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CA Food & Agri Code § 14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 14.

14.  Wherever, pursuant to this code, any state department, officer, board, agency, committee, or commission is authorized to adopt rules and regulations, such regulations shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340 ) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to the extent that that chapter is not specifically in conflict with the express terms of the provisions of this code which authorize the adoption of such regulations. Those rules and regulations which are building standards, as defined in Section 18909 of the Health and Safety Code, shall be adopted and approved pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13 of the Health and Safety Code unless the provisions of Sections 18930, 18933, 18938, 18940, 18943, 18944, and 18945 of the Health and Safety Code are expressly excepted in the provision of this code under which the authority to adopt the specific building standard is delegated. Any building standard adopted in violation of this section shall have no force or effect. Any building standard adopted prior to January 1, 1980, pursuant to this code and not expressly excepted by statute from such provisions of the State Building Standards Law shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, or superseded by provisions published in the State Building Standards Code, whichever occurs sooner.The authority to adopt any rule, regulation, or rule and regulation which is vested in any state department, officer, board, agency, committee, or commission pursuant to this code includes the authority to amend or repeal the rule, regulation, or rule and regulation.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 454, Sec. 22.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 15.

15.  Whenever reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of this state, the reference applies to all amendments and additions to it.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 16 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 16.

16.  Division, part, chapter, and article headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 17 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 17.

17.  If any provision of this code or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the code or the application of the provision to any other person or circumstance is not affected.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 18 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 18.

18.  In all matters which arise under this code, proof of the fact of possession by any person engaged in the sale of a commodity establishes a rebuttable presumption that the commodity is for sale. This presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 262.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 19 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 19.

19.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the present tense includes the past and future tenses, and the future, the present tense.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 20 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 20.

20.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 21 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 21.

21.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 22 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 22.

22.  Inasmuch as the planned production of trees is distinguishable from the production of other products of the soil only in relation to the time elapsing before maturity, the production of trees shall be considered a branch of the agricultural industry of the state for the purposes of any law which provides for the benefit or protection of the agricultural industry of the state.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 23 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 23.

23.  (a) Inasmuch as the planned production of trees, vines, rose bushes, ornamental plants, floricultural crops, and other horticultural crops is distinguishable from the production of other products of the soil only in relation to the time elapsing before maturity, plants and floricultural crops that are being produced by nurseries, whether in open fields or in greenhouses, shall be considered to be “growing agricultural crops” for the purpose of any laws that pertain to the agricultural industry of the state, and those laws shall apply equally to greenhouses and open field nursery operations.(b) For the reasons stated in subdivision (a), a nursery where the primary activity is the planned production of horticultural crops, is a farm. However, for the purposes of this section and any laws that pertain to farms in this state, a retail nursery is not a farm.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 605, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 23.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 23.5.

23.5.  The commercial production of aquatic plants and animals propagated and raised by a registered aquaculturist pursuant to Section 15101 of the Fish and Game Code in the state is a growing industry and provides a healthful and nutritious food product, and, as a commercial operation, utilizes management, land, water, and feed as do other agricultural enterprises. Therefore, the commercial production of that aquatic life shall be considered a branch of the agricultural industry of the state for the purpose of any law that provides for the benefit or protection of the agricultural industry of the state except those laws relating to plant quarantine or pest control.(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 810, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 23.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 23.6.

23.6.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that greenhouse production of floricultural, ornamental, or other nursery and agricultural products in the state is a growing industry that provides valuable agricultural products and year-round employment for agricultural workers. The Legislature further declares that greenhouse production is an efficient self-contained production system that offers protections for the environment and allows for the use of conservation-oriented production technologies, including drip irrigation, water recycling, and hydroponics, and the use of energy conservation systems.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 605, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 23.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 23.7.

23.7.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that vermiculture in the state is a growing industry and that use of vermiculture and vermiculture by-products for the commercial purpose of producing agricultural commodities should be encouraged. As used in this section, “vermiculture” is the raising of animals belonging to the order Oligochaeta, class Chaetopoda, phylum Annelida.Vermiculture, and the processing, packaging, sale, and use of its by-products, shall be considered a branch of the agricultural industry.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 589.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 24 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 24.

24.  It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the provisions of this section are enacted in the exercise of the power of this state for the purpose of protecting and furthering the public health and welfare. It is further declared that the floriculture and nursery industry of this state is affected with a public interest, in that, among other things:(a) The production, processing, manufacture, and distribution of floriculture and nursery products constitute a paramount industry of this state which not only provides substantial and required revenues for the state and its political subdivisions by tax revenues and other means, and employment and a means of livelihood for many thousands of its population, but also furnishes substantial employment to related industries that are vital to the public health and welfare.(b) Basic research and development for floriculture and the nursery industries contribute substantially to food production in this state which is essential to the welfare and health of its citizens.It is also declared that the elimination of disorderly marketing of California floricultural and nursery products, and the development of new and larger markets through education, promotion and other means for these products, are affected with the public interest.(c) All production of floriculture and nursery products in greenhouses shall be deemed equivalent to the production of floricultural products in open fields.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 605, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 24.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 24.5.

24.5.  Inasmuch as plants growing in native stands or planted for ornamental purposes contribute to the environmental and public health and welfare needs of the people of the state, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that such plants shall be considered as a part of the agricultural industry for the purpose of any law that provides for the protection of the agricultural industry from pests.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1000.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 25.

25.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in the following sections govern the construction of this code.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 25.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 25.5.

25.5.  “Aquaculture” means that form of agriculture devoted to the propagation, cultivation, maintenance, harvesting, processing, distribution, and marketing of aquatic plants and animals in marine, brackish, and fresh water. “Aquaculture” does not include species of ornamental marine or freshwater plants and animals not utilized for human consumption or bait purposes that are maintained in closed systems for personal, pet industry, or hobby purposes.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 810, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 26 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 26.

26.  “Commissioner” means any county agricultural commissioner.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 29 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 29.

29.  “County” includes city and county.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 32 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 32.

32.  “Department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture.(Amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 225. Note: See this section as modified on July 17, 1991, in Governor's Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1991.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 33 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 33.

33.  “Greenhouse” means a structure covered with transparent or translucent materials for the purpose of admitting natural light and controlling the atmosphere for growing plants, including floricultural, ornamental, or other nursery and agricultural products.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 605, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 35.

35.  “Secretary” means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 42, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 36 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 36.

36.  “Spouse” includes “registered domestic partner,” as required by Section 297.5 of the Family Code.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 50, Sec. 43. (SB 1005) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 38 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 38.

38.  “Person” means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1010, Sec. 125. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 39 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 39.

39.  “Qualified representative of the commissioner” means a deputy commissioner or inspector who holds an appropriate certificate of qualification issued by the director as provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 2101) of Division 2 of this code.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 26.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 41 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 41.

41.  “Section” means a section of this code, unless some other statute is specifically mentioned.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 44 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 44.

44.  “Sell” includes offer for sale, expose for sale, possess for sale, exchange, barter, or trade.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 47 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 47.

47.  “Shall” is mandatory, and “may” is permissive.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 49 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 49.

49.  “Subdivision” means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 50 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 50.

50.  Whenever the term “department” or “Department of Agriculture” appears in any law, it means the “Department of Food and Agriculture.”Whenever the term “director,” “secretary,” “Director of Agriculture,” or “Secretary of Agriculture” appears in any law, it means the “Secretary of Food and Agriculture.”Whenever the term “Agricultural Code” appears in any law, it means the “Food and Agricultural Code.”(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 42, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 51 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS|Section 51.

51.  (a) If, in connection with the use of roads, highways, and freeways, the assistance, control, or protection by Highway Patrol officers is desired, applications by an entity engaged in agricultural production to utilize services of Highway Patrol officers in the transportation of agricultural commodities shall be made to the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol. The commissioner may approve the application provided that employees are available and the department is fully reimbursed for additional costs incurred.(b) Applications to utilize Highway Patrol employee services shall be approved or disapproved by the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol within 30 days of receipt of the application and shall be approved sooner, if possible.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 454, Sec. 23.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 81000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 24 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP|Section 81000.

81000.  Definitions.(a) For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) “Approved state plan” means a state plan for California that is approved pursuant to Section 297B of the federal Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (added by Section 10113 of the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334)) and in effect.(2) “Board” means the Industrial Hemp Advisory Board.(3) “Cultivar” means a variety of industrial hemp.(4) “Disposal” has the same meaning as defined in Section 990.1 of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(5) “Established agricultural research institution” means an institution of higher education, as defined in Section 101 of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1001), that grows, cultivates, or manufactures industrial hemp for purposes of agricultural or academic research.(6) “Hemp breeder” means an individual or a public or private institution or organization that is registered with the commissioner to develop cultivars intended for sale or research.(7) “Industrial hemp” or “hemp” means an agricultural product, whether growing or not, that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds of the plant and all derivatives, extracts, the resin extracted from any part of the plant, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of no more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis.(8) “Industrial hemp program” means growth of industrial hemp pursuant to this division and, if in effect, an approved state plan.(9) “Measurement of uncertainty” means the parameter associated with the result of a measurement that characterizes the dispersion of the values that could reasonably be attributed to the particular quantity subject to measurement.(10) “Premises” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (ap) of Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code.(11) “Research plan” means a strategy devised by an established agricultural research institution, or applicant established agricultural research institution, detailing its planned approach to growing or cultivating hemp for academic or agricultural research.(12) “THC” means delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol.(13) “Variety development plan” means a strategy devised by a hemp breeder, or applicant hemp breeder, detailing their planned approach to growing and developing a new cultivar for industrial hemp.(b) This section shall become operative as of the date on which a state plan for California is approved pursuant to Section 297B of the federal Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (added by Section 10113 of the federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334)).(Amended (as added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 838, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2021, Ch. 485, Sec. 2. (SB 292) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative on the date prescribed by its own provisions.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 81001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 24 - INDUSTRIAL HEMP|Section 81001.

81001.  (a) There is in the department an Industrial Hemp Advisory Board. The board shall consist of 13 members, appointed by the secretary as follows:(1) Six of the board members shall be growers of industrial hemp that are registered pursuant to the provisions of this division.(2) Two of the board members shall be members of an established agricultural research institution.(3) One member of the board shall be a representative as provided by the California State Sheriffs’ Association and approved by the secretary.(4) One member of the board shall be a county agricultural commissioner.(5) Two members of the board shall be representatives of businesses that sell industrial hemp products.(6) One member of the board shall be a member of the public.(b) It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that growers and representatives of industrial hemp product manufacturers and businesses appointed to the board pursuant to this division are intended to represent and further the interest of a particular agricultural industry, and that the representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that persons who are appointed to the board shall be subject to the conflict-of-interest provisions described in Sections 87100 and 87103 of the Government Code.(c) The term of office for a member of the board is three years. If a vacancy exists, the secretary shall, consistent with the membership requirements described in subdivision (a), appoint a replacement member to the board for the duration of the term.(d) A member of the board shall not receive a salary but may be reimbursed by the department for attendance at meetings and other board activities authorized by the board and approved by the secretary.(e) The board shall advise the secretary and may make recommendations on all matters pertaining to this division, including, but not limited to, industrial hemp seed law and regulations, enforcement, annual budgets required to accomplish the purposes of this division, and the setting of an appropriate assessment rate necessary for the administration of this division.(f) The board shall annually elect a chair from its membership and, from time to time, other officers as it deems necessary.(g) The board shall meet at the call of its chair or the secretary, or at the request of any four members of the board. The board shall meet at least once a year to review budget proposals and fiscal matters related to the proposals.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 485, Sec. 3. (SB 292) Effective January 1, 2022.)