California Code
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Section 56619.5. - 56619.5. It is a violation of this chapter for a...

Section 56620. - 56620. Under a contract for the purchase or handling of...

Section 56621. - 56621. It is a violation of this chapter if a...

Section 56623. - 56623. It is a violation of this chapter if any...

ARTICLE 19 - Criminal Penalties

Section 56631. - 56631. (a) Except as specified in Section 56632, any misdemeanor...

Section 56632. - 56632. It is a misdemeanor for any person to assume...

Section 56632.2. - 56632.2. It is a misdemeanor for any person subject to...

Section 56632.5. - 56632.5. It is a misdemeanor for any person licensed as...

Section 56633. - 56633. It is a misdemeanor for any person to impose...

Section 56634. - 56634. It is a misdemeanor for any person to fail...

Section 56635. - 56635. It is a misdemeanor for any person to intentionally...

Section 56636. - 56636. It is a misdemeanor for any person to make...

Section 56637. - 56637. It is a misdemeanor for any person to directly...

Section 56638. - 56638. It is a misdemeanor for any person to intentionally...

Section 56639. - 56639. It is a misdemeanor for any person to fail...

ARTICLE 20 - Civil Remedies and Penalties

Section 56651. - 56651. The director may bring an action to enjoin the...

Section 56652. - 56652. (a) Any person that violates any provision of this...

CHAPTER 8 - Produce Markets

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 56801. - 56801. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 56802. - 56802. “Association” means an association of produce dealers which is...

Section 56803. - 56803. “City” includes city and county. (Enacted by Stats. 1967,...

Section 56804. - 56804. “Commissioner,” with respect to any matter which relates to...

Section 56805. - 56805. “Director” means the Director of Industrial Relations. (Enacted by...

Section 56806. - 56806. “Farm product” means any fruit, nut, vegetable, berry, or...

Section 56807. - 56807. “Market” means the places of business, collectively, of produce...

Section 56808. - 56808. “Produce dealer” includes “commission merchant,” as defined in Section...

Section 56809. - 56809. “Registered unloader” means a person who unloads any farm...

Section 56810. - 56810. “Union” means the labor union which has been recognized...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 56831. - 56831. It is the purpose of this chapter to promote...

Section 56832. - 56832. The director may make such regulations as he may...

ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions

Section 56861. - 56861. This chapter does not apply to any market in...

Section 56862. - 56862. This chapter does not apply to any produce dealer...

Section 56863. - 56863. This chapter does not apply to any market in...

ARTICLE 4 - Registered Unloaders

Section 56891. - 56891. Every person who unloads any farm product in a...

Section 56892. - 56892. Every producer who transports any farm product to a...

Section 56893. - 56893. Every produce dealer that operates in a market is...

ARTICLE 5 - Association of Produce Dealers

Section 56921. - 56921. In order to facilitate the carrying out of their...

Section 56922. - 56922. An association may do all of the following: (a)...

Section 56923. - 56923. The costs of services of an association to its...

ARTICLE 6 - Charges for Unloading Produce

Section 56951. - 56951. Each produce dealer that operates within a market shall...

Section 56952. - 56952. Any scale of charges which is established pursuant to...

Section 56953. - 56953. The scale of charges which is established shall be...

Section 56954. - 56954. A person shall not charge or receive any payment...

Section 56955. - 56955. The scale of charges shall be established as follows:...

Section 56956. - 56956. Upon the determination of a scale of charges for...

Section 56957. - 56957. If the director determines that the scale of charges...

Section 56958. - 56958. If the director finds that the scale of charges...

Section 56959. - 56959. At the hearing the director shall consider any relevant...

ARTICLE 7 - Penalties

Section 56981. - 56981. The violation of any provision of this chapter by...

Section 56982. - 56982. The violation of any provision of this chapter by...

CHAPTER 8.5 - Produce Markets in Alameda, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 57001. - 57001. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 57002. - 57002. “Association” means an association of produce dealers which is...

Section 57003. - 57003. “City” includes city and county. (Added by Stats. 1978,...

Section 57004. - 57004. “Commissioner,” with respect to any matter which relates to...

Section 57005. - 57005. “Director” means the Director of Industrial Relations. (Added by...

Section 57007. - 57007. “Farm product” means any fruit, nut, vegetable, berry, or...

Section 57008. - 57008. “Hauler” means any trucker or carrier. (Added by Stats....

Section 57009. - 57009. “Market” means the places of business, collectively, of produce...

Section 57010. - 57010. “Produce dealer” includes “commission merchant,” as defined in Section...

Section 57011. - 57011. “Producer” means any person who commercially grows and markets...

Section 57012. - 57012. “Registered unloader” means a person who unloads any farm...

Section 57013. - 57013. “Union” means the labor union which has been recognized...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions and Exceptions

Section 57015. - 57015. It is the purpose of this chapter to promote...

Section 57016. - 57016. The director may make such regulations as he may...

Section 57017. - 57017. This chapter does not apply to any market in...

Section 57018. - 57018. This chapter does not apply to any produce dealer...

ARTICLE 3 - Registered Unloaders

Section 57021. - 57021. Every person who unloads any farm product in a...

Section 57022. - 57022. Every producer who transports any farm product to a...

Section 57023. - 57023. Every produce dealer that operates in a market is...

Section 57024. - 57024. All vehicles shall be unloaded in a timely manner...

ARTICLE 4 - Association of Produce Dealers

Section 57025. - 57025. In order to facilitate the carrying out of their...

Section 57027. - 57027. An association may provide for watchman service to protect...

Section 57028. - 57028. The costs of services of an association to its...

ARTICLE 5 - Charges for Unloading Produce

Section 57031. - 57031. (a) Any union representing registered unloaders is authorized and...

Section 57032. - 57032. The scale of charges which is established shall be...

Section 57033. - 57033. A person shall not charge or receive any payment...

Section 57034. - 57034. Each produce dealer shall post and maintain a legible...

Section 57035. - 57035. The commissioner or his representative shall investigate any complaint...

Section 57036. - 57036. If a scale of charges is not established pursuant...

Section 57037. - 57037. After receipt of the scale of charges proposed by...

Section 57038. - 57038. (a) At the hearing the director shall consider any...

Section 57039. - 57039. The director may by regulation establish a fee in...

ARTICLE 6 - Penalties

Section 57041. - 57041. Violation of any provision of this chapter or laws...

Section 57042. - 57042. The director may assess a fee not to exceed...

Section 57043. - 57043. The violation of any provision of this chapter by...

CHAPTER 9 - Dairy Produce Exchanges

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

Section 57101. - 57101. “Dairy produce exchange” means any association of persons which...

Section 57102. - 57102. The director may require such monthly or other periodical...

Section 57103. - 57103. The director shall have access to all records of...

ARTICLE 2 - Licenses

Section 57131. - 57131. It is unlawful for any person to establish or...

Section 57132. - 57132. Every dairy produce exchange, and any person that desires...

Section 57133. - 57133. The director shall examine the application, and if he...

Section 57134. - 57134. For each license, the director shall charge the sum...

ARTICLE 3 - Arbitration

Section 57161. - 57161. The director shall act as arbitrator in all cases...

Section 57162. - 57162. Upon receipt of any verified complaint which concerns a...

Section 57163. - 57163. On the basis of the information which is so...

Section 57164. - 57164. If, after such trial period, it appears that the...

Section 57165. - 57165. If, in the conduct of any such investigation, it...

ARTICLE 4 - Investigations, Hearings, and Suspension or Revocation of Licenses

Section 57191. - 57191. The director may upon his own motion, and shall...

Section 57192. - 57192. The proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter...

Section 57193. - 57193. If judicial review of the decision of the director...

ARTICLE 5 - Violations and Penalties

Section 57221. - 57221. Any person that operates a dairy produce exchange without...

Section 57222. - 57222. Any person that makes any false statement in applying...

CHAPTER 10 - Private Produce Inspection

Section 57301. - 57301. The commissioner shall require any person, except a county,...

Section 57302. - 57302. The board of supervisors may, pursuant to this chapter,...

Section 57303. - 57303. Each registered inspector shall maintain a copy of each...

Section 57304. - 57304. If the commissioner or the director receives a complaint...

Section 57305. - 57305. The remedies or penalties in this chapter are cumulative...

Section 57306. - 57306. If the commissioner finds that a registered inspector has...

Section 57307. - 57307. (a) Any person who violates this chapter shall be...

Section 57308. - 57308. It is unlawful for any person to act as...

Section 57309. - 57309. It is unlawful for any person to misrepresent the...

CHAPTER 11 - Dairy Cattle Supply Lien

Section 57401. - 57401. (a) The definitions in this section govern the construction...

Section 57402. - 57402. A person who provides feed or materials to aid...

Section 57403. - 57403. (a) The lien created pursuant to this chapter attaches...

Section 57405. - 57405. The lien created by this chapter shall be perfected...

Section 57406. - 57406. The priority of conflicting interests, agricultural liens, and the...

Section 57407. - 57407. Except to the extent specifically set forth in this...

Section 57408. - 57408. A member of the public may obtain a certificate...

Section 57409. - 57409. A member of the public may obtain a copy...

Section 57410. - 57410. The Secretary of State may adopt any regulations necessary...

Section 57411. - 57411. A lien created pursuant to this chapter is assignable...

Section 57413. - 57413. (a) After payment default by the lien debtor, the...

Section 57414. - 57414. (a) When a lien claimant receives payment for amounts...

CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 57501. - 57501. “Eggs or egg” means eggs or egg products as...

Section 57502. - 57502. “Feed or materials” means commercial feed, grain, forage, feed...

Section 57503. - 57503. “Fowl” means chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated...

Section 57504. - 57504. “Poultry” means domesticated fowl and domesticated rabbit which is...

Section 57505. - 57505. “Proceeds” means funds derived from the sale of eggs,...

Section 57506. - 57506. “Raising or maintaining of poultry or fish” means feeding,...

Section 57507. - 57507. “Reasonable or agreed charges” means the agreed price, if...

ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien

Section 57510. - 57510. A person who provides feed or materials to aid...

Section 57511. - 57511. (a) The lien created pursuant to this chapter attaches...

Section 57512. - 57512. The lien created by this chapter shall be perfected...

Section 57513. - 57513. Any person who provides feed or materials may, at...

Section 57514. - 57514. The notice of claim of lien shall contain all...

Section 57515. - 57515. The notice of claim of lien shall be signed...

Section 57516. - 57516. The notice of claim of lien shall be filed...

Section 57517. - 57517. The notice of claim of lien shall be filed,...

Section 57518. - 57518. The lien claimant shall provide written notice of the...

Section 57519. - 57519. For the purpose of the Secretary of State’s index...

ARTICLE 3 - Priority of Liens

Section 57525. - 57525. (a) The lien created by this chapter shall have...

ARTICLE 4 - Information Concerning Lien

Section 57530. - 57530. A member of the public may obtain a certificate...

Section 57531. - 57531. A member of the public may obtain a copy...

ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement of Lien

Section 57535. - 57535. The lien claimant shall provide written notice to secured...

Section 57536. - 57536. The lien claimant shall foreclose on a lien created...

Section 57537. - 57537. (a) When a lien claimant receives payment for the...

ARTICLE 6 - Assignment of Lien

Section 57540. - 57540. A lien created pursuant to this chapter is assignable...

Section 57541. - 57541. Except to the extent specifically set forth in this...

ARTICLE 7 - Miscellaneous

Section 57545. - 57545. The Secretary of State may adopt any regulations necessary...

CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 57551. - 57551. “Agricultural chemical” means fertilizers, fertilizer material, lime, chemical compounds,...

Section 57552. - 57552. “Agricultural seed” means the seed of any domesticated grass...

Section 57553. - 57553. “Labor” means labor or service performed in the application,...

Section 57554. - 57554. “Proceeds” means funds received by the lien debtor from...

Section 57555. - 57555. “Reasonable or agreed charges” means the agreed price, if...

ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien

Section 57561. - 57561. (a) A person who provides agricultural chemical or agricultural...

Section 57562. - 57562. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the notice...

Section 57563. - 57563. The lien created by this chapter shall be perfected...

Section 57564. - 57564. Any person who provides agricultural chemicals or agricultural seeds...

Section 57564.5. - 57564.5. (a) The director shall, by regulation, establish methods and...

Section 57565. - 57565. The notice of claim of lien shall contain all...

Section 57566. - 57566. The notice of claim of lien shall be signed...

Section 57567. - 57567. The notice of claim of lien shall be filed...

Section 57568. - 57568. The notice of claim of lien shall be filed,...

Section 57569. - 57569. The lien claimant shall provide written notice of the...

Section 57570. - 57570. For the purpose of the Secretary of State’s index...

ARTICLE 3 - Priority of Lien

Section 57575. - 57575. (a) The lien created pursuant to this chapter shall...

ARTICLE 4 - Information Concerning Lien

Section 57581. - 57581. A member of the public may obtain a certificate...

Section 57582. - 57582. A member of the public may obtain a copy...

ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement of Lien

Section 57585. - 57585. The lien claimant shall provide written notice to secured...

Section 57586. - 57586. The lien claimant shall foreclose on a lien created...

Section 57587. - 57587. (a) When a lien claimant receives payment for the...

ARTICLE 6 - Assignment of Lien

Section 57590. - 57590. (a) A lien created pursuant to this chapter is...

Section 57591. - 57591. Except to the extent specifically set forth in this...

ARTICLE 7 - Miscellaneous

Section 57595. - 57595. The Secretary of State may adopt any regulations necessary...

CHAPTER 14 - Limitation on Nonconsensual Supplier Liens

Section 57700. - 57700. No more than two liens filed pursuant to Chapter...

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