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2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7 - Structural Pest Control › Section 15205.

15205. (a) Each registered structural pest control company shall make all existing records pertaining to pesticide and device use available to the director, the Structural Pest Control Board, or commissioner upon demand at the headquarters of the business during normal business hours. A registered structural pest control company or licensee may not prohibit onsite inspection for compliance with the Business and Professions Code and this division regarding pesticides and structural pest control devices and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Except as provided in Section 8505.5 of the Business and Professions Code, nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring a registered structural pest control company or licensee to provide advance notice of the date, time, location of the application, type of device or pesticide application, or any other related information unless the information is contained in existing records available to the registered company or licensee, in which case the director, the Structural Pest Control Board, or commissioner may require that this information be produced at the company’s place of business.
(b) Information and documents gathered by the director, the Structural Pest Control Board, or the commissioner pursuant to this section that are protected from disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code) shall remain confidential while in the director’s, the board’s, or the commissioner’s possession.
(c) (1) “Device,” for purposes of this section, means any method, instrument, or contrivance intended to be used to prevent, eliminate, destroy, repel, attract, or mitigate any wood destroying pest, but does not include firearms, pesticides as defined in Section 12753, or equipment used for the application of pesticides when sold separately from a pesticide.
(2) “Wood destroying pest,” for purposes of this section, includes, but is not limited to, insects such as wood borers and termites. “Wood destroying pest” does not include wood-decaying fungi, general household pests such as cockroaches, or vertebrate pests such as rats and mice.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 124. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7 - Structural Pest Control › Section 15206.

15206. If the director receives a notice pursuant to Section 8616.6 of the Business and Professions Code, he or she shall investigate the actions which caused the filing of the notice and take appropriate action as authorized in this code.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 766, Sec. 14.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7 - Structural Pest Control › Section 15206.6.

15206.6. The director and the Structural Pest Control Board shall jointly develop and concur in the list of the types of violations that the commissioners shall refer to the board for disciplinary action.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 766, Sec. 14.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 15300.

15300. For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Structural pest control device” or “device” means any method, instrument, or contrivance intended to be used to prevent, eliminate, destroy, repel, attract, or mitigate any wood destroying pest, but does not include firearms, pesticides as defined in Section 12753, or equipment used for the application of pesticides when sold separately from a pesticide.
(b) “Wood destroying pest” includes, but is not limited to, insects such as wood borers and termites. “Wood destroying pest” does not include wood-decaying fungi, general household pests such as cockroaches, or vertebrate pests such as rats and mice.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 15301.

15301. (a) On and after July 1, 2001, it is unlawful for any person directly, or through another, to manufacture for sale, advertise, deliver or otherwise provide, offer for sale or lease, sell, lease, possess, or use any device in this state that is not registered pursuant to this chapter, or for which the registration has been suspended or canceled, except as provided in subdivision (b), any other provision of this chapter, regulations adopted by the director, or a notice or order of suspension or cancellation of a device.
(b) For devices in use in California prior to January 1, 2001, the director may grant reasonable extensions of time for the submission or review, or both the submission and review, of data in support of an application for registration. Before the director may grant an extension of time, the applicant shall have made a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of this chapter and shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the director that circumstances beyond the applicant’s control were the primary cause of the delay.
(c) This section does not apply to any device manufactured solely for export outside this state and which is so exported.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 15302.

15302. The director shall regulate structural pest control devices.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions › Section 15303.

15303. The director may adopt, amend, repeal, and enforce regulations relating to the regulation of devices and the administration of this chapter. When adopting regulations pursuant to this chapter, the director shall consider the safe use of devices and safe working conditions for persons handling, storing, or using devices or working in and about device treated areas.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15305.

15305. (a) The director shall endeavor to prevent and eliminate from use in this state any device that meets any of the following criteria:
(1) The device endangers human health or safety, property, or the environment.
(2) The device is not beneficial or efficacious for the purposes for which it is manufactured for sale, advertised, delivered or otherwise provided, offered for sale or lease, sold, leased, possessed, or used.
(3) Is misrepresented.
(b) The director may establish specific criteria to evaluate a device. The director may establish performance standards and tests of structural pest control devices, which are to be conducted by the applicant for registration, registrant, or parties interested in the registration of the device.
(c) Before a device is registered, the director shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, a thorough and timely evaluation of the device. The director may impose reporting requirements and restrictions upon the use of a device, including, but not limited to, limitations on area and manner of application. The director may reevaluate any registered device.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15306.

15306. The director shall not determine a device to be beneficial or efficacious if any of the following exists:
(a) The ability of the device to control pests falls below the standard or quality that the device is represented to have, or the device is of little or no value for the purpose for which it is intended.
(b) Any component or subsystem that is necessary to the effectiveness of the device has been wholly or partially omitted in its manufacture, or other materials have been substituted for that component or subsystem.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15307.

15307. Every manufacturer of, importer of, vender of, or dealer in, any device, except a dealer or agent that sells a registered device, shall obtain a certificate of device registration from the director before the device is manufactured for sale, advertised, delivered or otherwise provided, offered for sale or lease, sold, leased, possessed, or used, in this state, unless the device is used under a valid device research permit pursuant to Section 15314.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15308.

15308. Each applicant for registration of a device, at a minimum, shall submit all of the following:
(a) A completed application form prescribed by the director.
(b) Proposed labeling for the device.
(c) Valid data supporting each claim on the proposed label and supporting the safety of the device for each proposed labeled use.
(d) A nonrefundable application fee in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200). The application fees shall be deposited in the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund and shall be available, upon appropriation, for use by the department in administering this division.
(e) Any other information required by regulation of the director.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15309.

15309. Within a timely manner after receipt of the information and fee specified in Section 15308, the director shall do one or more of the following:
(a) Issue a certificate of device registration pursuant to Section 15310.
(b) Notify the applicant that the submission is inadequate and specify the additional data that must be submitted and reviewed before a registration decision is rendered. In issuing a notification pursuant to this subdivision, the director may specify a reasonable timeframe for the submission of the additional data, moneys, labeling, or information to avoid a requirement for submission of a new application and application fee.
(c) Notify the applicant of the director’s decision to deny registration.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15310.

15310. If an applicant for registration of a device complies with this chapter and the regulations that are adopted pursuant to this chapter, the director shall register the device and issue a certificate of device registration to the applicant authorizing the manufacture and sale of the device in this state.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15311.

15311. If the director finds that registration must be denied due to noncompliance with this chapter or the regulations that are adopted pursuant to this chapter, the director shall deny registration. Upon the request of the applicant, the director may hold a hearing to reconsider the director’s decision to deny the application.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15312.

15312. Each applicant for a certificate of device registration shall inform the director of every brand and trademark of a device that the applicant intends to manufacture for sale, advertise, deliver or otherwise provide, offer for sale or lease, sell, lease, possess, or use. The director may require an applicant to identify each component in the device.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15313.

15313. The registrant of a device shall immediately notify the director of any proposed change to the device including, but not limited to, labeling composition, configuration method of application, and use of the device. The director shall determine whether the changes require the director’s approval before the changed device may be manufactured for sale, advertised, delivered or otherwise provided, offered for sale or lease, sold, leased, possessed, or used in this state. The director shall notify the registrant of this determination.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15314.

15314. The director may issue a device research permit for the scientific evaluation of new devices for a limited period of time determined by the director.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15315.

15315. (a) Pursuant to Sections 15305 and 15306, after providing notice to the device registrant or applicant of an opportunity to be heard, the director may cancel the registration of, or refuse to register, any device that meets any of the following criteria:
(1) The director determines that the device has demonstrated serious uncontrollable adverse effects on human health or safety, property, or the environment.
(2) The director determines that the use of the device is of less public value or greater detriment to the environment than the benefit received by its use.
(3) The director determines that a false or misleading statement is made or implied by the registrant or his or her agent, or the applicant for registration, either verbally or in writing, or in the form of any advertising literature concerning the device.
(4) The director determines that the registrant, or his or her agent, or applicant for registration has failed to report any adverse effect or risk as required by Section 15316.
(5) The director determines that the registrant has failed to comply with the requirements of a reevaluation of the registrant’s device.
(6) The director determines that false information relating to the testing of the device, including the nature of any protocol, procedure, substance, organism, or equipment used, observation made, or conclusion or opinion formed, was submitted to the director.
(b) When taking action or making a determination pursuant to this section, the director may require practical demonstrations and scientific testing that the director finds are necessary to determine the facts. The demonstrations or testing shall be conducted by the applicant for registration, registrant, or parties interested in the device registration.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15316.

15316. If, during the registration process, or at any time after the registration of a device, the applicant or registrant has factual or scientific information showing any adverse effect or risk of the device to human health or safety, property, or the environment that has not been previously submitted to the director, the applicant for registration or the registrant, as the case may be, shall immediately submit the information to the director.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15317.

15317. If the director has reason to believe that any of the conditions stated in Section 15315 are applicable to any registered device and that the use or continued use of the device constitutes an immediate substantial danger to human health or safety, property, or the environment, the director, after notice to the registrant, may suspend the registration of that device pending a hearing and final decision. If the director does not file an accusation pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code within 30 days from the date of the suspension, the suspension shall be terminated.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15318.

15318. The director may cancel a certificate of device registration, or refuse to issue a certificate of device registration to any manufacturer, importer, or dealer in any device that repeatedly violates this chapter or the regulations of the director.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15319.

15319. Action by the director pursuant to Section 15305, 15311, 15315, 15317, or 15318 is not a condition precedent to the institution of any action to prosecute or levy a civil penalty for a violation of this chapter or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 3 - Device Registration › Section 15320.

15320. (a) A registrant at any time may request that the registration of any of its devices be voluntarily canceled. The request shall be in writing to the director and shall include a waiver of the registrant’s right to a hearing on the cancellation.
(b) The director shall mail a notice of voluntary cancellation of registration of the device to the registrant. The notice shall specify the effective date of the cancellation.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 4 - Labeling and Warranty › Section 15325.

15325. The registrant of a device shall furnish printed directions for use on the label or shall enclose the printed directions with the device. The device label shall state the name, brand, or trademark, if any, under which the device will be sold and the name and address of the device manufacturer, importer, dealer, or vendor.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 4 - Labeling and Warranty › Section 15326.

15326. (a) The registrant of a device may print limitations of warranty on the label with respect to the use of the device, as the registrant considers proper.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), no limitations of warranty by the device manufacturer, registrant, user, seller, lessor, or licensor shall exclude or waive either of the following implied warranties:
(1) That the device corresponds to all claims and descriptions that the registrant has made in print regarding the device.
(2) That the device is reasonably fit for use for any purpose for which it is intended according to any printed statement of the registrant.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 4 - Labeling and Warranty › Section 15327.

15327. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the registrant is not liable for any injury or damage that is suffered solely by reason of any of the following:
(a) The use of the device for a purpose different from that represented by the label.
(b) The use of the device contrary to the printed directions of the registrant.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 7 - AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS › CHAPTER 7.5 - Structural Pest Control Devices › ARTICLE 6 - Device Usage › Section 15331.

15331. The use of any device shall not conflict with the label on the device as registered pursuant to this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 651, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 8 - VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT GARBAGE › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 16002.

16002. “Aircraft” means every description of craft or other contrivance which is used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation through the air from origins in other states or territories or in foreign countries.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 8 - VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT GARBAGE › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 16003.

16003. “Food stores” means fruits, vegetables, or animal products which are carried as stores of vessels and aircraft and includes fruits, vegetables, or animal products which are carried in passengers’ and crews’ quarters.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 41.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 8 - VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT GARBAGE › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 16004.

16004. “Garbage” means waste material, such as food scraps, table refuse, galley refuse, and refuse from stores of vessels and aircraft, including such waste material in passengers’ and crews’ quarters, which is derived, in whole or in part, from fruits, vegetables, or animal products.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 8 - VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT GARBAGE › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 16006.

16006. “Vessel” means every description of craft or other contrivance which is used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation in or on coastal, intercoastal, or foreign waters.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 8 - VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT GARBAGE › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › Section 16051.

16051. Regulations which are adopted by the director pursuant to this division shall not conflict with Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture orders or regulations which pertain to garbage that is derived from meats or meat products which originate in any country which is listed as a country in which there are animals which are infected with the disease known as rinderpest or with foot-and-mouth disease.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 8 - VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT GARBAGE › CHAPTER 3 - Containers and Receptacles › Section 16101.

16101. If means of incineration of, or other approved processing for, garbage are not available aboard any vessel or aircraft in the state, the master or other person that is in charge of such vessel or aircraft shall provide containers or receptacles with tight-fitting covers in which the garbage shall be retained while within the territorial waters of, or on the land in, California pending incineration or approved treatment under the supervision and pursuant to the regulations of the director.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 8 - VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT GARBAGE › CHAPTER 4 - Violations › Section 16151.

16151. It is unlawful for any person to throw, discharge, deposit, remove, or carry garbage, or cause, suffer, or procure garbage to be thrown, discharged, deposited, removed, or carried, from any vessel, aircraft, or any other vehicle into any territorial waters, or onto land within the state, except for any of the following:
(a) Immediate burning in incinerators.
(b) Approved treatment or approved disposal under the supervision and pursuant to the regulations of the director.
(c) Delivery to a garbage collector that, for the purpose of accepting garbage, is licensed by the director or by the federal government.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 8 - VESSEL AND AIRCRAFT GARBAGE › CHAPTER 4 - Violations › Section 16152.

16152. It is unlawful for any person to retain or maintain garbage on any vessel, aircraft, or other vehicle within the state, except in tightly closed containers or receptacles and under such treatment as may be prescribed by the director.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 1 - Definitions › Section 16302.

16302. “Animal” includes any domestic bovine animal, horse, mule, burro, sheep, goat, or swine, or the hide, carcass, or portion of a carcass of any such animal.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 1 - Application › Section 16401.

16401. This part, including the provisions regarding payment of fees, is applicable to all state and county institutions engaging in livestock operations.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 2 - Investigation › Section 16411.

16411. The director may make any and all necessary investigations relative to reported violations of this part pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180), Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 3 - Criminal Penalty › Section 16421.

16421. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part or in subdivision (b), every person that violates this part is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment of not less than 10 days nor more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment. Each violation during any day shall constitute a separate offense.
(b) Every person who violates the following is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment of not less than 10 days nor more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. Each violation during any day shall constitute a separate offense:
(1) Article 1 (commencing with Section 16501) of Chapter 3.
(2) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 16801).
(3) Article 5 (commencing with Section 17121) of Chapter 7.
(4) Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 17150).
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 812, Sec. 1.5.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - Civil Penalties and Remedies › Section 16441.

16441. Any person that violates any provision of this part or any regulations issued pursuant to it is liable civilly for a penalty in an amount not to exceed a sum of five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation. Any money recovered under this section shall be paid into the Department of Agriculture Fund.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - Civil Penalties and Remedies › Section 16442.

16442. The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director, or may upon his own initiative, if after examination of the complaint and evidence he believes a violation has occurred, bring action for civil penalties in the name of the people of this state in any court of competent jurisdiction in this state against any person violating any provision of this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 4 - Civil Penalties and Remedies › Section 16443.

16443. The Attorney General shall, upon complaint by the director, or may upon his own initiative, if after examination of the complaint and evidence he believes a violation has occurred, bring an action in the name of the people of this state in the superior court for an injunction against any person violating any provision of this part or any regulation which is duly issued by the director pursuant to it.
Any proceedings pursuant to this section shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 525), Title 7, Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The director shall not, however, be required to allege facts necessary to show or tending to show lack of adequate remedy at law or to show or tending to show irreparable damage or loss.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions › ARTICLE 5 - Funds › Section 16461.

16461. Any money in the Department of Agriculture Fund derived under any of the provisions of this part may be expended for the administration and enforcement of any of the provisions of the following portions of this code, notwithstanding any other provision of law limiting the expenditure of any such money to some specific purpose or to the administration or enforcement of some specific section, article, or chapter of this part:
(a) Part 1 (commencing with Section 16301) and Part 2 (commencing with Section 17401), Division 9.
(b) Division 10 (commencing with Section 20001).
(c) Division 11 (commencing with Section 23001).
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 13.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Pedigree and Proof of Ownership › ARTICLE 1 - Pedigree › Section 16501.

16501. It is unlawful for any person by any false or fraudulent pretense to do any of the following:
(a) Obtain from any association organized for the purpose of improving the breed of domestic animals a certificate of registration of any animal in the herd register, or other register of such association or a transfer of any such registration.
(b) Give, for a valuable consideration, a false pedigree of any animal, with intent to mislead.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Pedigree and Proof of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Proof of Ownership › Section 16521.

16521. (a) An inspector shall seize any bovine animal, horse, mule, or burro, or the hide or carcass of any of those animals, that is within any of the following classes:
(1) Found in the possession of a person who does not also have in his or her possession proof of ownership.
(2) Presented for inspection and that is not claimed by the consignor or consignee.
(3) An estray as defined in Section 17001.5.
(b) At the time of seizure, the person from whom the animal is seized shall be given a notice of rights under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 680, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Pedigree and Proof of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Proof of Ownership › Section 16522.

16522. Evidence of ownership of an animal or hide may include any of the following:
(a) A recorded brand registered in the name of the person in possession of the animal or hide.
(b) A brand inspection certificate.
(c) A bill of sale from the owner of the brand on the animal or hide.
(d) In the case of an unbranded animal or hide, a bill of sale which gives a description of the breed, sex, color, and natural markings, if any.
(e) A dairy exemption number.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 318.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Pedigree and Proof of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Proof of Ownership › Section 16522.5.

16522.5. (a) A dairy exemption number shall be evidence of ownership of cull beef cows and bulls of a recognized dairy breed presented for sale at a registered or posted salesyard, or licensed slaughter plant for immediate slaughter. Any person owning a dairy farm as defined in Section 32505 may apply to the secretary for an exemption number.
(b) Every five years, the secretary may charge a fee to cover the cost of issuing and renewing a dairy exemption number. The fee may not exceed fifty dollars ($50). The secretary may refuse to issue such number to persons who have violated any provision of Division 9 (commencing with Section 16301), Division 10 (commencing with Section 20001), or Division 11 (commencing with Section 23001) of the Food and Agricultural Code, or to persons convicted of livestock theft.
(c) The dairy exemption number shall be written on the bill of consignment, defined in Section 21703, when the cattle and consignment slip are presented to an inspector at the registered or posted salesyard, or licensed slaughter plant. The salesyard operator shall display the letters “EX” in the description line of the salesyard outbilling. An exemption number shall be deemed to meet the identification information requirements of Section 21703. The cows shall be consigned, owned, and sold in the name of the person having the exemption number.
(d) The secretary may revoke the dairy exemption number of any person who violates any provision of Division 9 (commencing with Section 16301), Division 10 (commencing with Section 20001), or Division 11 (commencing with Section 23001) of the Food and Agricultural Code, or who is convicted of livestock theft.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 124, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Pedigree and Proof of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Proof of Ownership › Section 16523.

16523. Evidence of ownership of a carcass may include a bill of sale, sales tag, or sales memorandum which shows all of the following:
(a) The names of the seller and buyer.
(b) The date of sale.
(c) The quantity sold.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Pedigree and Proof of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Proof of Ownership › Section 16524.

16524. It is unlawful for any person to refuse to turn over to an inspector any animal, hide, or carcass which is seized pursuant to any provision of this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Pedigree and Proof of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Proof of Ownership › Section 16525.

16525. It is unlawful for any person to remove any animal, hide or carcass, which is seized by an inspector or peace officer pursuant to any provision of this division, Division 10 (commencing with Section 20001), or Division 11 (commencing with Section 23001), from the premises where the inspector or peace officer confined it at the time of seizure, except upon release of such animal, hide or carcass, by the inspector or peace officer who seized the animal, hide, or carcass.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 938.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Pedigree and Proof of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Proof of Ownership › Section 16526.

16526. Any expense which is incurred in caring for any property seized pursuant to this part shall be paid by the person presenting the property for inspection. The cost of caring for the property so held is a lien upon the property. The lien may be enforced in the manner prescribed by Section 3052 of the Civil Code.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 938.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 3 - Pedigree and Proof of Ownership › ARTICLE 2 - Proof of Ownership › Section 16527.

16527. An animal, hide, or carcass seized pursuant to this chapter shall be disposed of pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 17001).
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 680, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 6 - Transportation of Animals › Section 16901.

16901. It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
(a) Lead, drive, or conduct any animal along the track of a railroad, unless the railroad is built within the limits of a public highway or public place.
(b) Permit any animal to be placed within the fences of a railroad for grazing or other purposes if he has the right to prevent it.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 6 - Transportation of Animals › Section 16902.

16902. A person that owns or controls the possession of any livestock shall not willfully or negligently permit any of the livestock to stray upon, or remain unaccompanied by a person in charge or control of the livestock upon, a public highway, if both sides of the highway are adjoined by property which is separated from the highway by a fence, wall, hedge, sidewalk, curb, lawn, or building.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 6 - Transportation of Animals › Section 16903.

16903. It is unlawful for any person to drive any livestock upon, over, or across any public highway between the hours of sunset and sunrise unless he keeps a sufficient number of herders on continual duty to open the road so as to permit the passage of vehicles.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 6 - Transportation of Animals › Section 16904.

16904. In any civil action which is brought by the owner, driver, or occupant of a motor vehicle, or by their personal representatives or assignees, or by the owner of livestock, for damages which are caused by collision between any motor vehicle and any domestic animal on a highway, there is no presumption or inference that the collision was due to negligence on behalf of the owner or the person in possession of the animal.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 6 - Transportation of Animals › Section 16905.

16905. It is unlawful for any officer, agent, or conductor of any railroad in this state, to confine any animals in cars for a longer period than 36 consecutive hours if the animals are being carried or transported by the railroad in carloads. At least every 36 hours the animals shall be unloaded for rest, water, and feeding, into properly equipped pens for a period of not less than five consecutive hours.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 6 - Transportation of Animals › Section 16906.

16906. In estimating the time of confinement pursuant to Section 16905, the period during which animals have been confined without such rest on connecting roads from which they are received, shall be included.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 6 - Transportation of Animals › Section 16907.

16907. If the owner or person in charge of the animals refuses or neglects to pay for the care and feed of the animals so rested, the company or person operating the railroad may charge the expense of the care and feeding to the owner or consignee and retain a lien upon the animals until the amount of expense is paid.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 6 - Transportation of Animals › Section 16908.

16908. It is unlawful for any person that owns or operates any motor truck, or motor truck and trailer, or semitrailer, to confine or permit to be confined, in such vehicle, any animal for a longer period than 28 consecutive hours from the time the animal was last fed and watered. Upon the written request of the owner or person in charge of the animal, the period of confinement may be extended to 36 hours. Before the expiration of the permissible period of confinement, the animal shall be unloaded in a humane manner by means of a chute or tailgate of sufficient size into properly equipped pens for rest, water, and feeding, for a period of at least five consecutive hours.
The failure of a person to feed or water an animal within the time limit prescribed by this section is not a violation of this section if the feeding and watering of the animal is prevented by storm or other accidental or unavoidable causes which could not be anticipated or avoided by the exercise of due diligence and foresight.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 13.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 6 - Transportation of Animals › Section 16909.

16909. In estimating the period of confinement, the time consumed in loading and unloading the animal shall not be considered, but the time during which the animal has been confined without rest, food, or water on any other or connecting vehicle, or outside of the state, shall be included.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 7 - Estrays › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 17001.

17001. As used in this chapter, “taker-up” means any person that takes up an estray animal pursuant to Section 17041.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 7 - Estrays › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 17001.5.

17001.5. For the purpose of this chapter, “estray” means any impounded or seized bovine animal, horse, mule, sheep, swine, burro, alpaca, llama, or goat whose owner is unknown or cannot be located.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 444, Sec. 1. (AB 1363) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 7 - Estrays › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 17002.

17002. Any animal that is seized by, or comes into the possession of, an inspector pursuant to this part shall be managed pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 444, Sec. 2. (AB 1363) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 7 - Estrays › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 17003.

17003. (a) Except as provided in this section, this chapter does not affect any law, ordinance, or regulation regarding estrays, the shelter director, other animal control officer, or a public animal control agency or shelter within the limits of any city or county where those laws, ordinances, or regulations are in force.
(b) Upon the impounding of any bovine animal, horse, mule, sheep, swine, burro, alpaca, llama, or goat, the shelter director, other animal control officer, or public animal control agency or shelter shall immediately notify the secretary. Upon receipt of that notice, the secretary shall take possession of any bovine animal and shall manage it pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Any city, county, or city and county that establishes or has established laws, ordinances, or regulations regarding estrays, may opt to follow those laws, ordinances, or regulations instead of this chapter in the handling of estrays that are not bovine animals in accordance with the applicable laws, ordinances, or regulations of the city, county, or city and county.
(d) This section does not authorize any act that violates Section 597 of the Penal Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 7, Sec. 5. (AB 1553) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 9 - ANIMALS GENERALLY › PART 1 - ANIMALS AT LARGE › CHAPTER 7 - Estrays › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 17004.

17004. The director may take up estray animals whose owners are unknown and cannot be located.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 630.)