California Code
DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS
CHAPTER 1.5 - Produce Carrying Pesticide Residue

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 12501. - 12501. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 12502. - 12502. “Food” means any article which is used for food...

Section 12503. - 12503. “Pesticide chemical” means any substance that is used in...

Section 12504. - 12504. “Produce” means any food in its raw or natural...

Section 12505. - 12505. “Pesticide residue” means any pesticide chemical which is added...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 12531. - 12531. The director may adopt such regulations as are reasonably...

Section 12532. - 12532. (a) The director shall continuously interpret the results of...

Section 12533. - 12533. Nothing in this chapter repeals or amends any of...

Section 12534. - 12534. (a) Pursuant to this chapter, the director shall conduct...

Section 12535. - 12535. (a) Commencing in 1990, the department shall substantially expand...

Section 12536. - 12536. (a) The director, by regulation, shall establish a pest...

ARTICLE 3 - Permissible Tolerances

Section 12561. - 12561. The director by regulation may establish permissible tolerances for...

Section 12562. - 12562. The director may exempt any pesticide chemical from the...

Section 12563. - 12563. The director may establish the tolerance for any pesticide...

Section 12565. - 12565. If a tolerance for a pesticide chemical in or...

ARTICLE 4 - Inspection

Section 12581. - 12581. (a) The director may inspect and take samples of...

Section 12582. - 12582. The director shall immediately notify the State Director of...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Commercial Laboratories

Section 12591. - 12591. The director may accredit a commercial laboratory to test...

Section 12592. - 12592. The director may charge a fee for accreditation and...

Section 12593. - 12593. The director may refuse to accredit, or may suspend...

Section 12594. - 12594. Analysis data developed by an accredited laboratory shall be...

Section 12595. - 12595. In the event of a dispute of the findings...

ARTICLE 5 - Seizure

Section 12601. - 12601. The director may seize and hold any lot of...

Section 12602. - 12602. If the director seizes any lot of produce, he...

Section 12603. - 12603. Any lot of produce for which a hold order...

Section 12604. - 12604. Any produce which is seized and held pursuant to...

Section 12605. - 12605. Upon the demand of the owner or bailee at...

Section 12606. - 12606. If the seized and held lot, as determined by...

Section 12607. - 12607. If the seized and held lot of produce is...

Section 12608. - 12608. Upon demand of the owner or bailee for permission...

Section 12608.5. - 12608.5. Upon demand of the owner or person in rightful...

Section 12609. - 12609. The produce after reconditioning is subject to all the...

Section 12610. - 12610. If the lot of produce which is seized and...

Section 12611. - 12611. Upon receipt of an appeal by the owner or...

Section 12612. - 12612. The director shall permit the owner to be present...

Section 12613. - 12613. After seizure by the director pursuant to this chapter...

Section 12614. - 12614. If the appeal analysis shows that the lot of...

Section 12615. - 12615. If the appeal analysis shows that the lot of...

ARTICLE 6 - Abatement as Public Nuisance

Section 12641. - 12641. As used in this article, “nuisance” means the public...

Section 12642. - 12642. Any lot of produce which is found to carry...

Section 12643. - 12643. The district attorney of the county in which the...

Section 12644. - 12644. Upon judgment and by order of the court, the...

Section 12645. - 12645. If the owner fails to comply with the order...

Section 12646. - 12646. If the court orders the sale of any of...

Section 12647. - 12647. A proceeding pursuant to this article where the value...

Section 12648. - 12648. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a...

Section 12648.5. - 12648.5. (a) It is unlawful for the owner of a...

Section 12648.6. - 12648.6. Any person who is licensed pursuant to this code...

Section 12649. - 12649. The director may bring an action to enjoin the...

ARTICLE 7 - Violations

Section 12671. - 12671. It is unlawful for any person to pack, ship,...

Section 12672. - 12672. The director or commissioner may prohibit the harvest of...

Section 12673. - 12673. The director or commissioner may prohibit the harvest of...

Section 12674. - 12674. It is unlawful for any person to harvest, pack,...