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CA Food & Agri Code § 52306 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 2.6 - Genetically Engineered Plants|Section 52306.

52306.  The provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 424, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52311 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 3 - Exceptions|Section 52311.

52311.  A person is not subject to the penalties which are prescribed by this chapter in any of the following cases:(a) For selling in this state any agricultural or vegetable seed which is incorrectly labeled or represented as to kind, variety, or type, which seed cannot be identified by examination of it, unless he has failed to obtain an invoice or grower’s declaration which gives the commonly accepted name of the kind, kind and variety, or kind and type, and to take such other precautions as may be necessary to insure the identity to be that which is stated.(b) As to any matter which is required by Article 8 (commencing with Section 52451) of this chapter, for selling such seed in original unopened sealed packages which are fully labeled by another dealer, unless he has failed to have such seed retested and relabeled as to the percentage of germination within the period which is prescribed by Section 52481, or unless he has failed to correct the label after notice that such label has been found to be incorrect.(c) For shipping, delivering, transporting, or selling within this state any agricultural or vegetable seed which has a false labeling as to percentage of germination or hard seeds, unless he has first been given an opportunity by the director to be heard. This exemption does not, however, relieve any person from the obligation, upon order of an enforcement official, to stop further sale of any seed which is found to be incorrectly labeled as to germination, nor does it exempt such seed from seizure pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 227.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52321 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 3.5 - Funding|Section 52321.

52321.  All money that is received by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and shall be expended only for the purpose of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 277, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52322 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 3.5 - Funding|Section 52322.

52322.  The secretary shall prepare an annual statement of the operating expenditures and income related to this chapter that shall be presented to the board for review as soon as possible following the termination of any fiscal year. A copy of this statement shall be made available to any interested person upon request.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 385, Sec. 1. (SB 348) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52323 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 3.5 - Funding|Section 52323.

52323.  (a) The department’s cost of carrying out this chapter shall be funded from money that is received by the secretary pursuant to this chapter. The secretary shall also pay annually, in arrears, one hundred twenty thousand dollars ($120,000) to counties as an annual subvention for costs incurred in the enforcement of this chapter. The department’s costs of administering this chapter shall be paid before allocating funds to the counties under this section.(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, and, as of January 1, 2028, is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 371, Sec. 4. (SB 1473) Effective January 1, 2021. Inoperative July 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52324 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 3.5 - Funding|Section 52324.

52324.  (a) The subvention program under Section 52323 is an optional program available to counties. The subvention to counties under Section 52323 shall be annually apportioned as follows:(1) At the discretion of the secretary and upon recommendation of the board, counties with no registered seed labelers may annually receive one hundred dollars ($100).(2) Counties with registered seed labeler operations shall receive subventions based upon enforcement activity generated by the registered seed labeler operations within the county and upon the performance of enforcement activities necessary to carry out this chapter.(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, and, as of January 1, 2028, is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 371, Sec. 5. (SB 1473) Effective January 1, 2021. Inoperative July 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52325 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 3.5 - Funding|Section 52325.

52325.  (a) Commissioners of counties that choose to participate in the subvention program shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the secretary, whereby the commissioner agrees to maintain a statewide compliance level, determined by the secretary, on all seed within the county. The cooperative agreement shall be in effect for a five-year period. The amount of the subvention designated to each individual participating county shall be established in a memorandum of understanding between the commissioner and the secretary, in consultation with the board.(b) The secretary, upon recommendation of the board or upon the secretary’s own initiative, may withhold a portion of the funds designated to a county if that county fails to meet the performance standards established by the secretary and set forth in the cooperative agreement with that county.(c) The secretary shall provide a written justification to the board for any action taken by the secretary that does not fully implement a recommendation made by the board pursuant to subdivision (b).(d) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2024, and, as of January 1, 2028, is repealed.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 371, Sec. 6. (SB 1473) Effective January 1, 2021. Inoperative July 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52331 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4 - Regulations|Section 52331.

52331.  The director, by regulations, shall do all of the following:(a) Adopt germination standards for vegetable seed.(b) Adopt tolerances to be applied in all enforcement procedure required by this chapter.(c) Prescribe methods of procedure in the examination of lots of any agricultural or vegetable seed, and in securing samples of such lots.(d) Establish a reasonable schedule of fees for tests, examinations, and services except those which are required for quarantine or other purposes, not directly related to the enforcement of this chapter. The schedule shall be based upon the approximate cost of the service rendered. The director may, however, provide for the examination of seeds for identification purposes without charge.(e) Adopt such other regulations as will assist in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.Every standard or tolerance which is adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be as nearly as practicable to that which is established under the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C., Sec. 1551, et seq.).(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 474, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52333 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4 - Regulations|Section 52333.

52333.  The director may, by regulation, adopt standards, including noxious weed seed and other pest standards, for premises from which seed shipments are exempt from the provisions of Section 6501 and shall designate such premises as origin inspected warehouses.(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 288.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52334 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4 - Regulations|Section 52334.

52334.  The declaration of a plant, seed, nursery stock, or crop as invasive is a power reserved for the secretary.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 340, Sec. 13. (SB 839) Effective September 13, 2016.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52351 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4.5 - Registration and Assessment|Section 52351.

52351.  Every labeler of agricultural or vegetable seed offered for sale in this state, or any person, as defined in Section 52256.5, who sells that seed in this state, shall annually register with the secretary to obtain authorization to sell agricultural or vegetable seed before engaging in this activity, except any of the following:(a) An individual grower that conditions such seed exclusively for the grower’s own planting use.(b) A person using agricultural or vegetable seed, or both agricultural and vegetable seed, only for purposes of planting seed increase.(c) Any person licensed to sell nursery stock pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 6701) of Part 3 of Division 4, except when he or she also engages in activities as defined under Section 52257.5.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 399, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52351.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4.5 - Registration and Assessment|Section 52351.5.

52351.5.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 52351, the secretary may require any entity that conducts noncommercial seed sharing activity to provide notification of its activity on a form created by the secretary. The notification form shall only include the entity’s name and address and the contact information of the responsible party. No fee shall be assessed for submitting the notification form.(b) An entity shall not be subject to any penalties under this chapter for failing to provide notification to the secretary without first receiving a written request to do so.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 259, Sec. 4. (AB 1810) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52352 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4.5 - Registration and Assessment|Section 52352.

52352.  Each application for an annual registration shall be accompanied by the payment of a fee in the amount of forty dollars ($40) for each fiscal year or portion of a fiscal year beginning July 1.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 919.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52353 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4.5 - Registration and Assessment|Section 52353.

52353.  If a registration is not renewed within one calendar month after the beginning of the fiscal year, a penalty of 20 percent of the annual registration fee due shall be added to the fee.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 919.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52354 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4.5 - Registration and Assessment|Section 52354.

52354.  Each person who is required to be registered pursuant to Section 52351 shall pay an assessment annually to the secretary in an amount not to exceed forty cents ($0.40) per one hundred dollars ($100) gross annual dollar volume sales of agricultural or vegetable seed, or both, in this state for the preceding fiscal year defined in Section 52352, except in the following cases:(a) No assessment shall be paid by any labeler or any other person for any agricultural or vegetable seed for which the assessment has been previously paid by another labeler or person, unless the identity of the lot has been changed.(b) No assessment shall be paid on that portion of a person’s sales of agricultural or vegetable seed, or both, that is sold in containers of four ounces or less net weight of seed.(c) No assessment shall be paid on agricultural or vegetable seed, or both, sold and shipped out of this state.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52354.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4.5 - Registration and Assessment|Section 52354.5.

52354.5.  The director shall fix the annual assessment established pursuant to Section 52354 in an amount that will provide sufficient funds to carry out this chapter, and the date and method of collecting the assessment. The board shall make a recommendation regarding the level of assessment to the director.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 474, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52354.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4.5 - Registration and Assessment|Section 52354.8.

52354.8.  If the assessment established pursuant to Section 52354 and fixed by the director pursuant to Section 52354.5 is not paid within one calendar month after the end of the fiscal year for which the assessment is made, a penalty of 10 percent of the amount of the assessment shall be imposed.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 474, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52355 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4.5 - Registration and Assessment|Section 52355.

52355.  Any registrant who packages or labels seed, or both, with the name and address of the person who only retails the seed within the state shall, at the time of sale to such person, collect from the person whose name and address appears on the label, the assessment due based upon the invoice price for the seed, and pay such assessment to the director, as provided by regulations. The person collecting the assessment as provided under this section may charge, collect, and retain an additional reasonable fee established by the director for handling this collection and payment.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 919.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52356 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 4.5 - Registration and Assessment|Section 52356.

52356.  Total expenditures from funds derived from registration fees and dollar volume assessments under this chapter shall not exceed the department’s cost of carrying out this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 133, Sec. 45. (AB 120) Effective July 26, 2011.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52361 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 5 - Powers of Enforcing Officers|Section 52361.

52361.  The secretary, each commissioner, and any qualified representative of the commissioner, shall sample and inspect any agricultural or vegetable seed that is subject to this chapter at the time and place and to the extent as he or she may deem necessary to determine whether the agricultural or vegetable seed is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and notify promptly the person who is in possession or control of the seed of any violation.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52362 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 5 - Powers of Enforcing Officers|Section 52362.

52362.  For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, any officer who is required to enforce this chapter may enter upon any public or private premises during regular business hours in order to have access to any seed which is subject to this chapter and the regulations which are adopted pursuant to it.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52363 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 5 - Powers of Enforcing Officers|Section 52363.

52363.  (a) Any sample which is taken by an enforcement officer in accordance with the regulations which are adopted pursuant to this chapter for the taking of official samples is prima facie evidence of the true condition of the entire lot from which the sample was taken. The presumption established by this subdivision is a presumption affecting the burden of proof.(b) A written report which is issued by the State Seed Laboratory that shows the analysis of any such sample is prima facie evidence of the true analysis of the entire lot from which the sample was taken. The presumption established by this subdivision is a presumption affecting the burden of proof, but it does not apply in a criminal action.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 262.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52391 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6 - Stop-Sale Orders|Section 52391.

52391.  The secretary or the commissioner and any qualified representative of the commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed “stop-sale” order to the owner or custodian of any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed that he or she finds is in violation of any provision of this chapter, that shall prohibit further sale of the seed until the officer has evidence that the law has been complied with. Upon compliance, the order shall be removed.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52392 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6 - Stop-Sale Orders|Section 52392.

52392.  It is unlawful for any person to move or otherwise dispose of any lot of seed which is held under a “stop-sale” order except under written permission of an enforcing officer or under his specific direction and for the purposes which are specified.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52393 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6 - Stop-Sale Orders|Section 52393.

52393.  The owner or custodian of seed which is held under a “stop sale” order shall, upon demand, have the right to a hearing before the director or the commissioner as to the justification of any such order, and may appeal to the director from any order of the commissioner made under the provisions of this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52394 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6 - Stop-Sale Orders|Section 52394.

52394.  This article does not limit the right of the enforcement officer to proceed as authorized by other sections of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52395 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6 - Stop-Sale Orders|Section 52395.

52395.  Any decision of the director pursuant to this article is subject to review by any court of competent jurisdiction.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6.5 - Seed-certifying Agencies|Section 52401.

52401.  The secretary shall, by regulation, establish a list of seed-certifying agencies that the secretary finds qualified to certify as to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic character of agricultural or vegetable seed. The secretary shall consult with the director of the University of California Agricultural Experiment Station before approving the qualifications of any seed-certifying agency.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 715, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6.5 - Seed-certifying Agencies|Section 52402.

52402.  A seed-certifying agency may conduct or fund research projects that the agency, in its sole discretion, deems beneficial to the seed industry.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 715, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 52403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS|CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law|ARTICLE 6.5 - Seed-certifying Agencies|Section 52403.

52403.  Each seed-certifying agency shall establish a schedule of fees, in its discretion with input from the seed industry, for certification services provided and research conducted pursuant to this article.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 715, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1996.)