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2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 11 - Dairy Cattle Supply Lien › Section 57402.

57402. A person who provides feed or materials to aid the raising or maintaining of dairy cattle or offspring therefrom has a lien upon the proceeds of the milk or milk products produced from the dairy cattle, for the reasonable or agreed charges for the feed or materials provided and for the costs of enforcing the lien. However, the amount of charges secured by the lien cannot exceed an amount equal to the reasonable or agreed charges for feed or material provided within a 60-day period, and only two providers of feed or materials shall have an enforceable lien at any time according to the priority set forth in Section 57406. Only one lien under this chapter per dairy producer is available per affiliated business supplier.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 309, Sec. 2. (SB 592) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 11 - Dairy Cattle Supply Lien › Section 57403.

57403. (a) The lien created pursuant to this chapter attaches to proceeds.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the notice of claim of lien shall remain in effect, and no new notice of claim of lien shall be required in order to maintain the lien, as long as the person who provides feed or materials either (1) remains unpaid for amounts secured by the lien, or (2) continues to provide feed or materials on a regular basis to the lien debtor. For purposes of this section, providing feed or materials shall not be deemed to be made on a regular basis if a period of more than 30 days elapses between deliveries.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 679, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 11 - Dairy Cattle Supply Lien › Section 57406.

57406. The priority of conflicting interests, agricultural liens, and the agricultural lien created under this chapter shall be governed by subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of Section 9322 of the Commercial Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 309, Sec. 5. (SB 592) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 11 - Dairy Cattle Supply Lien › Section 57407.

57407. Except to the extent specifically set forth in this chapter, the lien created by this chapter shall be subject to Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101) of the Commercial Code.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 679, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 11 - Dairy Cattle Supply Lien › Section 57408.

57408. A member of the public may obtain a certificate identifying whether there is a lien on file and any notice of claim of lien naming a particular debtor, and if so, giving the date and time of filing of each notice, and the names and addresses of each lienholder therein. The fee for the certificate is the same as the fee for a certificate issued pursuant to Section 9525 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 43.4. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 11 - Dairy Cattle Supply Lien › Section 57409.

57409. A member of the public may obtain a copy of any notice of claim of lien filed pursuant to this chapter, including notices affecting the notices. The fee for these copies shall be the same as that prescribed in Section 9525 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 43.5. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 11 - Dairy Cattle Supply Lien › Section 57410.

57410. The Secretary of State may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out his or her duties pursuant to this chapter, including prescribing necessary forms.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 679, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 11 - Dairy Cattle Supply Lien › Section 57411.

57411. A lien created pursuant to this chapter is assignable or transferable by the holder of the lien, with full rights of enforcement. A lienholder’s statement of assignment or transfer shall be filed with the Secretary of State in the same manner as a secured party’s statement of assignment or transfer as prescribed in Section 9514 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 43.6. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 11 - Dairy Cattle Supply Lien › Section 57414.

57414. (a) When a lien claimant receives payment for amounts secured by the lien and the lien claimant has not been providing feed or materials for a period of 30 consecutive days, the lien claimant shall, on written demand by the debtor, send the debtor a statement that he or she no longer claims a security interest under the statement, which shall be identified by date, names of parties thereto, and file number. If the affected lienholder of record fails to send such a termination statement within 10 days after proper demand therefor, he or she shall be liable to the debtor for all actual damages suffered by the debtor by reason of this failure, and, if the failure is in bad faith, for a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100).
(b) The filing officer shall mark each termination statement with the date and time of filing and shall index the statement under the name of the debtor and under the file number of the original lien. If the filing officer has a microfilm or other photographic record of the lien and related filings, he or she may remove the originals from the files at any time after receipt of the termination statement and destroy them, or if he or she does not have the record, he or she may remove them from those files at any time after one year after receipt of the termination statement and destroy them.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 679, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57501.

57501. “Eggs or egg” means eggs or egg products as defined in Section 27512, 27513, or 27514.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57502.

57502. “Feed or materials” means commercial feed, grain, forage, feed ingredients, mineral feed, drugs, poultry or fish health products, customer-formula feed, any mixture or preparation for feeding poultry or fish, any of the constituent nutrients of a poultry or fish ration, or any other food which is used for the feeding of poultry or fish.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57503.

57503. “Fowl” means chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, and other domesticated birds.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57504.

57504. “Poultry” means domesticated fowl and domesticated rabbit which is intended for use for human food.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57505.

57505. “Proceeds” means funds derived from the sale of eggs, poultry, fish, or other products derived from eggs, poultry, or fish payable to the lien debtor. “Proceeds” do not include any of the following:
(a) Deductions for taxes, fees, and assessments.
(b) Funds due or owing egg or poultry processing cooperative associations organized and operating pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54001).
(c) Funds retained by the cooperative association.
(d) Deductions made pursuant to a court order.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57506.

57506. “Raising or maintaining of poultry or fish” means feeding, housing, caring for, and managing poultry or fish kept or raised for use or profit.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57507.

57507. “Reasonable or agreed charges” means the agreed price, if any, for the feed and materials sold to the lien debtor, at the lien debtor’s request. If there is no agreed price or a method for determining price which is agreed upon, “reasonable or agreed charges” means the reasonable value of the feed or materials as of the date of delivery.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › Section 57510.

57510. A person who provides feed or materials to aid the raising or maintaining of poultry or fish or for the production of eggs has a lien upon the proceeds of the sale of the eggs, poultry, fish, or other products derived from eggs, poultry, or fish, for the reasonable or agreed charges for the feed or materials provided, and for the costs of enforcing the lien. However, the amount of charges secured by the lien shall not exceed an amount equal to the reasonable or agreed charges for feed or material provided within a 45-day period, and only two providers of feed or materials shall have an enforceable lien at any time according to the priority set forth in Section 57525.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › Section 57511.

57511. (a) The lien created pursuant to this chapter attaches to the proceeds.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the notice of claim of lien shall remain in effect, and no new notice of claim of lien shall be required in order to maintain the lien, as long as the person who provides feed or materials either (1) remains unpaid for amounts secured by the lien, or (2) continues to provide feed or materials on a regular basis to the lien debtor. For purposes of this section, providing feed or materials shall not be deemed to be made on a regular basis if a period of more than 30 days elapses between deliveries.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › Section 57512.

57512. The lien created by this chapter shall be perfected and shall be effective upon the filing of a notice of claim of lien with the Secretary of State pursuant to this article.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › Section 57513.

57513. Any person who provides feed or materials may, at any time, file in the manner and at the place set forth in this article, the notice of claim of lien.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › Section 57514.

57514. The notice of claim of lien shall contain all of the following information:
(a) The name and address of the lien claimant.
(b) The name and address of the lien debtor.
(c) The location of the property to which the feed and materials were delivered.
(d) That the lien claimant has a poultry or fish supply lien pursuant to Section 57510.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › Section 57515.

57515. The notice of claim of lien shall be signed by the lien claimant or by a person authorized to sign documents of a similar kind on behalf of the claimant.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › Section 57516.

57516. The notice of claim of lien shall be filed on a form which is the standard form of original financing statement prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 9521 of the Commercial Code. The standard form shall be completed with the following changes:
(a) The lien claimant may be identified either as a lien claimant or as a secured party.
(b) The form shall be signed by the lien claimant and need not be signed by the lien debtor.
(c) In the space for the description of the collateral there shall instead be entered the information specified in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 57514.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 43.7. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › Section 57517.

57517. The notice of claim of lien shall be filed, indexed, and marked in the office of the Secretary of State in the same manner as a financing statement is filed, indexed, and marked pursuant to Section 9519 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 43.8. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › Section 57518.

57518. The lien claimant shall provide written notice of the claim of lien to the lien debtor within 10 days of the date of the filing with the office of the Secretary of State.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › Section 57519.

57519. For the purpose of the Secretary of State’s index pursuant to Section 9519 of the Commercial Code and for the purpose of the issuance of a certificate pursuant to Section 9519 or 9528 of the Commercial Code, the Secretary of State shall identify a notice pursuant to this article as a financing statement.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 43.9. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 3 - Priority of Liens › Section 57525.

57525. (a) The lien created by this chapter shall have the priority in accordance with the time the notice of claim of lien is filed.
(b) The lien created by this chapter shall have the same priority as a security interest perfected by the filing of a financing statement as of the date the notice of claim of lien was filed.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 4 - Information Concerning Lien › Section 57530.

57530. A member of the public may obtain a certificate identifying whether there is a lien on file and any notice of claim of lien naming a particular debtor, and if so, giving the date and time of filing of each notice, and the names and addresses of each lienholder therein. The fee for the certificate is the same as the fee for a certificate issued pursuant to Section 9525 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 4 - Information Concerning Lien › Section 57531.

57531. A member of the public may obtain a copy of any notice of claim of lien filed pursuant to this chapter, including notices affecting the notices. The fee for these copies shall be the same as that prescribed in Section 9525 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 44.1. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement of Lien › Section 57535.

57535. The lien claimant shall provide written notice to secured creditors at least 30 days prior to enforcing a claim of lien. For the purposes of this section, “secured creditors” means those creditors having a perfected security interest in poultry, eggs, poultry products, fish, fish products, or the proceeds thereof, as of the date the notice of claim of lien is filed with the Secretary of State.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement of Lien › Section 57536.

57536. The lien claimant shall foreclose on a lien created by this chapter only in an action to recover the reasonable or agreed charges for feed and materials provided. The final judgment shall be enforced pursuant to Title 9 (commencing with Section 680.010) of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement of Lien › Section 57537.

57537. (a) When a lien claimant receives payment for the total amounts secured by the lien and the lien claimant has not provided feed for materials for a period of 30 consecutive days, the lien claimant shall, on written demand by the debtor, send the debtor a statement that he or she no longer claims a security interest under the statement, which shall be identified by the date, names of parties thereto, and file number. If the affected lienholder of record fails to send the termination statement within 10 days after proper demand therefor, he or she is liable to the debtor for actual damages suffered by the debtor by reason of this failure, and, if the failure is in bad faith, for a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100).
(b) The filing officer shall mark each termination statement with the date and time of filing and shall index the statement under the name of the lien debtor and under the file number of the original lien. If the filing officer has a microfilm or other photographic record of the lien and related filings, he or she may remove and destroy the originals from the files at any time after receipt of the termination statement. If the filing officer does not have the record, he or she may remove and destroy the originals from the files at any time after one year after receipt of the termination statement.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 6 - Assignment of Lien › Section 57540.

57540. A lien created pursuant to this chapter is assignable or transferable by the holder of the lien, with full rights of enforcement. The lienholder shall file a statement of assignment or transfer with the Secretary of State in the same manner as a secured party’s statement of assignment or transfer as prescribed in Section 9514 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 44.2. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 6 - Assignment of Lien › Section 57541.

57541. Except to the extent specifically set forth in this chapter, the lien created by this chapter is subject to Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101) of the Commercial Code.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 12 - Poultry and Fish Supply Lien › ARTICLE 7 - Miscellaneous › Section 57545.

57545. The Secretary of State may adopt any regulations necessary to carry our his or her duties pursuant to this chapter, including prescribing necessary forms.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57551.

57551. “Agricultural chemical” means fertilizers, fertilizer material, lime, chemical compounds, pesticides, pesticide chemicals, plant regulators, plant amendments, plant food, soil amendments, herbicides, fungicides, and agricultural chemicals that are applied to crops or to land that is used for the raising of crops.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57552.

57552. “Agricultural seed” means the seed of any domesticated grass or cereal, of any vegetable, flower, or propagated plant, and of any legume or other plant which is grown as turf, cover crop, forage crop, fiber crop, or field crop, and mixtures of the seed.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57553.

57553. “Labor” means labor or service performed in the application, delivery, or preparation of an agricultural chemical or agricultural seed provided by the seller of the agricultural chemical or agricultural seed.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57554.

57554. “Proceeds” means funds received by the lien debtor from the sale of the crop on which the agricultural chemical was applied or for which the agricultural seed was used. “Proceeds” do not include any of the following:
(a) Deductions for taxes, fees, and assessments.
(b) Funds due or owing to a cooperative association organized and operating pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54001).
(c) Funds retained by the cooperative association.
(d) Deductions made pursuant to a court order.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 57555.

57555. “Reasonable or agreed charges” means the agreed price, if any, for agricultural chemicals or agricultural seeds sold to the lien debtor, at the lien debtor’s request, and for labor. If there is no agreed price or a method for determining price which is agreed upon, “reasonable or agreed charges” means the reasonable value of the agricultural chemicals and labor or agricultural seeds and labor as of the date of application, delivery, or preparation.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57561.

57561. (a)  A person who provides agricultural chemical or agricultural seed is not entitled to establish a lien pursuant to this chapter, unless that person has first sent to the lien debtor a written notice, by certified mail, which states all of the following:
(1) The payment of the reasonable or agreed charges is more than 30 days overdue. This requirement does not apply to deliveries of agricultural chemicals and seed and related labor that are made subsequent to deliveries which are overdue.
(2) The amount of reasonable or agreed charges that are overdue.
(3) The lien debtor has the following three alternatives:
(A) Allow the lien to be filed.
(B) Enter into a consensual security interest in the proceeds, pursuant to the Commercial Code.
(C) Pay the reasonable or agreed charges that are overdue.
(4) In 10-point type or bolder, notify the lien debtor that he or she has 10 days from receipt of the notice to select an alternative, notify the lien claimant of the alternative selected, and satisfy all the requirements of the selected alternative, and that the lien claimant may file the notice of claim of lien pursuant to this chapter at any time thereafter if the lien debtor does not comply with the requirements of this section.
(b) A person who provides agricultural chemical or agricultural seed, and has complied with subdivision (a), has a lien upon the proceeds of the crop for the reasonable or agreed charges and for the costs of enforcing the lien.
(c) The lien established pursuant to this chapter attaches to the proceeds of the following:
(1) The crops that existed at the time of application upon the land where the agricultural chemical was applied.
(2) If crops are not planted, the next production crop on that land following the last date on which the agricultural chemical was applied.
(3) The crops produced from the agricultural seed.
(d) The amount of charges secured by the lien shall not exceed an amount equal to the reasonable or agreed charges for agricultural chemicals furnished within a 60-day period and for agricultural seeds furnished within a 45-day period.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57562.

57562. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the notice of claim of lien shall remain in effect, and no new notice of claim of lien shall be required in order to maintain the lien, as long as the person who provides the agricultural chemicals and labor or agricultural seeds and labor either (1) remains unpaid for the amounts secured by the lien; or (2) continues to provide agricultural chemicals and labor or agricultural seeds and labor on a regular basis to the lien debtor. For purposes of this section, providing agricultural chemicals and labor or agricultural seeds and labor shall not be deemed to be made on a regular basis if a period of more than 45 days elapses between applications, deliveries, or preparations.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57563.

57563. The lien created by this chapter shall be perfected and shall be effective upon the filing of a notice of claim of lien with the Secretary of State pursuant to this article.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57564.

57564. Any person who provides agricultural chemicals or agricultural seeds may file in the manner and at the place set forth in Section 57568, the notice of claim of lien. The lien claimant may not file a notice of claim of lien upon the proceeds of crops for agricultural seeds and labor furnished by the lien claimant if an investigation of a dispute between the lien claimant and the lien debtor is pending pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 52332. The lien claimant may not file a notice of claim of lien upon the proceeds of crops for agricultural chemicals and labor furnished by the lien claimant, if the settlement of a dispute between the lien claimant and the lien debtor is pending, or has not been resolved pursuant to Section 57564.5.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57564.5.

57564.5. (a) The director shall, by regulation, establish methods and procedures for the settlement of a dispute between a lien claimant supplying agricultural chemicals and labor and a lien debtor, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Time requirements for submitting the dispute to the department.
(2) Time requirements within which a notice of the dispute shall be submitted to each party.
(3) A process for evaluating the dispute.
(b) Each party to the dispute is equally liable for the reasonable costs incurred by the department in carrying out this section.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57565.

57565. The notice of claim of lien shall contain all of the following information:
(a) The name and address of the lien claimant.
(b) The name and address of the lien debtor.
(c) The location of the property to which the agricultural chemicals and labor or agricultural seeds and labor were provided.
(d) A statement that the payment of the reasonable or agreed charges is more than 30 days overdue.
(e) The amount of the reasonable or agreed charges that are overdue.
(f) A statement, signed under penalty of perjury, that the lien claimant sent to the lien debtor the notice required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 57561, that more than 10 days have elapsed since the notice was received by the lien debtor, and that the lien debtor has not complied with the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 57561.
(g) That the lien claimant has an agricultural chemical and agricultural seed lien pursuant to Section 57561.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57566.

57566. The notice of claim of lien shall be signed by the lien claimant or by a person authorized to sign documents of a similar kind on behalf of the claimant.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57567.

57567. The notice of claim of lien shall be filed on a form which is the standard form of original financing statement prescribed by the Secretary of State pursuant to Sections 9515, 9516, and 9522 of the Commercial Code. The standard form shall be completed with the following changes:
(a) The lien claimant may be identified either as a lien claimant or as a secured party.
(b) The form shall be signed by the lien claimant and need not be signed by the lien debtor.
(c) In the space for the description of the collateral there shall instead be entered the information specified in subdivisions (c) to (g), inclusive, of Section 57565.
(d) Attached to the form shall be a separately signed statement containing the information specified in subdivision (f) of Section 57565.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 44.3. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57568.

57568. The notice of claim of lien shall be filed, indexed, and marked in the office of the Secretary of State in the same manner as a financing statement is filed, indexed, and marked pursuant to Section 9519 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 44.4. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57569.

57569. The lien claimant shall provide written notice of the claim of lien to the lien debtor within 10 days of the date of the filing with the office of the Secretary of State.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 2 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › Section 57570.

57570. For the purpose of the Secretary of State’s index pursuant to Section 9519 of the Commercial Code and for the purpose of the issuance of a certificate pursuant to Section 9519 or 9528 of the Commercial Code, the Secretary of State shall identify a notice pursuant to this article as a financing statement.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 44.5. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 3 - Priority of Lien › Section 57575.

57575. (a) The lien created pursuant to this chapter shall have the priority in accordance with the time the notice of claim of lien is filed.
(b) The lien created pursuant to this chapter shall have the same priority as a security interest perfected by the filing of a financing statement as of the date the notice of claim of lien was filed.
(c) The lien created pursuant to this chapter shall not have priority over labor claims for wages and salaries for personal services which are provided by any employee to any lien debtor in connection with the production of agricultural products, the proceeds of which are subject to the lien.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 4 - Information Concerning Lien › Section 57581.

57581. A member of the public may obtain a certificate identifying whether there is a lien on file and any notice of claim of lien naming a particular debtor, and if so, giving the date and time of filing of each notice, and the names and addresses of each lienholder in the certificate. The fee for the certificate is the same as the fee for a certificate issued pursuant to Section 9525 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 44.6. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 4 - Information Concerning Lien › Section 57582.

57582. A member of the public may obtain a copy of any notice of an agricultural chemical or seed lien filed, including notices affecting the notices. The fee for these copies shall be the same as that prescribed in Section 9525 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 44.7. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement of Lien › Section 57585.

57585. The lien claimant shall provide written notice to secured creditors at least 30 days prior to enforcing a claim of lien. For purposes of this section, “secured creditors” means any entity named as a secured party in a financing statement filed with regard to the debtor and which covers crops subject to the lien, crops growing or grown on the land, or the next production crops to be grown on the land if the crops are not planted, where the agricultural chemical or agricultural seed was provided or applied, farm products, or accounts.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement of Lien › Section 57586.

57586. The lien claimant shall foreclose on a lien created by this chapter only in an action to recover the reasonable or agreed charges. The final judgment shall be enforced pursuant to Title 9 (commencing with Section 680.010) of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 5 - Enforcement of Lien › Section 57587.

57587. (a) When a lien claimant receives payment for the total amounts secured by the lien and the lien claimant has not furnished agricultural chemicals or seeds for a period of 45 consecutive days, the lien claimant shall send the lien debtor a statement that he or she no longer claims a security interest under the notice of claim of lien, which shall be identified by the date, names of parties thereto, and file number. If the affected lienholder of record fails to send the termination statement within 10 days, he or she is liable to the debtor for all actual damages suffered by the debtor by reason of this failure, and if the failure is in bad faith, for a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100).
(b) The filing officer shall mark each termination statement with the date and time of filing and shall index the statement under the name of the lien debtor and under the file number of the original lien. If the filing officer has a microfilm or other photographic record of the lien and related filings, he or she may remove and destroy the originals from the files at any time after receipt of the termination statement. If the filing officer does not have the record, he or she may remove and destroy the originals from the files at any time after one year after receipt of the termination statement.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 6 - Assignment of Lien › Section 57590.

57590. (a) A lien created pursuant to this chapter is assignable or transferable by the holder of the lien, with full rights of enforcement.
(b) The lienholder shall file a statement of assignment or transfer with the office of the Secretary of State in the same manner that a statement is filed pursuant to Section 9514 of the Commercial Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 991, Sec. 44.8. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2001, by Sec. 75 of Ch. 991.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 6 - Assignment of Lien › Section 57591.

57591. Except to the extent specifically set forth in this chapter, the lien created by this chapter is subject to Division 9 (commencing with Section 9101) of the Commercial Code.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 13 - Agricultural Chemical and Seed Lien › ARTICLE 7 - Miscellaneous › Section 57595.

57595. The Secretary of State may adopt any regulations necessary to carry out his or her duties pursuant to this chapter, including prescribing necessary forms.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS › CHAPTER 14 - Limitation on Nonconsensual Supplier Liens › Section 57700.

57700. No more than two liens filed pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 57501) and Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 57551) shall be enforceable against any one lien debtor, even if filed by different lien claimants.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1502, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 21 - MARKETING › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - State Marketing Services › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 58002.

58002. “Organization of producers and distributors” includes all corporations, societies, associations, and organizations of producers, producers and distributors, or distributors, cooperative or otherwise, which are formed for the purpose of facilitating the marketing of any product.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 21 - MARKETING › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - State Marketing Services › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 58003.

58003. “Product” means any agricultural, aquacultural, dairy, or farm product which is produced, grown, raised, manufactured, or processed within the state.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 810, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 21 - MARKETING › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - State Marketing Services › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 58004.

58004. Except as provided in Section 58005, fees, charges, and costs that are collected under this chapter shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 346, Sec. 1. Effective August 29, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 21 - MARKETING › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - State Marketing Services › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 58005.

58005. All fees, charges, and costs that are received under this chapter for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of market news shall be paid into the State Treasury monthly to the credit of the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Funds received for these purposes, upon appropriation, shall be expended by the department for market news services. The secretary may adopt regulations implementing procedures for receiving fees, charges, and reimbursement for costs from users of market news.
(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 346, Sec. 2. Effective August 29, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 21 - MARKETING › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - State Marketing Services › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Director › Section 58031.

58031. The director may act as adviser for producers and distributors, if requested, and assist them in economical and efficient distribution of any product at fair prices.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 21 - MARKETING › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - State Marketing Services › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Director › Section 58032.

58032. The director may gather and disseminate impartial information which concerns supply, demand, prevailing prices, and commercial movements, including common and cold storage of any product.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 21 - MARKETING › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - State Marketing Services › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Director › Section 58033.

58033. The director may promote, assist, and encourage the organization and operation of cooperative and other associations and organizations for improving the relations and services among producers, distributors, and consumers of any product, and protect and conserve the interests of the producers and consignors of products.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 21 - MARKETING › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - State Marketing Services › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Director › Section 58034.

58034. The director may foster and encourage cooperation between producers and distributors of any product, in the interest of the general public.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 21 - MARKETING › PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 1 - State Marketing Services › ARTICLE 2 - Powers of the Director › Section 58035.

58035. The director may foster and encourage the standardizing, grading, inspection, labeling, handling, storage, and sale of any product.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)