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CA Food & Agri Code § 491 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 4.5 - Food Biotechnology Task Force|Section 491.

491.  The Legislature finds and declares the following:(a) Consumers have an interest in being informed about the benefits and potential quantifiable risks to their health from products they consume. This information must be grounded in sound science, must use informative and effective communications, and shall be consistent with other production technologies.(b) As new advances in biotechnology, including transgenic plants, are developed, it is important to understand the opportunities that new technologies offer to consumers, farmers, the livestock industry, food processors, and the environment, as well as to evaluate the potential risks.(c) Under the existing regulatory framework for biotechnology, the United States Food and Drug Administration has the federal authority to assure that food and pharmaceutical development using biotechnology protects public health, the United States Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to review environmental issues including bioengineered pesticides, and the United States Department of Agriculture has the responsibility to regulate the introduction of genetically modified plants into the agricultural environment. Careful review of existing oversight responsibility helps in understanding the regulatory framework governing the approval of biotechnology products and will help clarify California’s role in the endeavor.(d) California is the leading agricultural state in the country, producing 350 commodities and farm gate revenues totaling nearly twenty-seven billion dollars ($27,000,000,000) annually, of which nearly seven billion dollars ($7,000,000,000) is exported. Support for agricultural research based in sound science, and the utilization of modern farming technologies is a key factor leading to California’s strong farm economy and its competitive edge in the world market for agricultural products.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 589, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 492 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 4.5 - Food Biotechnology Task Force|Section 492.

492.  (a) The Legislature hereby creates the Food Biotechnology Task Force. The task force shall be cochaired by the Secretary of California Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The task force shall consult with appropriate state agencies and the University of California. The Department of Food and Agriculture shall be the lead agency.(b) An advisory committee shall be appointed by the task force to provide input on issues reviewed by the task force. The advisory committee shall consist of representatives from consumer groups, environmental organizations, farmers, ranchers, representatives from the biotechnology industry, researchers, organic farmers, food processors, retailers, and others with interests in the issues surrounding biotechnology.(c) The Department of Food and Agriculture shall make funds available to other agencies to accomplish the purposes of this article and shall contract, where appropriate, with the California Council on Science and Technology, the University of California, or other entities to review issues evaluated by the task force or support activities of the advisory committee.(d) The task force may request particular agencies to lead the effort to evaluate various factors related to food biotechnology. As funding becomes available, the task force shall evaluate factors including all of the following:(1) Definition and categorization of food biotechnology and production processes.(2) Scientific literature on the subject, and a characterization of information resources readily available to consumers.(3) Issues related to domestic and international marketing of biotechnology foods such as the handling, processing, manufacturing, distribution, labeling, and marketing of these products.(4) Potential benefits and impacts to human health, the state’s economy, and the environment accruing from food biotechnology.(5) Existing federal and state evaluation and oversight procedures.(e) An initial sum of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) is hereby appropriated from the General Fund for disbursement to the Department of Food and Agriculture. It is the intent of the Legislature to make further funds available to accomplish the purposes contained in this article.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 97, Sec. 2. (AB 222) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 5 - Sustainable Agriculture|Section 500.

500.  Pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 821, it is the intent of the Legislature that programs at the University of California designed to promote research on, and facilitate adoption of, sustainable agricultural practices, including, but not limited to, research, teaching, and outreach in the areas of sustainable farming systems, biologically integrated farming systems, organic agriculture, small farms, agroecology systems, biointensive integrated pest management, and biological pest control shall be adequately funded through the annual budget process to ensure the programs’ ongoing ability to respond to the needs of all sectors of California’s agricultural industry. It is the further intent of the Legislature that the sustainable agricultural practices, methods, and materials identified and developed by these programs be incorporated into appropriate programs of the state and the university to maximize the access of California farmers and ranchers to the information needed to adopt and implement these measures.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 670, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 5 - Sustainable Agriculture|Section 501.

501.  Pursuant to Section 500 and subdivision (d) of Section 821, the Legislature requests that the Regents of the University of California do both of the following:(a) Provide adequate and ongoing funding to programs at the University of California designed to promote research on, and facilitate adoption of, sustainable agricultural practices, including, but not limited to, research, teaching, and outreach in the areas of sustainable farming systems, biologically integrated farming systems, organic agriculture, small farms, agroecology systems, biointensive integrated pest management, and biological pest control to ensure the programs’ ongoing ability to respond to the needs of all sectors of California’s agricultural industry.(b) Fully incorporate the sustainable agricultural practices, methods, and materials identified and developed by the programs enumerated in this article into all appropriate programs of the university to ensure that California farmers and ranchers have maximum access to the information needed to adopt and implement these measures.(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 670, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 6 - Farmer Equity Act of 2017|Section 510.

510.  This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Farmer Equity Act of 2017.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 620, Sec. 1. (AB 1348) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 6 - Farmer Equity Act of 2017|Section 511.

511.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(1) California recognizes the importance of investing in the long-term prosperity of our food and farming system, starting with our farmers.(2) Farmers of color have historically not had equitable access to land and other resources necessary to conduct farming in California, and that legacy of prejudice persists.(3) Female farmers represent less than a quarter of all farmers in the state. Only 2 percent of California farmers are women of color, according to the United States Department of Agriculture Census of Agriculture.(4) Socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers tend to farm fewer acres but have a greater diversity of crops in California.(5) According to the United States Department of Agriculture Census of Agriculture, on average, socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in California receive less in federal payments than their White counterparts and also earn less.(6) Despite the barriers, an increasing number of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers are attempting to farm throughout California, across rural and urban settings.(7) Existing federal agricultural policies have failed to provide sufficient and appropriate technical assistance and financial support, including farmer cooperative creation, for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.(b) It is therefore the intent of the Legislature that the secretary should support socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and include this support in the department’s vision and its relevant policies.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 620, Sec. 1. (AB 1348) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 512 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 6 - Farmer Equity Act of 2017|Section 512.

512.  For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Secretary” refers to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(b) “Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who is a member of a socially disadvantaged group.(c) “Socially disadvantaged group” means a group whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic, or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities. These groups include all of the following:(1) African Americans.(2) Native Indians.(3) Alaskan Natives.(4) Hispanics.(5) Asian Americans.(6) Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.(d) “Urbanized area,” as used by the United States Census Bureau, refers to a population of at least 50,000 people.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 620, Sec. 1. (AB 1348) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 513 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 6 - Farmer Equity Act of 2017|Section 513.

513.  (a) The department shall ensure the inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in urbanized areas, in the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of food and agriculture laws, regulations, and policies and programs.(b) The secretary shall create a position within the department’s executive office to support the efforts of this section and Section 514. The person appointed to that position shall report to the secretary.(c) The department shall do all of the following:(1) Consult with the Secretaries of the California Environmental Protection Agency, the Natural Resources Agency, the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, and the California Health and Human Services Agency, and all other interested members of the public and private sectors of the state on opportunities for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and to coordinate state programs.(2) Disseminate information regarding opportunities provided by, including, but not limited to, the United States Department of Agriculture, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the General Accounting Office, the Office of Management and Budget, and other federal agencies for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.(3) Evaluate boards, committees, commissions, and advisory panels created pursuant to this code for opportunities for inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, except those established pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 58841) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 21, Article 7 (commencing with Section 59721) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 21, and Division 22 (commencing with Section 63901).(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 620, Sec. 1. (AB 1348) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 514 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 6 - Farmer Equity Act of 2017|Section 514.

514.  (a) On or before January 1, 2020, the department shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature on efforts to serve socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers and all female farmers and ranchers in California. The report shall include recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on how to improve processes to include socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.(b) The report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 620, Sec. 1. (AB 1348) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 520.

520.  “University,” as used in this article, means the University of California.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1536, Sec. 4.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 521.

521.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the department contract with the Regents of the University of California to operate poultry and livestock disease laboratories pursuant to this article. The central laboratory should be located next to the facilities of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital of the University of California at Davis, in order to take advantage of the expertise of the veterinary specialists.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1536, Sec. 4.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 522.

522.  When a central diagnostic laboratory constructed on the Davis campus of the university is ready for occupancy, the director shall contract with the Regents of the University of California for its School of Veterinary Medicine to establish and operate the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory. The system shall be headed by a director appointed by the Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine under applicable university hiring rules. The system shall test, examine, and make diagnoses of infectious, nutritional, toxic, metabolic, and other diseases of domestic animals.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 114. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 523.

523.  The contract executed pursuant to this article shall provide that the university maintain sufficient numbers of laboratories to perform the functions contained in this article. The central diagnostic laboratory shall be established on the Davis campus of the university, and branch laboratories shall be operated as long as these services are best performed at a branch laboratory, considering the cost and quality of services.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 706, Sec. 3. Effective September 15, 1992.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 524 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 524.

524.  (a) A central diagnostic laboratory building to be constructed on the Davis campus of the university adjacent to the facilities of the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, together with the equipment necessary for a modern veterinary diagnostic laboratory, is hereby specifically authorized. The department may include a request for physical facilities planning and working drawings funds in its 1983–84 budget request and for construction funds in the 1984–85 budget request. The funds may be transferred, as appropriate, to the university for planning, working drawings, and construction. Title to the facility shall vest in the Regents of the University of California, and the facility shall be dedicated for use as a veterinary diagnostic laboratory so long as it is needed for that purpose.(b) Prior to completion of construction of a central diagnostic laboratory on the Davis campus of the university, the director may continue to provide interim laboratory services and to contract with the university for diagnostic services which can be rendered more effectively by the university. In order to assure the orderly transfer of the veterinary diagnostic program from the department to the university, a Transition Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Administrative Committee is established. The committee shall consist of the director or his or her designee, who will serve as chairman, the Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine or his or her designee who will serve as assistant chairman, and two additional members, one appointed by the director and one by the dean. The committee shall advise the department and the university on the operation of the laboratories during the period prior to the diagnostic laboratory system being fully transferred from the department to the university.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1536, Sec. 4.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 525.

525.  After the contract has been executed pursuant to Section 521, the diagnostic functions of the regional laboratories maintained at Petaluma and Sacramento shall be transferred to other laboratories in the system and those two laboratories shall be closed.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1536, Sec. 4.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 526 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 526.

526.  The contract shall provide that the university, in consultation with the department, shall establish a schedule of fees to help defray the cost of operation of the laboratories.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1536, Sec. 4.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 527.

527.  The contract shall provide for all of the following services which, when included in the department’s budget, shall be provided without charge:(a) Services performed in the course of a department-approved investigation of an animal health problem.(b) Department-approved services provided to regulatory agencies.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1536, Sec. 4.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 528 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 528.

528.  The contract shall specify the accounting procedures to be used and any reports necessary to assure compliance with state and university requirements.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1536, Sec. 4.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 529 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 529.

529.  It is intended that the contractual arrangement between the university and the department be of long-term duration. The department’s budget for the laboratories shall be reviewed annually.A Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Board is hereby established, consisting of representatives of the livestock and poultry industries and practicing veterinarians who utilize the laboratory service. It shall be appointed by the director in consultation with the Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine. The Chief of the Bureau of Animal Health of the department, the Assistant Area Veterinarian in Charge for California for the United States Department of Agriculture, and the director of the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory created by this article shall be ex officio members. The board shall advise the university and the department on all aspects of the operation of the laboratories.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 115. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 530.

530.  A member of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Board is entitled to be paid his or her actual expenses which are incurred while engaged in performing his or her duties that are authorized by this article.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1536, Sec. 4.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories|Section 531.

531.  The budget for the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory shall be established as a line item in the budget of the department. The operating budget requests shall be submitted annually, and requests for funding of construction of facilities and special items of laboratory equipment which cost over one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) shall be submitted when required. The director shall transfer funds appropriated for operation of the laboratories, for equipment, and for construction of facilities to the university to be managed according to university rules and regulations, and in accordance with the contract between the department and the university.(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 116. Effective January 1, 2001.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 1 - STATE ADMINISTRATION|PART 1 - THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE|CHAPTER 3 - Other Powers and Duties|ARTICLE 8 - Sustainable Agriculture|Section 550.

550.  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Act of 1986.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 200, Sec. 1. (AB 1891) Effective January 1, 2011.)