California Code
DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
CHAPTER 6 - Processors of Farm Products

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 55401. - 55401. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 55402. - 55402. “Agent” means any person that on behalf of any...

Section 55402.3. - 55402.3. “Cash” means coin or currency of the United States,...

Section 55402.5. - 55402.5. “Cash buying processor” means any person who is engaged...

Section 55403. - 55403. “Farm product” includes every agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, or vegetable...

Section 55404. - 55404. “Lender” includes any person that advances new value to...

Section 55404.5. - 55404.5. “Licensee” means any person licensed under the provisions of...

Section 55405. - 55405. “New value” includes any new advance or loan, whether...

Section 55406. - 55406. “Packout basis” means that payment for the farm product...

Section 55407. - 55407. “Processor” means any person that is engaged in the...

Section 55408. - 55408. “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the...

Section 55409. - 55409. Juice or must used for wine which, as a...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 55431. - 55431. The marketing of agricultural commodities within this state is...

Section 55432. - 55432. The director may publish in pamphlet form as often...

Section 55433. - 55433. Any money in the Department of Food and Agriculture...

Section 55435. - 55435. No provisions in any bond which is given pursuant...

Section 55435.5. - 55435.5. (a) Except pursuant to an exemption granted by the...

Section 55436. - 55436. Civil suits and criminal prosecutions which arise by virtue...

Section 55437. - 55437. The rights, remedies, and penalties which are provided for...

Section 55438. - 55438. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions...

Section 55439. - 55439. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this...

ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions

Section 55461. - 55461. This chapter does not apply to or include any...

Section 55462. - 55462. For the purposes of trading in cattle, this chapter...

ARTICLE 4 - Agent s License

Section 55481. - 55481. A person shall not act as an agent unless...

Section 55482. - 55482. Every person, before acting as an agent, shall file...

Section 55483. - 55483. (a) Each application shall include all of the following:...

Section 55484. - 55484. The department shall accept or deny an application within...

Section 55484.5. - 55484.5. (a) The Legislature finds there to be a substantial...

Section 55484.75. - 55484.75. (a) If an application for a license indicates, or...

Section 55485. - 55485. The applicant shall satisfy the department of the applicant’s...

Section 55485.5. - 55485.5. A license is forfeited by operation of law prior...

Section 55485.75. - 55485.75. (a) The withdrawal of an application for a license...

Section 55488. - 55488. (a) The department shall notify the applicant or holder...

Section 55491. - 55491. The director may issue to each agent a separate...

Section 55492. - 55492. Any agent that displays a void or expired license...

Section 55493. - 55493. Each agent shall show his license upon the request...

ARTICLE 5 - Processor s License

Section 55521. - 55521. A person shall not act as a processor or...

Section 55522. - 55522. Every person, before acting as a processor or a...

Section 55522.5. - 55522.5. (a) It is unlawful for a licensee that has...

Section 55522.6. - 55522.6. (a) If the Secretary of State suspends the corporate...

Section 55523. - 55523. (a) Each application shall state all of the following:...

Section 55523.1. - 55523.1. In addition to the other requirements of this chapter,...

Section 55523.2. - 55523.2. Any balance sheet or financial information prepared, retained, or...

Section 55523.3. - 55523.3. (a) If the secretary is not satisfied that an...

Section 55523.4. - 55523.4. If at any time the secretary has cause or...

Section 55523.5. - 55523.5. Failure to file a financial statement as required by...

Section 55523.6. - 55523.6. Any financial statement submitted to the secretary pursuant to...

Section 55524. - 55524. The department shall accept or deny an application within...

Section 55524.5. - 55524.5. (a) The Legislature finds there to be a substantial...

Section 55524.75. - 55524.75. (a) If an application for a license indicates, or...

Section 55525. - 55525. The applicant shall satisfy the department of the applicant’s...

Section 55525.75. - 55525.75. (a) The withdrawal of an application for a license...

Section 55527.5. - 55527.5. Any person who is adjudicated liable for payment of...

Section 55527.6. - 55527.6. (a) Licensees or applicants for a license shall be...

Section 55528. - 55528. (a) The department shall notify the applicant or holder...

Section 55530. - 55530. Each licensed processor shall post his license, or a...

ARTICLE 7 - Sale of Farm Products by Weight

Section 55581. - 55581. If any farm product is sold to and purchased...

ARTICLE 8 - Processors

Section 55601. - 55601. Every processor shall pay for any farm product which...

Section 55601.1. - 55601.1. Section 55601.5 shall be known, and may be cited...

Section 55601.3. - 55601.3. Upon the following, the processor shall notify the seller,...

Section 55601.4. - 55601.4. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 55601, every processor who...

Section 55601.5. - 55601.5. (a) (1) Notwithstanding Section 55461, on or before January...

Section 55601.6. - 55601.6. (a) To provide funds to carry out Section 55601.5,...

Section 55601.7. - 55601.7. Notwithstanding Section 55461, every processor who handles freestone peaches...

Section 55601.8. - 55601.8. (a) The secretary shall not release, or otherwise make...

Section 55602. - 55602. Every processor except a licensed winegrower, that purchases for...

Section 55603. - 55603. If a specific grade or quality is a condition...

Section 55604. - 55604. Every contract between a processor and a producer which...

Section 55604.1. - 55604.1. Where the processor is operating under continuous United States...

Section 55604.2. - 55604.2. The provisions of Section 55581 of the Agricultural Code...

Section 55605. - 55605. Every processor, except a licensed winegrower, that receives any...

Section 55606. - 55606. If the processor has entered into a contract with...

Section 55607. - 55607. Every processor shall keep accurate books and records which...

Section 55608. - 55608. Accurate grading and weight receipts shall be given by...

Section 55609. - 55609. Not later than five days after demand, the processor...

Section 55609.1. - 55609.1. Remittance in full of the amount which is realized...

Section 55610. - 55610. A processor, in order to prevent loss or economic...

Section 55611. - 55611. All records required to be kept under this chapter...

Section 55613. - 55613. (a) If the secretary determines by February 1 of...

ARTICLE 9 - Producer s Lien

Section 55631. - 55631. (a) Every producer of any farm product that sells...

Section 55631.5. - 55631.5. Notwithstanding Section 55461, a nonprofit cooperative association acting as...

Section 55632. - 55632. This producer’s lien attaches on all of such delivered...

Section 55633. - 55633. The producer’s lien is a preferred lien prior in...

Section 55634. - 55634. Every lien which is provided for in this article...

Section 55635. - 55635. The lien of a producer, unless sooner released by...

Section 55636. - 55636. If suit is commenced by any such producer to...

Section 55637. - 55637. Any lien on any product or processed product may,...

Section 55638. - 55638. It is unlawful for any processor to remove, from...

Section 55638.5. - 55638.5. The director, within 15 days of the filing of...

Section 55639. - 55639. Any processor that desires to secure a release of...

Section 55640. - 55640. If all lawful claims of the producers have been...

Section 55641. - 55641. If a bond, cash deposit, or security is given...

Section 55642. - 55642. The director may accept such bond, if approved by...

Section 55643. - 55643. If a bond has been given as security, the...

Section 55644. - 55644. If the director has received warehouse receipts for any...

Section 55645. - 55645. All claims in relation to payment shall have equal...

Section 55646. - 55646. This article does not prevent the director if in...

Section 55647. - 55647. This article does not impair or affect the right...

Section 55648. - 55648. The judgment, if any, which is obtained by the...

Section 55649. - 55649. In an action that is filed by any such...

Section 55650. - 55650. Such processor may also, on motion duly noticed, introduce...

Section 55651. - 55651. The plaintiff in an action which is brought to...

Section 55652. - 55652. If in a court proceeding to foreclose such lien,...

Section 55653. - 55653. All actions filed by the director or producers against...

ARTICLE 10.5 - Liens on Livestock Sold or Delivered to Meatpackers

Section 55701. - 55701. As used in this article, the following definitions shall...

Section 55702. - 55702. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any...

Section 55703. - 55703. Except as provided in this section, any lien created...

Section 55704. - 55704. Any rights or remedies granted to a person who...

ARTICLE 11 - Examinations and Audits of the Books and Records of Licensees

Section 55721. - 55721. (a) If, in the opinion of the department, there...

Section 55722. - 55722. If the examination discloses evidence of any violation of...

Section 55722.5. - 55722.5. (a) An aggrieved grower or licensee with a complaint...

Section 55724. - 55724. (a) Every licensee shall prepare and preserve the accounts,...

Section 55725. - 55725. The failure or refusal of any licensee to produce...

ARTICLE 12 - Investigations and Hearings

Section 55741. - 55741. The department, upon its own motion, may, or upon...

Section 55742. - 55742. Except as otherwise provided in Section 55743 or 55744,...

Section 55743. - 55743. The jurisdiction that is otherwise reserved to the department...

Section 55744. - 55744. The department also has jurisdiction over any such complaint...

Section 55745. - 55745. Any verified complaint filed with the department pursuant to...

ARTICLE 14 - Contempt

Section 55811. - 55811. If any person in any proceedings before the director...

Section 55812. - 55812. The court shall thereupon issue an order which directs...

Section 55813. - 55813. The same proceedings shall be had, the same penalties...

ARTICLE 16 - Fees

Section 55861. - 55861. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article or...

Section 55861.5. - 55861.5. The fees provided by Section 55861 are maximum fees....

Section 55862. - 55862. (a) (1) If any processor does not apply for...

Section 55862.7. - 55862.7. (a) If any person is found to be operating...

Section 55863. - 55863. Any person that has applied for and obtained a...

Section 55863.5. - 55863.5. Any person who has applied for and obtained a...

Section 55864. - 55864. All fees which are collected pursuant to this chapter...

ARTICLE 17 - Violations

Section 55872. - 55872. It is a violation of this chapter if the...

Section 55873. - 55873. It is a violation of this chapter if the...

Section 55874. - 55874. It is a violation of this chapter if the...

Section 55875. - 55875. It is a violation of this chapter if the...

Section 55876. - 55876. It is a violation of this chapter if the...

Section 55877. - 55877. It is a violation of this chapter if the...

Section 55878. - 55878. The failure or refusal of a processor to make...

Section 55879. - 55879. It is a violation of this chapter if the...

Section 55880. - 55880. It is a violation of this chapter if the...

Section 55881. - 55881. Under a contract for the purchase or handling of...

Section 55882. - 55882. It is a violation of this chapter if a...

ARTICLE 18 - Criminal Penalties

Section 55901. - 55901. (a) Except as specified in Section 55902, any misdemeanor...

Section 55902. - 55902. It is a misdemeanor for any person subject to...

Section 55902.2. - 55902.2. It is a misdemeanor for any person subject to...

Section 55902.5. - 55902.5. It is a misdemeanor for any person licensed as...

Section 55903. - 55903. It is a misdemeanor for any person that is...

Section 55904. - 55904. It is a misdemeanor for any person that is...

Section 55905. - 55905. It is a misdemeanor for any person that is...

Section 55906. - 55906. It is a misdemeanor for any person that is...

ARTICLE 19 - Civil Remedies and Penalties

Section 55921. - 55921. The director may bring an action to enjoin the...

Section 55922. - 55922. (a) Any person that violates any provision of this...