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CA Food & Agri Code § 55905 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 6 - Processors of Farm Products|ARTICLE 18 - Criminal Penalties|Section 55905.

55905.  It is a misdemeanor for any person that is subject to this chapter to sell, hypothecate, sequester with intent to defraud any producer, or in any manner place or attempt to place any product upon which liens in favor of any producer have attached, beyond the control, reach, or recovery of any such claimant.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55906 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 6 - Processors of Farm Products|ARTICLE 18 - Criminal Penalties|Section 55906.

55906.  It is a misdemeanor for any person that is subject to this chapter to fail to comply with this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55921 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 6 - Processors of Farm Products|ARTICLE 19 - Civil Remedies and Penalties|Section 55921.

55921.  The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any provision of this chapter or of any order which is made pursuant to this chapter in the superior court in the county in which such violation occurs or is about to occur.There may be enjoined in one proceeding any number of defendants alleged to be violating the same provisions or orders, although their properties, interests, residences, or places of business may be in several counties and the violations separate and distinct. Any proceeding which is brought pursuant to this section shall be governed in all other respects by the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525), Title 7, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 55922 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 6 - Processors of Farm Products|ARTICLE 19 - Civil Remedies and Penalties|Section 55922.

55922.  (a) Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is liable civilly in the sum of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation, to be recovered in an action by the secretary in any court of competent jurisdiction. All sums which are recovered under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.(b) The department may recover investigative costs, excluding attorney’s fees and administrative overhead, for those charges where there has been a conviction in a court of law, or a court-supervised settlement has been reached. Nothing in this section allows the department to recover investigative costs for an administrative licensing action or any action that has not been filed in a court of law.(c) Any person or entity responsible for investigative costs under this section shall be allowed to audit the department’s investigative costs. The audit shall be performed by a third-party certified public accountant and paid for by the person or entity requesting the audit. The department shall promulgate regulations to implement this subdivision by June 1, 2002.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 465, Sec. 5. (AB 907) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56101.

56101.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56102.

56102.  “Agent” means any person who on behalf of any licensee receives on consignment, contracts for, or solicits for sale on commission, any farm product from a licensee or producer of such product, or who negotiates the consignment or purchase of any farm product on behalf of any licensee.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 871.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56103.

56103.  “Broker” means any person that negotiates the purchase or sale of any farm product. A broker may not, however, handle either the farm product which is involved or the proceeds of a sale.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 915.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56103.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56103.5.

56103.5.  “Cash” means coin or currency of the United States, and does not include a check or money order.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 871.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56104.

56104.  “Cash buyer” means any person who obtains title to, possession or control of, or buys or agrees to buy any farm product from a licensee or a producer by paying to the seller the full agreed price in cash at the time of obtaining possession or control, or at the time of contracting for title to, or possession or control of any farm product.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 871.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56105.

56105.  “Commission merchant” means any person, as follows:(a) Who receives on consignment or solicits any farm product from a licensee or producer of the product.(b) Who accepts any farm product in trust from a licensee or the producer of the product for purposes of sale.(c) Who sells any farm product on commission.(d) Who handles any farm product in any way for the account of or as an agent of the consignor of the product. Any person who accepts a farm product from a licensee or the producer of such product for the purpose of sale or resale is a commission merchant, unless the person has bought, or agreed to buy, the farm product by a contract which designates the price to be paid to the seller.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 871.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56106.

56106.  “Consignor” includes any person that ships or delivers to any commission merchant or dealer any farm product for handling, sale, or resale.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56107.

56107.  “Dealer” means any person who obtains title to, or possession, control, or delivery of, any farm product from a licensee or producer at a designated price for the purpose of resale, or who buys or agrees to buy any farm product from a licensee or the producer of the farm product at a designated price.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 871.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56108.

56108.  “Established place of business” means any permanent warehouse, building, or structure which is owned in fee or leased, at which the owner or lessee carries on a legitimate permanent business in good faith, and at which a stock of any farm product is stored or kept in quantities which are usually carried and reasonably adequate to meet the requirements of the business. It does not mean any tent, temporary stand, or other temporary structure, or permanent structure which is occupied pursuant to a temporary arrangement.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56109.

56109.  “Farm product” includes every agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, and vegetable product of the soil, poultry and poultry products, livestock products and livestock not for immediate slaughter, bees and apiary products, hay, dried beans, honey, and cut flowers. It does not, however, include any timber or timber product, flower or agricultural or vegetable seed, any milk product that is subject to the licensing and bonding provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 61801) of Part 3 of Division 21, any aquacultural product, or cattle sold to any person who is bonded under the federal Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 181 et seq.).(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 145. (SB 1171) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56109.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56109.5.

56109.5.  “Licensee” means any person licensed under this chapter as a broker, cash buyer, commission merchant, or dealer.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 871.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 1 - Definitions|Section 56110.

56110.  “Producer” means any person that is engaged in the business of growing or producing any farm product.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56131 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 56131.

56131.  The marketing of agricultural commodities within this state is hereby declared to be affected with a public interest. The provisions of this chapter are enacted in the exercise of the police powers of this state for the purpose of protecting the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of this state.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56132 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 56132.

56132.  The director may publish in pamphlet form as often as he thinks necessary a list of all licensees and agents that are licensed pursuant to this chapter together with all necessary regulations which concern the enforcement of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 915.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56133 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 56133.

56133.  Any money in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund which was derived pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 55401) may be expended for the administration and enforcement of these chapters and Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 56701), notwithstanding any other provision of law which limits the expenditure of any such money to the specific purposes or to the administration or enforcement of each of the chapters separately.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 193, Sec. 28.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56134 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 56134.

56134.  Civil suits and criminal prosecutions which arise by virtue of any provision of this chapter may be commenced and tried in any of the following:(a) The county where the product was received by the licensee or agent.(b) The county in which the principal place of business of such licensee or agent is located.(c) The county in which the violation of this chapter occurred.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 915.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56134.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 56134.5.

56134.5.  The rights, remedies, and penalties that are provided for in this chapter are in addition to any other rights, remedies, or penalties that are provided for by law, and supercede provisions of law in conflict therewith.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 696, Sec. 50.6. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56134.75 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 56134.75.

56134.75.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Part 2 (commencing with Section 307) of the Code of Civil Procedure is applicable to, and constitutes the rules of practice in, the proceedings that are mentioned in this chapter except as insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 696, Sec. 50.7. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56135 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 56135.

56135.  If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter is for any reason, adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this chapter, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this chapter which is directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment is rendered.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56136 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions|Section 56136.

56136.  (a) No person, other than a corporate officer, licensed and employed as an agent, shall control the business of the licensee, as determined by the director.(b) For purposes of this section, “control” includes, but is not limited to, possession, either direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the licensee.(c) Violation of this section shall, after notice and opportunity for hearing, constitute grounds for license revocation of either, or both, the licensee or agent by the director.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 662, Sec. 13.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56161 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions|Section 56161.

56161.  This chapter does not apply to or include any of the following:(a) Any nonprofit cooperative association organized and operating pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54001), any nonprofit cooperative association organized and operating pursuant to any similar law of any other state, the District of Columbia, or the United States, or the agents of these organizations, except as to the activities of these organizations or agents which involve the handling of, or dealing in, any farm product of a nonmember of the organization.(b) Any person or exchange that buys, receives, or otherwise handles any farm product as a processor, as defined in Section 55407.(c) Any retail merchant who has a fixed or established place of business in this state. This exemption does not, however, apply to retail merchants who are also engaged in the business of selling, at wholesale, any farm product purchased from a licensee or producer. This exemption also does not apply to any transaction wherein possession of any farm product is obtained from a licensee or producer, and the farm product is sold to another person without being handled in the regular course of a retail business which is conducted at a fixed and established place.(d) Any person who buys any farm product for his or her own use or consumption.(e) Any person licensed as a distributor or handler under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 61801) of Part 3 of Division 21 who purchases farm products from a dealer, broker, or commission merchant. However, this chapter applies to any such licensed person who purchases farm products from a producer.(f) Any person licensed as a landscape contractor pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code.(g) Any person, not otherwise required to be licensed pursuant to this chapter, that buys or otherwise acquires possession of any farm product from, and processed by, a nonprofit cooperative association to which subdivision (a) is applicable.(h) For the purposes of trading in cattle, any person engaged in the business of buying or selling cattle who is bonded under the federal Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 181, et seq.).(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 696, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56162 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions|Section 56162.

56162.  This chapter does not apply to any person that buys, receives, or otherwise handles any farm product for human consumption whose business is the distribution or sale of the farm product to persons who regularly operate mobile vehicles, mobile food preparation units, or vending machines on routes and who sell the farm product directly to the consumer. However, this chapter applies to any such person who purchases farm products from a producer.(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 340, Sec. 1.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56181 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 4 - Licenses|Section 56181.

56181.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 55610, any person engaged in the business of buying, receiving on consignment, soliciting for sale on commission, or negotiating the sale of farm products from a licensee or producer for resale shall be licensed as provided in this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 871.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56182 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 4 - Licenses|Section 56182.

56182.  Any person required by Section 56181 to be licensed shall file an application with the director for a license to transact business before engaging in such business. The application shall be accompanied by the application fee which is provided in Article 17 (commencing with Section 56571) of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 915.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56182.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 4 - Licenses|Section 56182.5.

56182.5.  (a) It is unlawful for a licensee that has changed its legal entity to do any of the following: (1) Continue to operate after the change. (2) Purchase or handle any farm product from a person who had a farm product contract with the former licensee at the time of the change in entity without notifying that person, in writing, of the change in entity. (3) Use any invoice, contract, or other document associated with the purchase, consignment, or brokerage of any farm product that identifies the former licensee unless the new entity is conspicuously identified on the same invoice, contract, or other document as the entity responsible for the transaction. (b) The new entity shall notify the director in writing of the change in legal entity within 15 days of the change. The new legal entity shall, before it conducts business that requires a license, obtain a new license for the business. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), if a licensee conducts business without a new license as a result of a change of legal entity, it may, within 120 days of the change, upon a showing of no substantial change in financial resources and liabilities, petition the director to grant a new license retroactive to the first day of the month during which the change occurred, and the director may grant the license with retroactive effect upon a finding that doing so would be consistent with the purposes of this chapter. Upon granting the petition, the director shall (1) require the licensee to pay an additional fee in an amount that will cover the expenses of the department in the matter, but not to exceed the fee for a new license, (2) place conditions on the license that are consistent with the purposes of this chapter as the director deems appropriate, and (3) require the licensee to pay an amount, for deposit in the Farm Products Trust Fund, equal to the amount that would have been required had the license been obtained in accordance with subdivision (b).(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 733, Sec. 3.5.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 56182.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS|CHAPTER 7 - Produce Dealers|ARTICLE 4 - Licenses|Section 56182.6.

56182.6.  (a) If the Secretary of State suspends the corporate status of any licensee or if the corporate status is forfeited, the license is revoked by operation of law. The former licensee shall provide written notice of the suspension or forfeiture to the director, and to each person with whom it has a farm product contract, within 15 days of the date the Secretary of State mails the notice of suspension or forfeiture. (b) The former licensee, may, upon a showing of no substantial change in financial resources and liabilities, and within 90 days of the suspension or forfeiture of corporate status, petition the director for an order to reissue its license formerly held under this chapter. If the corporate status has been reinstated by the Secretary of State, the director may reissue the license if the director finds that doing so would be consistent with the purposes of this chapter. As a condition to reissuing the license, the director may (1) require the former licensee to undertake such financial guarantees, including the filing and maintaining of bonds, as the director deems necessary to protect the interests of contracting parties and (2) impose other conditions on the license that are consistent with the purposes of this chapter as the director deems appropriate.(Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 733, Sec. 4.)