California Code
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
DIVISION 16 - CERTIFICATION, PROCESSING AND CANNING, AND CANNED FOODS

CHAPTER 1 - Certification of Agricultural Products

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 40501. - 40501. This chapter does not apply to any investigation which...

Section 40502. - 40502. The director may cooperate with the United States Department...

ARTICLE 2 - Investigation and Certification

Section 40531. - 40531. The department may investigate and certify to other states...

Section 40532. - 40532. Every certificate which relates to the analysis, classification, condition,...

Section 40533. - 40533. Any certificate which is issued by the state pursuant...

Section 40534. - 40534. The director may contract with the United States Department...

Section 40535. - 40535. (a) There is hereby created in the Department of...

ARTICLE 3 - Funds

Section 40561. - 40561. Any money which is collected pursuant to this chapter...

Section 40562. - 40562. Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal...

ARTICLE 4 - Shipping Point Advisory Committee

Section 40571. - 40571. There is in the department a Shipping Point Advisory...

Section 40571.1. - 40571.1. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative...

Section 40572. - 40572. The term of office of the members of the...

Section 40573. - 40573. The committee shall be advisory to the director on...

Section 40574. - 40574. The director shall appoint an alternate for each committee...

Section 40575. - 40575. Alternate members shall serve at committee meetings only in...

Section 40576. - 40576. Each member of the committee, or any alternate member...

Section 40577. - 40577. (a) In order to operate economically and reduce expenses...

Section 40577.1. - 40577.1. The secretary may establish rules and procedures to guide...

Section 40577.2. - 40577.2. The committee shall not request that the secretary utilize,...

Section 40577.3. - 40577.3. The entity shall keep an accurate record of expenses...

Section 40577.4. - 40577.4. The secretary may require an entity to correct or...

Section 40577.5. - 40577.5. The secretary shall reimburse the entity for its actual...

CHAPTER 2 - Standards for Tomatoes

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 40701. - 40701. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 40702. - 40702. “Processing purposes” means tomatoes intended for the commercial production...

Section 40703. - 40703. “Committee” means the Processing Tomato Advisory Committee. (Amended by...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 40730. - 40730. The director shall not enforce this article during the...

Section 40731. - 40731. The standards which are established as authorized by this...

Section 40732. - 40732. Tomatoes for processing purposes, except hard green tomatoes for...

ARTICLE 3 - Regulations

Section 40760. - 40760. The director shall not enforce this article during the...

Section 40761. - 40761. The committee may submit to the director proposed regulations...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers of the Director

Section 40781. - 40781. The director may, for the purpose of inspection, enter...

Section 40782. - 40782. The director may cause the prosecution of any person...

ARTICLE 5 - Inspection and Certification by the Director

Section 40810. - 40810. The director shall not enforce this article during the...

Section 40811. - 40811. The director shall inspect deliveries of tomatoes for processing...

Section 40812. - 40812. If the director finds that the tomatoes which are...

Section 40813. - 40813. If the director finds that the tomatoes delivered do...

Section 40814. - 40814. The director is not required to perform inspection at...

Section 40815. - 40815. The inspection certificate which is issued pursuant to this...

ARTICLE 6 - Contract Inspection

Section 40871. - 40871. Loads of tomatoes which are offered for delivery by...

Section 40872. - 40872. Any load of tomatoes which is so offered for...

Section 40873. - 40873. In addition to any other remedy, the producer so...

Section 40874. - 40874. No producer shall have any rights under this article...

ARTICLE 7 - Discrimination in Furnishing Raw Product Containers

Section 40901. - 40901. The failure of a processor willfully and without due...

Section 40902. - 40902. This article does not affect existing remedies for the...

ARTICLE 8 - Fees

Section 40930. - 40930. The director shall not enforce this article during the...

Section 40931. - 40931. Each processor that receives deliveries of tomatoes for processing...

Section 40932. - 40932. The cost of the inspection and certification shall be...

Section 40933. - 40933. Any money which is collected pursuant to this article...

Section 40934. - 40934. Except as otherwise provided in this article, any money...

Section 40935. - 40935. If the director determines, as to any money heretofore...

ARTICLE 9 - Violations

Section 40961. - 40961. It is unlawful for any person to deliver or...

Section 40962. - 40962. It is unlawful for any person to deliver to...

Section 40963. - 40963. It is unlawful for any person to remove, deface,...

ARTICLE 10 - Processing Tomato Advisory Committee

Section 41000. - 41000. The director shall not enforce this article during the...

Section 41001. - 41001. There is in the department the Processing Tomato Advisory...

Section 41002. - 41002. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative...

Section 41003. - 41003. In making selection of the membership of the committee,...

Section 41004. - 41004. The committee member’s term of office shall be three...

Section 41005. - 41005. The committee shall be advisory to the director on...

Section 41006. - 41006. The committee shall meet at the call of its...

Section 41007. - 41007. The meetings of the committee shall be held in...

Section 41008. - 41008. Each member of the committee, any alternate member serving...

Section 41009. - 41009. The director shall appoint an alternate member for each...

Section 41010. - 41010. Alternate members shall serve at committee meetings only in...

CHAPTER 3 - Grapes for Wine and Byproducts

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 41101. - 41101. The director shall have supervision and control over the...

Section 41102. - 41102. The certificates which are provided for in this chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Exceptions

Section 41131. - 41131. This chapter does not apply to grapes which are...

Section 41132. - 41132. This chapter does not affect the right of a...

ARTICLE 3 - Determination of Soluble Solids Generally

Section 41161. - 41161. In order to prevent fraud and deception in any...

Section 41162. - 41162. Each lot or load of such grapes which is...

Section 41163. - 41163. Each commissioner shall provide for the taking of samples,...

Section 41164. - 41164. The board of supervisors of the county shall establish...

ARTICLE 4 - Determination of Soluble Solids, Rot, and Foreign Material by the Director

Section 41191. - 41191. Notwithstanding any other provisions which are contained in this...

Section 41192. - 41192. In order to prevent fraud and deception in any...

Section 41193. - 41193. When any transaction involves fresh grapes for wine and...

Section 41194. - 41194. For the purpose of carrying out this article, the...

Section 41195. - 41195. Any money which is received pursuant to this article...

ARTICLE 5 - Wine Grape Inspection Advisory Committee

Section 41201.5. - 41201.5. There is in the department a Wine Grape Inspection...

Section 41202. - 41202. The Legislature hereby declares that it intends that the...

Section 41203. - 41203. The term of office of each member of the...

Section 41204. - 41204. The members of the committee, alternate members when acting...

Section 41205.5. - 41205.5. The members of the committee, or their voting alternates,...

Section 41206. - 41206. The committee shall select a chairperson and a vice...

Section 41207.5. - 41207.5. (a) The committee shall be advisory to the director...

Section 41207.6. - 41207.6. (a) In order to operate economically and reduce expenses...

Section 41207.7. - 41207.7. The director may provide rules and procedures to be...

Section 41207.8. - 41207.8. The committee shall not recommend and the director shall...

Section 41207.9. - 41207.9. The entity shall keep an accurate record of expenses...

Section 41207.10. - 41207.10. The director may require an entity to correct or...

Section 41207.11. - 41207.11. The director shall reimburse the entity for its actual...

Section 41208. - 41208. The committee shall meet at the call of the...

Section 41209. - 41209. The director shall appoint an alternate member for each...

Section 41210. - 41210. Alternate members shall serve at committee meetings only in...

Section 41211. - 41211. (a) The director, in consultation with the University of...

CHAPTER 4 - Canned Foods

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 41301. - 41301. This chapter provides certain standards of quality, condition, or...

Section 41302. - 41302. Any act that is made unlawful by Part 5...

Section 41303. - 41303. Any person or any common carrier may refuse to...

ARTICLE 2 - Enforcement

Section 41331. - 41331. The State Director of Health Services shall be charged...

Section 41332. - 41332. The State Director of Health Services, for the purpose...

ARTICLE 3 - Standards Generally

Section 41361. - 41361. The following fruits and vegetables shall not be canned,...

Section 41362. - 41362. In addition to the standards and requirements which are...

ARTICLE 4 - Size Standards Generally for Canned Ripe Olives

Section 41421. - 41421. Tolerances above or below the count per pound of...

ARTICLE 5 - Disposition of Ripe Olives Which Are Below Specified Sizes

Section 41441. - 41441. The following varieties of ripe olives shall not be...

ARTICLE 6 - Violations

Section 41551. - 41551. Except as otherwise provided in Section 41552, any person,...

Section 41552. - 41552. A person shall not be convicted of a violation...

Section 41553. - 41553. One-half of all fines which are collected by any...

ARTICLE 7 - Abatement

Section 41581. - 41581. If the State Director of Health Services finds, after...

Section 41582. - 41582. Canned fruits or vegetables, including olives, which are found...

CHAPTER 5 - Standards for Garlic and Onions forDehydration

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 41701. - 41701. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 41702. - 41702. “Dehydrating garlic or onions” means garlic or onions which...

Section 41703. - 41703. “Dehydration purposes” means the commercial dehydration of garlic and...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 41710. - 41710. The secretary shall not enforce this article, Article 3...

Section 41711. - 41711. The secretary shall initially adopt the American Dehydrated Onion...

Section 41712. - 41712. Except as otherwise provided in Section 41713, quality standards...

Section 41713. - 41713. The quality standards which are established pursuant to this...

ARTICLE 3 - Regulations

Section 41721. - 41721. The secretary by regulation may do all of the...

ARTICLE 4 - Powers of the Secretary

Section 41731. - 41731. The secretary, for the purpose of inspection, may enter...

Section 41732. - 41732. The secretary may cause the prosecution of any person...

ARTICLE 5 - Weighing, Inspection, and Certification

Section 41751. - 41751. By mutual agreement between the grower and the dehydrator,...

Section 41752. - 41752. The secretary shall inspect all sale or contract deliveries...

Section 41752.5. - 41752.5. Upon inspection of each load or lot, the secretary...

Section 41753. - 41753. The secretary may adopt regulations concerning the place of...

Section 41754. - 41754. The secretary may review the operation of any inspection...

Section 41755. - 41755. If the operators of dehydrators do not consent to...

Section 41756. - 41756. The secretary may announce to all of the parties...

Section 41757. - 41757. The secretary is not required to perform inspection at...

Section 41758. - 41758. The inspection certificate which is issued pursuant to this...

ARTICLE 6 - Fees

Section 41801. - 41801. The secretary shall adopt a schedule of uniform fees...

Section 41802. - 41802. Each operator of a dehydrator that receives deliveries of...

Section 41803. - 41803. The cost of such inspection shall be borne equally...

Section 41804. - 41804. Any money that is collected pursuant to this article...

Section 41805. - 41805. Except as provided in this article, any money which...

Section 41806. - 41806. If the secretary determines, as to any money collected...

ARTICLE 7 - Violations

Section 41831. - 41831. It is unlawful for any person to make delivery...

Section 41832. - 41832. Except as provided in regulations adopted pursuant to this...

ARTICLE 8 - Garlic and Onion Dehydrator Advisory Committee

Section 41861. - 41861. As used in this article, “committee” means the Garlic...

Section 41862. - 41862. There is in the department the Garlic and Onion...

Section 41863. - 41863. In selecting the membership of the committee, the secretary...

Section 41864. - 41864. The term of office of the members of the...

Section 41865. - 41865. The committee shall be advisory to the secretary on...

Section 41865.1. - 41865.1. (a) In order to operate economically and reduce the...

Section 41865.2. - 41865.2. (a) The secretary may establish rules and procedures to...

Section 41865.3. - 41865.3. The committee shall not recommend and the secretary shall...

Section 41865.4. - 41865.4. The government agency or private entity shall keep an...

Section 41865.5. - 41865.5. The secretary may require the government agency or private...

Section 41865.6. - 41865.6. The secretary shall reimburse the government agency or private...

Section 41865.7. - 41865.7. All expenses incurred in carrying out Section 41865.1 shall...

Section 41866. - 41866. The committee shall meet at the call of its...

Section 41867. - 41867. Each member of the committee, any alternate member serving...