of this chapter if the licensee has failed or refused to keep and maintain the records as required by this chapter.
• § 56619 — It is a violation of this chapter if a dealer has obtained title to or possession, control, or delivery of any farm product from another licensee or a producer of the farm product without having execu
• § 56619.5 — It is a violation of this chapter for a person licensed as a cash buyer to buy or otherwise take title to or possession of any farm product from a licensee or a producer of such product, except by cas
• § 56620 — Under a contract for the purchase or handling of any farm products, any delinquent payment of money under this chapter shall also include a late charge of 5 percent per month of the unpaid balance cal
• § 56621 — It is a violation of this chapter if a licensee fails, neglects, or refuses to collect or remit any assessments that have been levied in accordance with the assessment provisions of Article 10 (commen
• § 56623 — It is a violation of this chapter if any commission merchant who collects or receives funds in connection with the sale of consigned farm products has made any use or disposition of these funds in his
• § 56631 — (a) Except as specified in Section 56632, any misdemeanor which is prescribed in this article is punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than five thousand dollars ($
• § 56632 — It is a misdemeanor for any person to assume or attempt to act, or to act, as a licensee or agent without a license and is punishable by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), by impr
• § 56632.2 — It is a misdemeanor for any person subject to this chapter to pay license fees in an amount less than that amount established under subdivision (b) of Section 56571.
• § 56632.5 — It is a misdemeanor for any person licensed as a cash buyer to buy or otherwise take title to, or possession of, any farm product from a licensee or a producer of such product, except by cash payment
• § 56633 — It is a misdemeanor for any person to impose any false charge for handling or services in connection with any farm product.
• § 56634 — It is a misdemeanor for any person to fail to account promptly, correctly, fully, and properly and to make settlement of accounts as provided in this chapter.
• § 56635 — It is a misdemeanor for any person to intentionally make any false or misleading statement as to market conditions.
• § 56636 — It is a misdemeanor for any person to make any fictitious sale or be guilty of collusion to defraud a producer or licensee.
• § 56637 — It is a misdemeanor for any person to directly or indirectly purchase for his own account, goods which are received by him upon consignment without prior authority from the consignor, or to fail to pr
• § 56638 — It is a misdemeanor for any person to intentionally make any false statement regarding the grade, conditions, markings, quality, or quantity of any goods which are shipped or packed in any manner.
• § 56639 — It is a misdemeanor for any person to fail to comply in every respect with the provisions of this chapter.
• § 56651 — The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any provision of this chapter or of any order which is made pursuant to this chapter in the superior court in th
• § 56652 — (a) Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is liable civilly in the sum of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each and every viola
• § 56701 — (a) The definitions set forth in Article 1 (commencing with Section 55401) of Chapter 6 apply to this chapter.
• § 56702 — (a) There is in the department a Market Enforcement Advisory Committee.
• § 56703 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that persons appointed to the committee are intended to represent and further the interests of the industry concerned, and that this re
• § 56704 — (a) The term of office for a member of the committee is three years.
• § 56705 — (a) The committee shall advise the secretary and may make recommendations on all of the following: (1) All matters pertaining to the administration and enforcement of Chapter 6 (commencing with Sectio
• § 56706 — (a) The committee shall annually elect a chair from its membership and, from time to time, other officers as it deems necessary.
• § 56707 — Notwithstanding Section 11123 of the Government Code, the committee shall follow the teleconference requirements set forth in Section 58853 of this code.
• § 568 — (a) The secretary shall convene an 11-member Scientific Advisory Panel on Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture to advise the secretary on the implementation of research, incentive, and technical assi
• § 56801 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 56802 — “Association” means an association of produce dealers which is organized to carry out the responsibilities of produce dealers which are imposed by this chapter.
• § 56803 — “City” includes city and county.
• § 56804 — “Commissioner,” with respect to any matter which relates to a particular market, means the deputy labor commissioner who is in charge of the office of the Labor Commissioner which is located nearest t
• § 56805 — “Director” means the Director of Industrial Relations.
• § 56806 — “Farm product” means any fruit, nut, vegetable, berry, or aquacultural product.
• § 56807 — “Market” means the places of business, collectively, of produce dealers that operate in a city, or the vicinity of a city, and that deal in any farm product which is intended, in whole or in part, for
• § 56808 — “Produce dealer” includes “commission merchant,” as defined in Section 56105, and “dealer,” as defined in Section 56107.
• § 56809 — “Registered unloader” means a person who unloads any farm product in a market.
• § 56810 — “Union” means the labor union which has been recognized by the National Labor Relations Board, or other governmental agency which has jurisdiction, as the bargaining agency for employees who are emplo
• § 56831 — It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the orderly marketing of farm products and the establishment of reasonable charges for unloading such products at markets in this state.
• § 56832 — The director may make such regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out this chapter and to effectuate its purposes.
• § 56861 — This chapter does not apply to any market in which less than five produce dealers operate.
• § 56862 — This chapter does not apply to any produce dealer at whose place of business every farm product which is delivered is unloaded without charge by employees of the produce dealer either with or without
• § 56863 — This chapter does not apply to any market in Los Angeles County.
• § 56891 — Every person who unloads any farm product in a market and who is a registered unloader shall register his name, Federal Social Security number, and address and union affiliation, if any, with the comm
• § 56892 — Every producer who transports any farm product to a market may register himself or herself, his or her parents, and his or her sons or daughters, and regular full-time employees, with the commissioner
• § 56893 — Every produce dealer that operates in a market is responsible for providing that registered unloaders sufficient in number to do the work which is required are available at all times when any farm pro
• § 569 — (a) (1) The department, in consultation with the panel, shall establish and oversee a Healthy Soils Program.
• § 569.5 — (a) There is hereby created the Climate Smart Agriculture Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, which shall consist of moneys made available from federal, state, industry, philanthro
• § 56921 — In order to facilitate the carrying out of their responsibilities pursuant to this chapter, the produce dealers that operate in a market may organize an association.
• § 56922 — An association may do all of the following: (a) Obtain a dispatching service from which registered unloaders may be sent to the places where their services are required.
• § 56923 — The costs of services of an association to its members for carrying out any of the activities which are provided for or required by this chapter are subject to review by the director.
• § 56951 — Each produce dealer that operates within a market shall establish a scale of charges for unloading any farm product which is transported to his place of business and shall post and maintain a legible
• § 56952 — Any scale of charges which is established pursuant to this article may be modified from time to time in accordance with the method and procedure which is prescribed for establishing such scale.
• § 56953 — The scale of charges which is established shall be the standard charge for unloading any farm product in the market.
• § 56954 — A person shall not charge or receive any payment for unloading any farm product in excess of the standard charge which is established for the market.
• § 56955 — The scale of charges shall be established as follows: (a) If all the produce dealers in a market, or a majority of such produce dealers, either individually or through group representation, have an ag
• § 56956 — Upon the determination of a scale of charges for a market, the scale of charges shall be transmitted to the director.
• § 56957 — If the director determines that the scale of charges is not unreasonable, he shall approve the scale and thereafter the scale of charges shall be the standard charge for unloading any farm product in
• § 56958 — If the director finds that the scale of charges is unreasonable, he shall fix a time and place for a hearing on the matter.
• § 56959 — At the hearing the director shall consider any relevant matters that may be presented and, at or after the conclusion of such hearing, he shall so adjust the scale or any item of the scale so that the
• § 56981 — The violation of any provision of this chapter by any person is a misdemeanor.
• § 56982 — The violation of any provision of this chapter by a produce dealer is grounds for the revocation of his license, and the violation of any provision of this chapter by an association is grounds for the
• § 570 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Programs” means the Healthy Soils Program established pursuant to Section 569, the Alternative Manure Management Program, and th
• § 57001 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 57002 — “Association” means an association of produce dealers which is organized to carry out the responsibilities of produce dealers which are imposed by this chapter.
• § 57003 — “City” includes city and county.
• § 57004 — “Commissioner,” with respect to any matter which relates to a particular market, means the deputy labor commissioner who is in charge of the office of the Labor Commissioner which is located nearest t
• § 57005 — “Director” means the Director of Industrial Relations.
• § 57007 — “Farm product” means any fruit, nut, vegetable, berry, or aquacultural product.
• § 57008 — “Hauler” means any trucker or carrier.
• § 57009 — “Market” means the places of business, collectively, of produce dealers that operate in a city, or the vicinity of a city, and that deal in any farm product which is intended, in whole or in part, for
• § 5701 — (a) If any pest exists on any premises, the director or the commissioner may hold any plant or other host or possible carrier which is, or may be, capable of disseminating or carrying the pest.
• § 57010 — “Produce dealer” includes “commission merchant,” as defined in Section 56105, and “dealer,” as defined in Section 56107.
• § 57011 — “Producer” means any person who commercially grows and markets farm products.
• § 57012 — “Registered unloader” means a person who unloads any farm product in a market.
• § 57013 — “Union” means the labor union which has been recognized by the National Labor Relations Board, or other governmental agency which has jurisdiction, as the bargaining agency for employees who are emplo
• § 57015 — It is the purpose of this chapter to promote the orderly marketing of farm products and the establishment of reasonable charges for unloading such products at markets in this state.
• § 57016 — The director may make such regulations as he may deem necessary to carry out this chapter and to effectuate its purposes.
• § 57017 — This chapter does not apply to any market in which less than five produce dealers operate.
• § 57018 — This chapter does not apply to any produce dealer at whose place of business every farm product which is delivered is unloaded without charge by employees of the produce dealer either with or without
• § 5702 — If, in the opinion of the director or commissioner, the plant or other host or possible carrier is not infested or infected with the pest, or has been disinfected or cleaned so as to eradicate or cont
• § 57021 — Every person who unloads any farm product in a market and who is a registered unloader shall register his name, federal social security number, and address and union affiliation, if any, with the comm
• § 57022 — Every producer who transports any farm product to a market may register himself, his father or mother, and his sons or daughters, and regular full-time employees, with the commissioner.
• § 57023 — Every produce dealer that operates in a market is responsible for having on hand at his place of business a responsible person to receipt for any farm product which is unloaded at his place of busines
• § 57024 — All vehicles shall be unloaded in a timely manner and in the order in which they arrive at the market, when the vehicles are unloaded by registered unloaders.
• § 57025 — In order to facilitate the carrying out of their responsibilities pursuant to this chapter, the produce dealers that operate in a market may organize an association.
• § 57027 — An association may provide for watchman service to protect and give a receipt for any farm product which is delivered to a market at times when the market is not otherwise in operation.
• § 57028 — The costs of services of an association to its members for carrying out any of the activities which are provided for or required by this chapter are subject to review by the director.
• § 5703 — This article does not affect any other authority which is granted to a commissioner by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 6501), Part 2 of this division.
• § 57031 — (a) Any union representing registered unloaders is authorized and entitled to bargain with the employer of the registered unloaders to establish a scale of charges for unloading produce.
• § 57032 — The scale of charges which is established shall be the standard charge for unloading any farm product in the market.
• § 57033 — A person shall not charge or receive any payment for unloading any farm product in excess of the standard charge which is established for the market.
• § 57034 — Each produce dealer shall post and maintain a legible copy of the effective scale of charges established under this article in a conspicuous place at his place of business where it is readily visible
• § 57035 — The commissioner or his representative shall investigate any complaint brought to his attention involving produce dealers or registered unloaders.
• § 57036 — If a scale of charges is not established pursuant to bargaining as provided for in Section 57031, the union may propose a scale of charges for approval by the director.
• § 57037 — After receipt of the scale of charges proposed by the union pursuant to Section 57036, the director shall fix a time and place for a hearing on the matter.
• § 57038 — (a) At the hearing the director shall consider any relevant matters that may be presented.
• § 57039 — The director may by regulation establish a fee in the amount necessary to cover the costs that are incurred by the Department of Industrial Relations in implementing this article.
• § 5704 — It is unlawful for any person to move any plant or other host or possible carrier from the premises on which a hold notice has been issued, except under the written permission of the director or commi
• § 57041 — Violation of any provision of this chapter or laws affecting personal injury or property damage by a produce dealer or registered unloader is grounds for license or registration revocation or suspensi
• § 57042 — The director may assess a fee not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) per year payable by produce dealers for use exclusively in administering the provisions of this chapter.
• § 57043 — The violation of any provision of this chapter by any person is a misdemeanor.
• § 5705 — (a) The director or commissioner may enter into compliance agreements with any person which provide for the movement of hosts or other possible carriers of any pest from one area of the state to anoth
• § 57101 — “Dairy produce exchange” means any association of persons which is organized for the following purposes: (a) Furnishing a medium for trading in butter, cheese, or eggs.
• § 57102 — The director may require such monthly or other periodical reports, records of market quotations, and other statistical information as may be necessary to him in administering this chapter.
• § 57103 — The director shall have access to all records of every dairy produce exchange which is licensed pursuant to this chapter, and may appoint a representative to sit with the board of directors or other g
• § 57131 — It is unlawful for any person to establish or operate a dairy produce exchange unless he has first obtained from the director a license to do so.
• § 57132 — Every dairy produce exchange, and any person that desires to operate a dairy produce exchange, before engaging in such activity, shall file with the director a written application for a license, accom
• § 57133 — The director shall examine the application, and if he finds that the applicant has fully complied with the provisions of this chapter, he shall issue a license which authorizes the applicant to operat
• § 57134 — For each license, the director shall charge the sum of one hundred dollars ($100), which sum shall accompany the application for the license.
• § 57161 — The director shall act as arbitrator in all cases of dispute or contention which concerns the maintenance or operation of any licensed dairy produce exchange, or the bylaws, rules, or regulations whic
• § 57162 — Upon receipt of any verified complaint which concerns a licensed dairy produce exchange, the director shall proceed to make a thorough investigation.
• § 57163 — On the basis of the information which is so obtained, the director shall prescribe a tentative rule which shall be effective in the operation of any licensed dairy produce exchange for not to exceed 9
• § 57164 — If, after such trial period, it appears that the tentative rule operates in a fair and equitable manner, it shall then, upon order of the director, be made a permanent rule of such licensed dairy prod
• § 57165 — If, in the conduct of any such investigation, it appears that any unlawful act has been committed by any licensed dairy produce exchange, the director may initiate appropriate legal proceedings agains
• § 57191 — The director may upon his own motion, and shall upon the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions of any dairy produce exchange and may temporarily suspend or permanently r
• § 57192 — The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code, and the director shall have all the powers which ar
• § 57193 — If judicial review of the decision of the director is sought, the decision of the director shall remain in effect pending the determination of the review, unless the party that seeks the review files
• § 5721 — If the director by regulation designates any plant, appliance, or other thing as liable to be infected or infested with any pest, and provides for notifying the commissioner of its arrival as required
• § 5722 — The commissioner of the county of destination may waive the notification and holding for inspection of any shipment which bears a certificate of cleanliness or certificate of origin, issued pursuant t
• § 57221 — Any person that operates a dairy produce exchange without a license is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall also pay to the state one hundred dollars ($100) for each and every day of such operation.
• § 57222 — Any person that makes any false statement in applying for a license or violates any rule or decision of the director which is authorized by this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
• § 5723 — This article is not applicable to seed which is intended for planting purposes or to other nursery stock.
• § 57301 — The commissioner shall require any person, except a county, state, or federal inspection agency, who, for payment by a private party, reports upon the condition of lots of fresh fruits or vegetables o
• § 57302 — The board of supervisors may, pursuant to this chapter, establish a registration fee in an amount necessary to cover the actual costs of the commissioner for that registration.
• § 57303 — Each registered inspector shall maintain a copy of each written report of the date, lot description, volume, and condition of the commodity inspected.
• § 57304 — If the commissioner or the director receives a complaint from an interested party that any report required to be kept by Section 57303 is materially inaccurate, the commissioner may investigate the ma
• § 57305 — The remedies or penalties in this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws of this state.
• § 57306 — If the commissioner finds that a registered inspector has repeatedly given inaccurate information or failed to maintain required records, the commissioner may, after a hearing, cancel or suspend the r
• § 57307 — (a) Any person who violates this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) for each violation, which shall be assessed and recovered in a civ
• § 57308 — It is unlawful for any person to act as a registered inspector unless currently registered by the commissioner.
• § 57309 — It is unlawful for any person to misrepresent the quality of any commodity inspected or to fail to make and maintain the records required by the commissioner.
• § 57401 — (a) The definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 57402 — A person who provides feed or materials to aid the raising or maintaining of dairy cattle or offspring therefrom has a lien upon the proceeds of the milk or milk products produced from the dairy cattl
• § 57403 — (a) The lien created pursuant to this chapter attaches to proceeds.
• § 57405 — The lien created by this chapter shall be perfected by the filing of a notice of claim of lien with the Secretary of State and service of the notice of claim of lien pursuant to subdivision (e).
• § 57406 — The priority of conflicting interests, agricultural liens, and the agricultural lien created under this chapter shall be governed by subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 9322 of the Commerci
• § 57407 — Except to the extent specifically set forth in this chapter, the lien created by this chapter shall be subject to Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101) of the Commercial Code.
• § 57408 — A member of the public may obtain a certificate identifying whether there is a lien on file and any notice of claim of lien naming a particular debtor, and if so, giving the date and time of filing of
• § 57409 — A member of the public may obtain a copy of any notice of claim of lien filed pursuant to this chapter, including notices affecting the notices.
• § 5741 — To prevent the dissemination of pests through the agency of appliances, the director may from time to time publish a list of such pests which may be carried through such agencies and designate any tre
• § 57410 — The Secretary of State may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out his or her duties pursuant to this chapter, including prescribing necessary forms.
• § 57411 — A lien created pursuant to this chapter is assignable or transferable by the holder of the lien, with full rights of enforcement.
• § 57413 — (a) After payment default by the lien debtor, the lien claimant may foreclose on a lien created by this chapter in the following manners: (1) The lien claimant may foreclose in an action to recover th
• § 57414 — (a) When a lien claimant receives payment for amounts secured by the lien and the lien claimant has not been providing feed or materials for a period of 30 consecutive days, the lien claimant shall, o
• § 5742 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 5744, it is unlawful for any person to ship or move any used appliances unless there is furnished to the commissioner of the county of destination such proof as
• § 5743 — The commissioner of the county of destination shall refuse entry of the used appliances until the proof required in Section 5742 is furnished.
• § 5744 — The used appliances may be moved to a place which is designated by the commissioner for treatment under his supervision.
• § 57501 — “Eggs or egg” means eggs or egg products as defined in Section 27512, 27513, or 27514.
• § 57502 — “Feed or materials” means commercial feed, grain, forage, feed ingredients, mineral feed, drugs, poultry or fish health products, customer-formula feed, any mixture or preparation for feeding poultry
• § 57503 — “Fowl” means chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds.
• § 57504 — “Poultry” means domesticated fowl and domesticated rabbit which is intended for use for human food.
• § 57505 — “Proceeds” means funds derived from the sale of eggs, poultry, fish, or other products derived from eggs, poultry, or fish payable to the lien debtor.
• § 57506 — “Raising or maintaining of poultry or fish” means feeding, housing, caring for, and managing poultry or fish kept or raised for use or profit.