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2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 2 - DISEASED BOVINES › CHAPTER 4 - Cattle Disease Control › Section 10610.

10610. (a) The Secretary of the Department of Food and Agriculture may adopt regulations to control or eradicate cattle diseases, including bovine trichomoniasis, in any of the following ways:
(1) Requiring permits before entry of, and limitations on the importation of, cattle and other animals or materials that might act as a cause or a vector of a disease or condition that is infectious or contagious to cattle.
(2) Limitations on the intrastate or interstate movement of cattle, in compliance with any applicable federal law.
(3) Diagnostic tests, vaccinations, treatments, or other appropriate methods, including, but not limited to, the mandated reporting by designated parties of diseases or suspected diseases.
(4) Notification of owners of cattle that have been exposed, or may have been exposed, to infectious animals or materials.
(5) Similar means that the secretary finds and determines are necessary.
(b) (1) The secretary shall appoint an advisory task force, including, but not limited to, livestock industry representatives and university researchers, for the purposes of advising the secretary on the control and management of cattle health diseases and evaluating the effectiveness of programs established pursuant to this chapter. The secretary shall consult with the advisory task force prior to the adoption of regulations or the imposition of fees by the secretary.
(2) Members of the advisory task force, or alternate members when acting as members, may be reimbursed, upon request, for necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.
(c) (1) Any person that willfully and knowingly violates any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) The secretary may, at his or her discretion, prosecute civilly or seek civil penalties, pursuant to Sections 9166 and 9167.
(d) The secretary may impose fees to offset the costs of any program established pursuant to this section, provided that the total fees collected do not exceed the actual costs of regulation or impair the department’s responsibilities pursuant to this chapter.
(e) The secretary is authorized to establish accounts within the Food and Agriculture Fund as necessary to efficiently administer the department’s responsibilities pursuant to this chapter.
(f) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or restrict the authority granted to the State Veterinarian in Section 9562.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 503, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 10701.

10701. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 10702.

10702. “Health certificate” means a health certificate from either a veterinary inspector of the United States Department of Agriculture, the state veterinarian or livestock sanitation official of the state of origin, or of a licensed veterinarian approved by the state veterinarian or livestock sanitation official.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 10703.

10703. “Sales yard” includes any livestock yard, pen, corral, building, premises, or conveyance in which swine are assembled for sale, resale, exchange, or transfer by any owner or his agent. It does not, however, include any ranch premises where swine are assembled for sale, resale, exchange, or transfer by any owner or his agent in ordinary ranch-to-ranch transactions, or where swine are fed and fitted for slaughtering purposes only.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 10704.

10704. “Premises” is the farm of origin where swine were born and raised or where they have resided for a minimum of 90 continuous days immediately preceding shipment.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 447, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 2 - Importation › Section 10721.

10721. (a) It is unlawful for any person to import any swine into this state except for immediate slaughter, unless the person procures a health certificate and import permit from the department prior to the shipment or movement of the swine.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to import any swine into this state for immediate slaughter unless the person procures an import permit from the department prior to the shipment or movement of the swine.
(c) Any person requesting an import permit shall identify the premises of the swine prior to the shipment of the swine into the state.
(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 447, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 2 - Importation › Section 10722.

10722. The health certificate shall certify that the swine to which it refers satisfy all of the following requirements:
(a) Have not been exposesd to any communicable disease.
(b) Are free from evidence of any communicable disease.
The director, when he determines it to be necessary for the enforcement of this chapter, may, by regulation, require the certificate to certify that the swine have been immunized against hog cholera by a method of immunization which is designated by regulations of the director as an effective method of immunization and by the United States Department of Agriculture.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 87.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 2 - Importation › Section 10723.

10723. The health certificate shall also show all of the following:
(a) The date of immunization if immunization is required.
(b) The predominating breed of the swine.
(c) Approximate weight of the swine.
(d) Color of the swine.
(e) Markings of the swine.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 87.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 2 - Importation › Section 10724.

10724. The original of the health certificate shall be attached to the way bill or shall be in the possession of the truck driver. A duplicate copy shall be sent to the Chief of the Division of Animal Industry of the department, at Sacramento, in time to reach him prior to the arrival of the swine within the state. A duplicate copy shall also be sent to the state veterinarian or livestock sanitary offical of the state of origin.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 2 - Importation › Section 10725.

10725. Swine that are imported into this state for purposes other than for immediate slaughter shall be transported in crates, cars, trucks, or other vehicles that have been cleaned and disinfected in conformity with the standards that are prescribed by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 119, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 2 - Importation › Section 10726.

10726. Swine that are imported into this state for immediate slaughter shall have as their destination a recognized slaughtering establishment. They shall not be diverted for any other purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 119, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 3 - Sales Yards › Section 10751.

10751. Any person that operates a sales yard shall keep records of all swine which pass through the sales yard, including the name and address of every person who offers swine for sale and the name and address of every purchaser of swine from the yard.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 3 - Sales Yards › Section 10752.

10752. The sales yard records shall show definite information relative to description of animals, such as breed, weight, color, and marks. The records shall be kept on file for one year, during which time they shall be at the disposal of the director for inspection.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 3 - Sales Yards › Section 10753.

10753. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly bring into, or cause to be brought into, any sales yard any swine that have been, within 21 days, treated with hog cholera virus, or which are affected with, or have been exposed to hog cholera, anthrax, swine erysipelas, vesicular exanthema, foot-and-mouth disease, or any other infectious disease.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 4 - Swine Disease Control › Section 10781.

10781. The director may adopt regulations to control or eradicate hog cholera, swine brucellosis, pseudorabies, and other swine diseases in any of the following ways:
(a) Through limitations on the movement of swine.
(b) Through the use of hog cholera vaccine, or other biologics.
(c) Through tests or vaccinations.
(d)  Any other similar means that he or she finds and determines is necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 812, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 4 - Swine Disease Control › Section 10782.

10782. The department, after notice and hearing, may revoke a license granted by the department to a person conducting business as a packer, stockyard, dealer, agent, or any individual that receives, transports or deals with the marketing of swine or swine products that violates this chapter or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 447, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 4 - Swine Disease Control › Section 10783.

10783. A previous violation of any provision of this chapter, or a regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, is sufficient cause for the revocation of a license under Section 10782. Proof of a previous violation of this code, or a regulation adopted pursuant to this article, shall be considered an aggravating factor for a current offense.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 447, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 4 - Swine Disease Control › Section 10784.

10784. Any proceeding for the denial or revocation of a license pursuant to Section 10782 shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The department shall have all of the powers that are granted in that Chapter 5.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 447, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 4 - Swine Disease Control › Section 10785.

10785. If the secretary finds and determines that similar regulations are necessary to control the diseases described in Section 10781 while hogs or swine are in interstate movement, the secretary shall notify the Governor so that the Governor may act pursuant to Section 9570.
(Added by renumbering Section 10782 by Stats. 1999, Ch. 447, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 4 - Swine Disease Control › Section 10786.

10786. (a) (1) Whenever a person violates any regulation that is adopted pursuant to this article, the department may impose an administrative penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per individual animal for each violation.
(2) If the department issues an administrative penalty pursuant to paragraph (1), the department shall issue a Notice of Violation to the alleged offender or the offender’s agent. The notice shall be written in plain English and shall inform the offender as to how the offender may challenge the administrative penalty.
(b) (1) A willful and knowing violation of any regulation that is adopted pursuant to this article is a crime, punishable as (A) an infraction by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per individual animal for each violation, (B) a misdemeanor, or (C) a felony.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the imposition of an administrative penalty pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not preclude prosecution of a person pursuant to paragraph (1).
(Added by renumbering Section 10783 by Stats. 1999, Ch. 447, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Sale › ARTICLE 5 - Marking and Validations › Section 10791.

10791. (a) The department shall adopt regulations to require a person who possesses a domestic swine that has two or more phenotypical characteristics specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 4650 of the Fish and Game Code to identify the swine with a brand, tattoo, or other permanent mark or visible validation approved by the department.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 469, Sec. 37. (SB 856) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 10901.

10901. As used in this chapter, “garbage” means any waste which consists in whole or in part of any animal waste that results from the handling, preparing, cooking, and consuming of food, including the offal from any animal carcass or from any part of an animal carcass. It does not, however, include such waste from ordinary household operations which is fed directly to swine on the premises.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 10921.

10921. The director may make and enforce such regulations as are reasonable and necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 10922.

10922. The director may enter any premises where garbage is fed to swine and may examine and test any equipment or facilities for processing and handling garbage. He may in writing order any person that is subject to this chapter to cease the operation of any equipment or facility which he finds is unsuitable or improperly operated or maintained.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 10923.

10923. Every person that is subject to this chapter shall keep and maintain such records or memoranda and furnish such reports as the director by regulations may require. The records and memoranda shall be open to inspection by the director during usual business hours.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 3 - Processing › Section 10951.

10951. In order to prevent the spread of vesicular exanthema and other contagious and infectious diseases of swine, it is unlawful for any person to feed swine any garbage unless the garbage has been processed in accordance with the provisions of this article and the regulations which are adopted by the director pursuant to it.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 3 - Processing › Section 10952.

10952. All garbage, regardless of previous processing, before being fed to swine, shall be thoroughly heated throughout to boiling or equivalent temperature (usually 212 degrees Fahrenheit at sea level) for 30 minutes, or otherwise treated in a manner which is prescribed in the regulations of the director.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 4 - Licensing › Section 10981.

10981. It is unlawful for any person to feed garbage to swine unless he has a valid annual license issued by the director for each separate premises where garbage is fed to swine.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 4 - Licensing › Section 10982.

10982. An application for a license to feed garbage to swine shall be in the form which is prescribed by the director, and shall state all of the following:
(a) The name and address of the applicant.
(b) The location of the premises for which the license is requested.
(c) Such other information which the director may require.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 4 - Licensing › Section 10983.

10983. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a fee of twenty dollars ($20).
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 4 - Licensing › Section 10984.

10984. An application for renewal of a license, accompanied by the proper fee, shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year for which the current license was issued.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 4 - Licensing › Section 10985.

10985. To any fee which is not paid when due, there shall be added a penalty of twenty dollars ($20).
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 4 - Licensing › Section 10986.

10986. Each license issued pursuant to this chapter entitles the licensee to feed garbage to swine on the premises that are described in the license, during the period for which the license is issued, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations issued under it and in compliance with any local or municipal ordinances which are applicable to the feeding of garbage to swine.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 4 - Licensing › Section 10987.

10987. The director may refuse to issue a license or renewal of license, and may revoke or suspend any license, as the case may require, if he finds after hearing, that any of the following exist:
(a) The premises which are described in the application or license are not operated in a clean and sanitary manner so as to prevent the continuation and spread of vesicular exanthema.
(b) The premises which are described in the application or license are not adequately equipped or maintained in the manner required by this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant to it.
(c) The applicant or licensee has violated any lawful order of the director which is issued pursuant to this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 4 - Licensing › Section 10988.

10988. The proceedings for all hearings pursuant to this chapter shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500), Part 1, Division 3, Title 2, of the Government Code. The director shall have all powers which are granted by such chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 4 - Licensing › Section 10989.

10989. Any institution or agency of the state, a county, or any municipal or other public corporation which is feeding garbage to swine is not required to procure a license, but shall comply with all other provisions of this chapter and the regulations which are adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 3 - DISEASED SWINE › CHAPTER 2 - Garbage Control › ARTICLE 4 - Licensing › Section 10990.

10990. This chapter does not prohibit any city or county from licensing persons that feed garbage to swine.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 1 - Importation and Transportation › Section 11201.

11201. Sections 5025, 6304, and 6305 of this code are applicable to the importation into, or the shipment or transportation within, this state of animals which are detrimental to agriculture.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 1 - Hunters and Trappers › Section 11221.

11221. The director may employ hunters and trappers throughout the state to control or eradicate coyotes and other harmful predatory animals and to shoot or trap bears which are damaging livestock, agricultural crops, or standing timber.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 1 - Hunters and Trappers › Section 11222.

11222. For the purposes of this article, the director may enter into contracts with the Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife of the United States Department of the Interior to enlist the support of the federal government. He may prescribe the manner, terms, and conditions of such cooperation.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 1 - Hunters and Trappers › Section 11223.

11223. No iron or steel-jawed trap shall be used by any hunter or trapper who is engaged in controlling or eradicating any bears pursuant to this article.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 3 - Donations › Section 11261.

11261. The director may accept, on behalf of the state, donations of money from any person, board of supervisors, or other agency interested in the control of coyotes and other predatory animals. Any such money shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Department of Agriculture Fund.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 3 - Donations › Section 11262.

11262. Money which is made available by any board of supervisors that is accepted pursuant to this article shall be expended solely within the boundaries of the county which makes the appropriation, unless otherwise authorized by the board of supervisors. All other donations shall be applied to the particular locality in which the donors are interested, unless they specifically consent to the use of their donations in other localities.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 4 - Management of Coyotes on Public Lands › Section 11281.

11281. If any coyotes are found to exist on land which is owned by the state, other than lands subject to the control of the Department of Parks and Recreation and other than ecological reserves established pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 1580) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code and the coyotes are found to be causing damage on public or private land, the director may control, may employ persons pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 11221) to control, or may contract with the commissioner to control, the coyotes which are determined to be the cause of the damage.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1491, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 4 - Management of Coyotes on Public Lands › Section 11282.

11282. Prior to implementation of any control program pursuant to this article, the director shall consult with and obtain the consent of the director of the department which has jurisdiction over the state land.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1491, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 4 - Management of Coyotes on Public Lands › Section 11283.

11283. The director shall submit an annual memorandum of understanding to the Director of Fish and Game for review and approval prior to implementing any coyote control program pursuant to this article.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1491, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 4 - Management of Coyotes on Public Lands › Section 11284.

11284. Nothing in this article authorizes the use of Compound 1080 for predator control on public lands.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1491, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 5 - Management of Coyotes on State Park Lands and in Ecological Reserves › Section 11301.

11301. As used in this article, “state park lands” means any lands subject to the control of the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1491, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 5 - Management of Coyotes on State Park Lands and in Ecological Reserves › Section 11302.

11302. The director, upon receiving information causing him or her to believe that coyotes are finding refuge on state park lands or on ecological reserves and are causing damage to nearby private property, may request the Department of Parks and Recreation, in the case of state park lands, or the Department of Fish and Game, in the case of ecological reserves, to cooperate in the acquisition and evaluation of evidence to that effect. Upon a request by the director, the department or departments shall cooperate in the evaluation or acquisition.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1491, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 5 - Management of Coyotes on State Park Lands and in Ecological Reserves › Section 11303.

11303. Upon a determination pursuant to Section 11302 that coyotes are finding refuge on state park lands or on an ecological reserve and are causing damage to nearby private property, the director and the Department of Parks and Recreation, with the review and approval of the Director of Fish and Game as to state park lands, or the Department of Fish and Game as to ecological preserves, may enter into an interdepartmental agreement to control coyotes finding refuge on state park lands or on ecological reserves and causing damage to nearby private property. Methods utilized to take the coyotes shall be specific to those coyotes which are causing the damage. The Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of Fish and Game shall specify the methods of take, location of take, time of take, necessary protections for public safety, protections convenient for state park lands or ecological reserve users and uses, and may specify whether the department is to employ persons to control coyotes pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 11221) or whether control is to be done by the Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of Fish and Game.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1491, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 5 - Management of Coyotes on State Park Lands and in Ecological Reserves › Section 11304.

11304. The Department of Parks and Recreation or the Department of Fish and Game may submit claims to the department for reimbursement of direct costs incurred pursuant to the implementation of this article which shall be paid if found by the director to be reasonably necessary to implement this article.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1491, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 5 - ANIMAL AND POULTRY QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL › PART 4 - ANIMALS DETRIMENTAL TO AGRICULTURE › CHAPTER 2 - Predators › ARTICLE 5 - Management of Coyotes on State Park Lands and in Ecological Reserves › Section 11305.

11305. Nothing in this article authorizes the use of Compound 1080 for predator control on state park lands and in ecological reserves.
(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1491, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 11403.

11403. “Pest control” means the use or application of any pesticide. It also means the use of any substance, method, or device to do any of the following:
(a) Control pests.
(b) Prevent, destroy, repel, mitigate, or correct any pest infestation or disorder of plants.
(c) Inhibit, regulate, stimulate, or otherwise alter plant growth by direct application to plants.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 11407.

11407. “Pest control dealer” means any person, including any manufacturer, distributor, or retailer who engages in any of the following business activities:
(a) Selling pesticides to users for an agricultural use.
(b) Selling to users any method or device for the control of agricultural pests, such as biological agents, lures, or insect-trapping devices.
(c) Soliciting sales of pesticides by making agricultural use recommendations through field representatives, or other agents.
(d) Selling to a user a pesticide classified pursuant to Section 14004.5 as a restricted material that requires either a permit for possession and use or which may be used only by or under the direct supervision of a certified applicator.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 620, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 11407.5.

11407.5. “Pest control dealer” does not include either of the following:
(a) Any person licensed pursuant to Section 11701 to engage for hire in the business of agricultural pest control, as to pesticides recommended or sold by the licensee and applied by the licensee pursuant to the conditions of the license.
(b) Any person licensed to engage in any activity that is defined as structural pest control pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 8500) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, as to pesticides recommended or sold by the licensee and applied by the licensee pursuant to the conditions of the license.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 620, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 11408.

11408. “Agricultural use” means the use of any pesticide or method or device for the control of plant or animal pests, or any other pests, or the use of any pesticide for the regulation of plant growth or defoliation of plants. It excludes the sale or use of pesticides in properly labeled packages or containers that are intended for any of the following:
(a) Home use.
(b) Use in structural pest control.
(c) Industrial or institutional use.
(d) The control of an animal pest under the written prescription of a veterinarian.
(e) Local districts or other public agencies that have entered into and operate under a cooperative agreement with the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Section 116180 of the Health and Safety Code, provided that any exemption under this subdivision is subject to the approval of the director as being required to carry out the purposes of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 50. Effective September 29, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 11410.

11410. “Agricultural pest control adviser” means any person who offers a recommendation on any agricultural use, who holds himself or herself forth as an authority on any agricultural use, or who solicits services or sales for any agricultural use.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1118, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 11411.

11411. “Recommendation” means the giving of any instruction or advice on any agricultural use as to any particular application on any particular piece of property. “Recommendation” does not include any summary that does not specify the use to be made for any designated pest, provided that such summary is not in conflict with any registered pesticide label or with the supplementary printed direction delivered therewith or with any rule or regulation of the director.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1050.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 11454.2.

11454.2. (a) The Department of Pesticide Regulation shall consult with the Department of Food and Agriculture in any action relating to special local need registrations pursuant to Section 136v of Title 7 of the United States Code, emergency exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 136p of Title 7 of the United States Code, denial of new active ingredient registrations, suspension or cancellation of pesticide registrations or uses, or other measures adopted to mitigate unacceptable adverse pesticidal effects.
(b) Consultation pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be as specified in a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Food and Agriculture and the Department of Pesticide Regulation. Information to be provided by the Department of Food and Agriculture shall include, but not be limited to, (1) impacts on agriculture resulting from the proposed action, (2) benefits derived from the use of the pesticide, and (3) any recommended alternative action.
(c) Except for a suspension taken pursuant to Section 12826, the Department of Pesticide Regulation shall request in writing comments from the Department of Food and Agriculture regarding any proposed final decision to deny a new active ingredient registration or to suspend or cancel a pesticide registration. The Department of Pesticide Regulation shall specify in its request the period within which the Department of Food and Agriculture shall submit its comments in order for the Department of Pesticide Regulation to consider and to respond to them in the final written decision.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 706, Sec. 8. Effective September 15, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 11456.

11456. The director may do all of the following:
(a) Adopt regulations that are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this code that the director is required or authorized to administer or enforce.
(b) Enter upon any premises to inspect the premises or any plant, appliance, or thing that is on those premises.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided in subdivision (d), provide, by rule or regulation, for the issuance and renewal on a two-year basis of licenses, certificates of registration, or other indicia of authority issued pursuant to the provisions of this code that the director is required or authorized to administer or enforce.
(d) Adopt regulations for the issuance and renewal of licenses and certificates for pest control operations. On or after January 1, 2025, the director shall issue and renew these licenses and certificates for three years; provided, however, a license or certificate may be issued for less than three years based on when the applicant enters the three-year cycle.
(e) Arrange for the services of any individual employed by the United States, the state, or a county on a collaborative basis and allow that person a reasonable fee and necessary expenses that are incurred when serving the department in a collaborative capacity.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 60, Sec. 4. (AB 203) Effective June 30, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 11472.

11472. The director shall keep a separate record of the classes and sources of income that is credited to, and disbursed from, the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 11472.1.

11472.1. On or before October 31 of each year, the department shall publish a financial report regarding the preceding fiscal year and shall make this report available to the public. The report shall describe in detail the amount and source of funding for the major programmatic functions of the department and other relevant information that may aid in evaluating the scope and impact of the activities of the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 77, Sec. 1. Effective July 18, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › Section 11501.

11501. The purposes of this division and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12501), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12751), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14001), and Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 14101) of Division 7 are as follows:
(a) To provide for the proper, safe, and efficient use of pesticides essential for production of food and fiber and for protection of the public health and safety.
(b) To protect the environment from environmentally harmful pesticides by prohibiting, regulating, or ensuring proper stewardship of those pesticides.
(c) To assure the agricultural and pest control workers of safe working conditions where pesticides are present.
(d) To permit agricultural pest control by competent and responsible licensees and permittees under strict control of the director and commissioners.
(e) To assure consumers and users that pesticides are properly labeled and are appropriate for the use designated by the label and that state or local governmental dissemination of information on pesticidal uses of any registered pesticide product is consistent with the uses for which the product is registered.
(f) To encourage the development and implementation of pest management systems, stressing application of biological and cultural pest control techniques with selective pesticides when necessary to achieve acceptable levels of control with the least possible harm to nontarget organisms and the environment.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › Section 11501.1.

11501.1. (a) This division and Division 7 (commencing with Section 12501) are of statewide concern and occupy the whole field of regulation regarding the registration, sale, transportation, or use of pesticides to the exclusion of all local regulation. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this code, no ordinance or regulation of local government, including, but not limited to, an action by a local governmental agency or department, a county board of supervisors or a city council, or a local regulation adopted by the use of an initiative measure, may prohibit or in any way attempt to regulate any matter relating to the registration, sale, transportation, or use of pesticides, and any of these ordinances, laws, or regulations are void and of no force or effect.
(b) If the director determines that an ordinance or regulation, on its face or in its application, is preempted by subdivision (a), the director shall notify the promulgating entity that it is preempted by state law. If the entity does not repeal its ordinance or regulation, the director shall maintain an action for declaratory relief to have the ordinance or regulation declared void and of no force or effect, and shall also bring an action to enjoin enforcement of the ordinance or regulation.
(c) Neither this division nor Division 7 (commencing with Section 12501) is a limitation on the authority of a state agency or department to enforce or administer any law that the agency or department is authorized or required to enforce or administer.
(d) At the request of any state agency disseminating information on the pesticidal uses of any product, the director shall consult with, and provide technical assistance to, that agency to ensure that the dissemination is based on valid scientific information and consistent with state law.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 361, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1997.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › Section 11501.5.

11501.5. The director, and the commissioner of each county under the direction and supervision of the director, shall enforce this division and the regulations which are issued pursuant to it.
(Added by renumbering Section 11501 by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1276.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › Section 11503.

11503. The commissioner of any county may adopt regulations applicable in his or her county which are supplemental to those of the director which govern the conduct of pest control operations and records and reports of those operations. The regulations may include provisions pertaining to any matter related to the accomplishment of the purposes of Section 11737. The provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code shall be followed insofar as practicable in the adoption of the regulations by the commissioner. The regulations shall be filed with the director who shall compile them.
Each regulation of the commissioner shall be approved by the director before it becomes operative. The director, in his or her review of the commissioner’s regulations, shall consider, but not be limited to considering, the necessity, authority, clarity, and consistency of the regulations, as these terms are defined in Section 11349 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 593, Sec. 1.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 6 - PEST CONTROL OPERATIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › Section 11503.5.

11503.5. The county agricultural commissioner may apply Section 11503 to the agricultural use of any pesticide for agricultural production within one-quarter mile of a school with respect to the timing, notification, and method of application. Any regulations adopted pursuant to this section shall become operative unless specifically disapproved in writing by the director within 30 calendar days of their submission by the commissioner.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 457, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)