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.

• § 14081 — The director, after investigation and hearing, shall adopt regulations by April 1, 1989, which govern the use of methyl bromide and chloropicrin as field fumigants.
• § 14082 — The director may prescribe the time when, and the conditions under which, methyl bromide and chloropicrin may be used in different areas of the state.
• § 14085 — For purposes of this chapter, “pesticide” has the same meaning as specified in Section 12753.
• § 14086 — On or before January 1, 2029, the department shall complete a reevaluation of paraquat dichloride pursuant to Section 12824, and make the determination to retain, cancel, or suspend its registration o
• § 14090 — It is unlawful for a private applicator to possess, use, or supervise the use of a restricted material in accordance with Section 14015 unless that person has a valid private applicator certificate.
• § 14091 — The application for a private applicator certificate or a renewal of the certificate shall be on a form prescribed by the director.
• § 14092 — (a) Applicants shall be examined on the requirements of statutes and regulations concerning pesticide use and pest control operations, including, but not limited to, knowledge of all of the following:
• § 14093 — The commissioner, or the director in any county where there is no commissioner, shall issue a private applicator certificate to each applicant who passes the examination.
• § 14094 — If a passing score of 70 percent is not achieved, the applicant may not retake the examination for seven calendar days.
• § 14095 — A private applicator certificate shall be issued for a period of three years except that the initial term of a private applicator certificate shall expire as follows: (a) Certificates issued to privat
• § 14096 — Certified private applicators may renew their certificate for a period of three years by completing the continuing education requirement as prescribed by the director, by regulation, or by passing an
• § 14097 — The commissioner, or the director in a county where there is no commissioner, may establish a program to certify employees other than the operator of the property, or other than the operator’s authori
• § 14098 — (a) A private applicator certificate may be refused, revoked, or suspended by the commissioner or director for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to comply with any applicable provision of this
• § 14099.5 — This chapter shall become operative on January 1, 1997.
• § 14101 — As used in this division, “environment” means the aggregate of all factors that influence the conditions of life in or about the state or within any portion thereof, and which are affected by the use
• § 14102 — The director shall prohibit or regulate the use of environmentally harmful materials, pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 2 (commencing with Section 12751) and 3 (commencing with Section 14001) of
• § 14103 — In establishing criteria and regulations relating to environmental injury and protection, and in conducting the reviews required in Chapters 2 and 3, the director shall consult with representatives of
• § 14151 — The director may, by regulation, specify the pesticide applications that shall be made by or under the supervision of a person holding a valid qualified applicator certificate.
• § 14152 — An application for a qualified applicator certificate shall be in the form prescribed by the director.
• § 14153 — Applicants shall be examined on the requirements of laws and regulations concerning pesticide use and shall elect to be examined for certification in one or more of the categories established by the d
• § 14153.1 — The director may designate subcategories within the categories established pursuant to Section 14153, as determined to be necessary.
• § 14154 — The director shall issue a qualified applicator certificate to each applicant who satisfies the requirements of this chapter.
• § 14155 — A qualified applicator certificate may be refused, revoked, or suspended by the director, after hearing, for any of the following: (a) Failure to comply with any applicable provision of this division
• § 14160 — For purposes of this chapter, “carbon monoxide pest control device” means any method or instrument using carbon monoxide to prevent, eliminate, destroy, or mitigate burrowing rodent pests.
• § 14161 — The director shall regulate the use of carbon monoxide pest control devices, and shall adopt and enforce regulations to provide for the proper, safe, and efficient use of these devices for the protect
• § 14200 — The Legislature hereby declares that this chapter, which prescribes the distribution and use of livestock drugs, is intended to assure that such drugs are available to livestock producers for their us
• § 14201 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 14202 — “Drug” means any of the following substances: (a) Any substance which is intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, prevention, or treatment of disease.
• § 14203 — “Restricted drug” means any livestock drug which is sold in such form that it might be administered to humans and if so administered would be dangerous to the health of such humans or any livestock dr
• § 14204 — “Label” includes written and graphic matter which is imprinted upon, or upon paper or other material affixed to, or accompanying, a container of a livestock drug.
• § 14205 — “Livestock” includes all animals, poultry, and bees, and aquatic and amphibian species which are raised, kept, or used for profit.
• § 14206 — “Livestock drug” means any drug, combination of drugs, proprietary medicine, or combination of drugs and other ingredients which is prepared for administration to livestock orally, hypodermically, top
• § 14207 — “Manufacturer” includes any person that is responsible for the placing of a livestock drug on the market in this state.
• § 14208 — “Retailer” means any person that sells any livestock drug at retail.
• § 14209 — “Distribute” means to offer for sale, sell, exchange, or barter.
• § 14231 — The director shall enforce this chapter and, in accordance with the provisions of Section 14200, may make and enforce such regulations which relate to the manufacture, sale, and use of livestock drugs
• § 14232 — All money which is received under this chapter shall be paid into the Department of Agriculture Fund.
• § 14233 — The provisions of this chapter shall be controlling over those of any other provisions of law which are in conflict with them.
• § 14261 — This chapter, except Section 14363, does not apply to any of the following: (a) Any livestock drug which is sold exclusively to, and used exclusively by, or under the direction of, a licensed veterina
• § 14262 — This chapter also does not apply to any of the following: (a) Any livestock drug that is intended for, and that is used solely for, laboratory or experimental purposes.
• § 14281 — A person shall not sell any livestock drug in this state prior to receipt of a registration certificate pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14282 — The manufacturer of any livestock drug shall apply to the director for registration of the livestock drug.
• § 14283 — The application shall be in a form which is supplied by the director.
• § 14284 — The application shall also contain a detailed description, or be accompanied by a copy, of the label of each type and size of container in which the livestock drug is be sold at retail.
• § 14285 — The label shall contain all of the following: (a) The name, brand, or trademark of the livestock drug.
• § 14286 — If it is proposed that any instructions for use, other than those on the label, shall accompany containers of the livestock drug which are sold at retail, a copy of such instructions shall accompany t
• § 14287 — The director shall examine and consider the application together with all material, data, and information which accompanies it.
• § 14288 — The director shall refuse to register a livestock drug if he finds any of the following is true of the drug: (a) It is of little or no value for the purpose for which it is intended to be used.
• § 14289 — If the livestock drug is a restricted drug, the director shall also refuse registration if he finds that the instructions for use do not contain adequate and satisfactory directions as to the methods
• § 14290 — The registration of a livestock drug includes all of the following: (a) Registration of the drug and its ingredients.
• § 14291 — (a) The fee for a two-year registration certificate for a livestock drug is one hundred eighty dollars ($180).
• § 14292 — If registration is granted, the original fee covers the registration for the remainder of the then current calendar year in which registration is granted.
• § 14293 — The fee for application for renewal of registration is one hundred eighty dollars ($180) for a two-year period.
• § 14294 — The director may quarantine and remove from sale any livestock drug which is not registered pursuant to this chapter or any livestock drug which does not conform in all respects with its registration.
• § 14295 — The director shall have access at all reasonable hours to all premises which are used in the manufacture, sale, or storage of any livestock drug, or where livestock drugs are mixed in feed for adminis
• § 14296 — The director may revoke the registration of any livestock drug if he finds, from representative samples, that the drug as offered for sale fails to conform to its registration.
• § 14321 — A person shall not sell any restricted drug in this state at retail unless he holds a license to do so issued pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14322 — Any person may file with the director an application for a license pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14323 — The application shall be accompanied by an application fee of fifty dollars ($50).
• § 14324 — If the license is issued, the application fee covers the license for the remainder of the current calendar year in which it is issued.
• § 14325 — The fee for the renewal application for a license is fifty dollars ($50) per year, payable on or before January 31 of each year.
• § 14326 — A separate license is required for each place of business at which any restricted drug is kept for sale, and for each mobile unit in which any such drug is kept for sale.
• § 14327 — The director may make an examination of the facilities which are available to the applicant for the proper handling and storing of restricted drugs and may limit the kinds or classes of such drugs tha
• § 14328 — Each holder of a license under this chapter shall keep a record, in the manner and form prescribed by the director, of each sale of a restricted drug by the licensee.
• § 14329 — The record required pursuant to Section 14328 shall include all of the following: (a) A statement of the kind and quantity of the restricted drug sold.
• § 14330 — The director shall revoke a restricted drug license if he finds that the holder of such license has failed to keep the required record of sales of such drugs, or is not properly handling or storing su
• § 14351 — It is unlawful for any person to sell any livestock drug which is subject to any provision of this chapter unless the drug is registered pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14352 — It is unlawful for any registrant to sell any livestock drug which does not conform with its registration.
• § 14353 — It is unlawful for any person to administer any registered livestock drug to any human being.
• § 14354 — It is unlawful for any person to sell any restricted drug unless such person has a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14355 — It is unlawful for any person to use or administer any registered livestock drug except in accordance with the label instructions for use which are supplied by the registrant, including all warnings,
• § 14356 — It is unlawful for the holder of a restricted drug license to sell a restricted drug without requiring the purchaser of the restricted drug to sign his name and write his address in the record of such
• § 14357 — It is unlawful for any person to refuse to permit the entry into and inspection of any premises wherein any livestock drug is manufactured or sold for the taking of samples of such drug.
• § 14358 — It is unlawful for any person to sell any livestock drug except in the container in which it is packaged by the manufacturer or distributor or to sell any such drug unless its package bears the label
• § 14359 — It is unlawful for any person to make any false or misleading representation which relates to any livestock drug, whether such representation is communicated orally, graphically, pictorially, or other
• § 14360 — It is unlawful for any livestock owner or his or her agent to sell or dispose of treated livestock or livestock products within the specified withdrawal period without first notifying the buyer that t
• § 14361 — The director may seize and hold any livestock drug which he has reasonable cause to believe is in violation of the provisions of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to it.
• § 14362 — It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, distribute, sell, or use any livestock drug without complying with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it.
• § 14363 — (a) It is unlawful for any livestock owner or agent to sell or dispose of any livestock or livestock carcasses which within 48 hours after the buyer takes possession have drug residues in excess of al
• § 14364 — (a) It is unlawful to sell or dispose of a bob veal calf for the purposes of slaughter without first affixing to the animal a producer identification number approved by the director.
• § 14365 — (a) It is unlawful to sell or dispose of a dairy cull cow without first affixing to the animal a producer identification number issued by the director.
• § 14381 — A violation of this chapter or of any regulation which is adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the fi
• § 14382 — (a) The director may, after a hearing, refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke a livestock drug registration or restricted drug license for any violation of this chapter or any regulation w
• § 14390 — In addition to the remedies provided in this chapter, the department may bring an action in superior court and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary
• § 14400 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Medically important antimicrobial drug” means an antimicrobial drug listed in Appendix A of the federal Food and Drug Administration
• § 14401 — A medically important antimicrobial drug shall not be administered to livestock unless it is ordered by a licensed veterinarian through a prescription or veterinary feed directive that complies with f
• § 14402 — (a) Beginning January 1, 2018, a medically important antimicrobial drug may be used when, in the professional judgment of a licensed veterinarian, the medically important antimicrobial drug is any of
• § 14403 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 14401 and 14402 of this code and Article 15 (commencing with Section 4196) of Chapter 9 of Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code, medically important antimicrobi
• § 14404 — (a) The department, in consultation with the Veterinary Medical Board, the State Department of Public Health, universities, and cooperative extensions, shall develop antimicrobial stewardship guidelin
• § 14405 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department coordinate with the United States Department of Agriculture, the federal Food and Drug Administration, and the federal Centers for Disease C
• § 14406 — The department has the authority to request and receive copies of veterinary feed directives from the livestock owner, veterinarian, or distributor to fully implement the provisions of this chapter.
• § 14407 — Notwithstanding the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.
• § 14408 — (a) A person who violates this chapter shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for each day a violation occurs.
• § 14501 — The Legislature finds and declares that it is the intent of this chapter to do all of the following: (a) To promote the distribution of effective and safe fertilizing materials essential for the produ
• § 14502 — The secretary shall enforce this chapter and adopt and enforce regulations relating to the manufacture, guaranteeing, labeling, and distribution of, the manner of reporting tonnage for, and making ins
• § 14502.1 — The secretary shall notify every licensee that manufactures, distributes, or sells ammonium nitrate, as defined in Section 14512.
• § 14503 — Any money which is received by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, to be expended solely for the a
• § 14504 — The secretary shall prepare an annual statement of the operating expenditures and revenue related to this chapter which shall be presented to the board for review as soon as possible following the ter
• § 14505 — Agricultural products derived from municipal sewage sludge shall be regulated as a fertilizing material pursuant to this chapter, and when used in general commerce, these products are not subject to r
• § 14511 — “Agricultural liming materials” are agricultural minerals composed of calcium or magnesium compounds, or both, which are capable of neutralizing soil acidity and which are distributed in this state fo
• § 14512 — “Agricultural mineral” means any substance with nitrogen (N), available phosphoric acid (P 2 O 5 ), and soluble potash (K 2 O), singly or in combination, in amounts less than 5 percent which is distri
• § 14512.5 — “Ammonium nitrate” means solid ammonium nitrate that is chiefly the ammonium salt of nitric acid, contains not less than 33 percent of nitrogen, one-half of which is in the ammonium form and one-half
• § 14513 — “Beneficial substance” means any substance or compound, other than primary plant nutrients, secondary plant nutrients, and micronutrients, and excluding pesticides, that can be demonstrated by scienti
• § 14513.5 — “Biochar” means materials derived from thermochemical conversion of biomass in an oxygen-limited environment containing at least 60 percent carbon.
• § 14514 — “Biotics” means all materials for which claims are made relating to organisms, enzymes, or organism by-products.
• § 14515 — “Board” means the Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board.
• § 14516 — “Brand” means any term, design, or trademark used in connection with a fertilizing material product.
• § 14517 — “Bulk material” means fertilizing materials distributed in nonpackaged form or in a container containing more than 50 kilograms or 110 pounds.
• § 14518 — “Business location” means any place where fertilizing materials are sold or stored for later sale, except storage of package materials on premises operated exclusively as a public warehouse.
• § 14519 — “Captured dilute solutions” means solutions that contain low levels of plant nutrients as a result of equipment rinsing and runoff.
• § 14520 — “Chelates” means compounds, usually organic, which can combine with a metal ion and form a ring structure between a portion of the chelating agent molecule and the metal.
• § 14521 — “Chelated plant nutrients” means compounds of metallic secondary nutrients and micronutrients with organic chelating agents which have the property of being available under pH conditions in which the
• § 14522 — “Commercial fertilizer” means any substance which contains 5 percent or more of nitrogen (N), available phosphoric acid (P 2 O 5 ), or soluble potash (K 2 O), singly or collectively, which is distribu
• § 14523 — “Common carrier” means a company licensed with the Public Utilities Commission that hauls for hire.
• § 14524 — “Complex” means bonding which includes both of the following: (a) “Natural organic complexes” means organic by-products of the wood pulp and other industries, such as the lignin sulfonates and polyfla
• § 14525 — “Compost” means a biologically stable material derived from the composting process.
• § 14526 — “Composting” means the biological decomposition of organic matter which inhibits pathogens, viable weed seeds, and odors.
• § 14527 — “Derivation statement” means the sources of all guaranteed primary nutrients or secondary nutrients, or both, and micronutrients.
• § 14528 — “Discontinued manufacturing” means a beneficial substance, packaged agricultural mineral, organic input material, and specialty fertilizer that is no longer manufactured, but is still offered for sale
• § 14529 — “Distribute” means to sell, offer, expose for sale, exchange, barter, or otherwise supply products for use in, or shipment within or into, this state.
• § 14530 — “Distributor” means any person who imports or consigns a fertilizing material or who offers for sale, sells, barters, or othewise supplies this product for use in, or shipment within or into, this sta
• § 14531 — “Experimental use” means any application of a fertilizing material which is not offered for sale, has no commercial value, and is for the sole purpose of obtaining scientific data.
• § 14532 — “Farm use” means that the fertilizing material is used primarily for application to crops produced for commercial value.
• § 14533 — “Fertilizing material” means any commercial fertilizer, agricultural mineral, beneficial substance, or organic input material.
• § 14534 — “Fish emulsion” means fertilizing material from which the guaranteed nutrients are derived primarily from fish, which contains a minimum of 40 percent total solids from fish, and which may contain add
• § 14535 — “Grade” means the percentage of total nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, and soluble potash stated in the same terms, order, and percentage as the guaranteed analysis.
• § 14536 — “Guaranteed analysis” means the minimum percentage of primary or secondary plant nutrients or micronutrients, or both, claimed.
• § 14537 — (a) “Gypsum” means calcium sulfate dihydrate, a mineral used in the fertilizer industry as a source of calcium and sulfur which is also known as landplaster.
• § 14538 — “Hydroponics” means a system in which water soluble primary or secondary plant nutrients or micronutrients, or combination thereof, are placed in intimate contact with the plant’s root system, being g
• § 14539 — “Investigational allowance” means an allowance for variation inherent in the taking, preparation, and analysis of an official sample of fertilizing materials.
• § 14540 — “Label” means the display of all written, printed, or graphic matter on the immediate container of, or a statement, including the guaranteed analysis, accompanying fertilizing material.
• § 14541 — “Label guarantor” means the manufacturer’s or person’s name appearing on the label of a fertilizing material.
• § 14542 — “Labeling” means all written, printed, or graphic matter on, accompanying, or used in promoting the sale of any fertilizing material, including advertisements, brochures, posters, internet websites, a
• § 14543 — “Licensee” means a person who has obtained a license pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14544 — “Manufacturer” means a person who produces, sells, or distributes a fertilizing material in this state that bears their company name on the label and is the guarantor.
• § 14545 — “Manure” means any substances composed primarily of animal excrement, plant remains, or mixtures of those substances.
• § 14546 — “Micronutrients” means boron, chlorine, cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, sodium, or zinc, alone or in any combination.
• § 14547 — “Mixed fertilizer” is a commercial fertilizer containing any combination or mixture of fertilizing materials.
• § 14548 — “Natural organic fertilizer” means materials derived from either plant or animal products containing one or more nutrients other than carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, which are essential for plant growth
• § 14549 — “Noncommercial use” means materials used primarily for application to lawns, shrubbery, flowers, trees, or where there is no crop for commercial value or economic purpose, excluding golf courses, ceme
• § 14550 — “Official sample” means any sample of fertilizing material taken by an agent of the department and designated as “official” by the department.
• § 14550.5 — “Organic input material” means any bulk or packaged commercial fertilizer, agricultural mineral, beneficial substance, or specialty fertilizer, excluding pesticides, that is to be used in organic crop
• § 14551 — “Packaged” means a fertilizing material distributed in packaged form or in a container containing equal to or less than 50 kilograms or 110 pounds.
• § 14553 — “Percent or percentage” means percentage by weight.
• § 14554 — “Person” means individual, partnership, association, firm, limited liability company, or corporation who assumes responsibility for the product.
• § 14555 — “Plant” means any business location where fertilizing materials are manufactured, sold, or stored for later sale, except storage of packaged materials on premises operated exclusively as a public ware
• § 14555.5 — “Plant biostimulant” means a substance or microorganism, or mixtures thereof, that, when applied to seeds, plants, the rhizosphere, soil, or other growth media, act to support a plant’s natural nutrit
• § 14556 — “Primary plant nutrient” means nitrogen (N), available phosphoric acid (P 2 O 5 ), or soluble potash (K 2 O).
• § 14557 — “Provisional registration” means that under certain circumstances, a label for renewal on a beneficial substance, packaged agricultural mineral, organic input material, or specialty fertilizer, alone
• § 14558 — “Registrant” means any person who has registered a packaged agricultural mineral, beneficial substance, organic input material, or specialty fertilizer.
• § 14559 — “Secondary plant nutrient” means calcium, magnesium, or sulfur, alone or in any combination.
• § 14559.5 — “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
• § 14560 — “Sewage sludge” means the solid material resulting from the treatment of waste water of residential or municipal sewage systems.
• § 14561 — “Soil conditioners” means polyelectrolytes, such as complex vinyl and acrylic compounds and certain cellulose and lignin derivatives, which tend to agglomerate soil colloids and produce a crumb struct
• § 14562 — “Soilless growing medium” means a medium of an inorganic substance, such as sand or gravel, or in a soilless organic material such as sphagnum peat or pine bark, and periodically watered with a primar
• § 14563 — “Specialty fertilizer” means packaged commercial fertilizer labeled for home gardens, lawns, shrubbery, flowers, and other similar noncommercial uses.
• § 14564 — “Ton” means a net weight of 2,000 pounds avoirdupois.
• § 14581 — There is, in the department, a Fertilizer Inspection Advisory Board consisting of nine persons appointed by the secretary, eight of whom shall be licensed under this chapter and subject to the payment
• § 14582 — The term of office of a member of the board is three years.
• § 14583 — The board shall be advisory to the secretary and may make recommendations on all matters pertaining to this chapter, including, but not limited to, the inspection and enforcement program, research and
• § 14583.5 — (a) The secretary, by January 1, 2012, and in consultation with the board, shall review the definition of organic input materials in Section 14550.
• § 14584 — The board shall elect a chairperson and other officers as it deems advisable.
• § 14585 — The board shall meet at the call of the chairperson or the secretary, or at the request of any five members of the board.
• § 14586 — The secretary shall accept the recommendations of the advisory board pertaining to subdivision (b) of Section 14611 if he or she finds them to be practicable and in the interests of the fertilizer ind
• § 14591 — (a) Every person who manufactures or distributes fertilizing materials shall, before engaging in the activity, obtain a license from the secretary for each plant and business location that the person
• § 14592 — A violation of this article is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
• § 14593 — The license shall expire on December 31, of an even-numbered year.
• § 14601 — (a) Each differing label, other than weight or package size, such as changes in the guaranteed analysis, derivation statement, or anything that implies a different product, for specialty fertilizer, p
• § 14602 — A violation of this article is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
• § 14603 — Each application for renewal shall be accompanied by a fee not to exceed four hundred dollars ($400) for each product label or one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each organic input material product lab
• § 14604 — The secretary may grant a provisional registration for a period not exceeding six months for a registered product undergoing renewal.
• § 14611 — (a) (1) A licensee whose name appears on the label who sells or distributes bulk fertilizing materials, as defined in Sections 14517 and 14533, to unlicensed purchasers, shall pay to the secretary an
• § 14612 — Each licensee shall maintain in this state, or with the secretary’s permission, at another location, an accurate record of all transactions subject to assessment.
• § 14612.5 — (a) Every licensee that manufactures, distributes, or sells ammonium nitrate, as defined in Section 14512.
• § 14613 — The payment required by Section 14611, together with a form containing information prescribed by the secretary, shall be made quarterly within one calendar month after March 31, June 30, September 30,
• § 14621 — The last licensee selling or distributing fertilizing material shall submit a tonnage report, on a form or a computer printout format approved by the secretary, containing information on shipments rec
• § 14622 — (a) The secretary shall publish, at least annually, a tonnage report.
• § 14623 — The tonnage report shall be submitted to the secretary semiannually as specified by regulation.
• § 14631 — Every lot, parcel, or package of fertilizing material distributed into or within this state shall have attached to it, or the shipment shall be physically accompanied by, a label as required by the se
• § 14641 — The secretary shall have free access at reasonable times to all records, premises, production processes, or conveyances that are used in the manufacture, transportation, importation, distribution, sto
• § 14642 — The secretary shall, at the times and to the extent necessary for the enforcement of this chapter, do all of the following: (a) Take samples of any substance.
• § 14643 — In determining the percentage of component parts of any substance for the purpose of proper labeling, registration, or determining compliance with representations, all analyses shall be made according
• § 14644 — The secretary shall publish, at least annually, the results of examinations or chemical analyses of official samples of commercial fertilizer and agricultural minerals, and any additional information
• § 14645 — The secretary may take a sample for analysis from any lot of fertilizing material which is in the possession of any producer, manufacturer, importer, agent, dealer, or user.
• § 14646 — The secretary shall establish sampling procedures by regulation.
• § 14647 — Upon the analysis of a sample of fertilizing material, the secretary shall issue a report showing the findings and indicating that the product has met the guarantee or was found to be deficient.
• § 14648 — In any action, civil or criminal, in any court in this state, a laboratory report from the secretary which states the results of any analysis, reported to be made pursuant to this chapter, shall be pr
• § 14649 — (a) It is unlawful for the owner of a plant, crop, or commodity to knowingly treat or apply to that plant, crop, or commodity, or cause that plant, crop, or commodity to be treated or applied, with a
• § 14650 — (a) Any person who is licensed pursuant to this code and who is found by a court to have knowingly sold, applied, or provided fertilizers that were stolen or otherwise obtained illegally, in addition
• § 14651 — (a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, any violation of this chapter, or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand
• § 14651.5 — (a) The department shall levy an administrative penalty against a person who violates this chapter in an amount of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation.
• § 14651.7 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department shall refuse to issue a license pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 14591), or registration pursuant to Article 5 (co
• § 14652 — (a) It is unlawful for any person to manufacture or distribute in this state any fertilizing material without complying with this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14653 — The secretary may seize and hold any lot of fertilizing material which he or she has reasonable cause to believe is in violation of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14654 — If the secretary seizes any lot of fertilizing material, he or she shall immediately issue a hold order to the person that has control of that material.
• § 14655 — (a) Any lot of fertilizing material for which a hold order or notice is issued shall be held by the person having control of the material and shall not be distributed or moved except under the specifi
• § 14656 — Upon demand of the person who has control of the seized fertilizing material, and within 10 days of sampling by the secretary, a subsample shall be returned from the state laboratory to the person in
• § 14657 — If the seized and held lot, as determined by the secretary’s analysis, is not in violation of this chapter, the secretary shall immediately release the seized and held lot and remove the hold order.
• § 14658 — If the seized and held lot is found to be in violation of this chapter, the secretary shall take either of the following actions: (a) Continue to hold the lot until such time as the requirements of th
• § 14659 — The person who has control of a seized or held lot that is found to be in violation of this chapter may appeal the result of the analysis to the secretary, in writing, within 15 days of receiving the