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2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 10.5 - Direct Marketing › ARTICLE 6 - Community-Supported Agriculture › Section 47062.

47062. (a) The fee for, or the fee for amendment to, the annual registration of a registered California direct marketing producer shall be set by regulation enacted by the secretary that is reflective of the actual cost of the processing of registration or amendment to the registration, but in no event shall either fee exceed one hundred dollars ($100) annually.
(b) Fees collected pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and shall be used by the department for the administration of this article. Administration of this article shall include all of the following:
(1) Create and maintain a registration system for California direct marketing producers.
(2) In consultation with the State Department of Public Health and local health officers or designees, publish, periodically update, and post on the Department of Food and Agriculture’s Internet Web site small farm food safety guidelines on, but not limited to, safe production, processing, and handling of both nonpotentially hazardous and potentially hazardous foods.
(3) Coordination expenses incurred relative to meetings of any ad hoc direct marketing advisory committee established by the secretary.
(c) All or part of the annual registration fee shall be waived if fees are paid by a California direct marketing producer to the department for registration or certification under any other program under the purview of this chapter.
(d) The provisions of this article shall be complied with regardless of any waiver of fees granted.
(e) The adoption, amendment, or repeal of any fee pursuant to this section shall not be subject to the requirements of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. An order to adopt, amend, or repeal regulations concerning the fee pursuant to this section shall be transmitted within 30 days by the secretary to the Office of Administrative Law. The Office of Administrative Law shall file the order promptly with the Secretary of State without further review pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 11349) of Chapter 3.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The order shall contain all of the following:
(1) Indicate that the regulations are adopted, amended, or repealed pursuant to this chapter.
(2) State that the order is being transmitted for filing.
(3) Request that the Office of Administrative Law publish a notice of the filing of the order and print an appropriate reference in Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 404, Sec. 2. (AB 224) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 11 - Navel and Valencia Oranges › Section 48000.

48000. The handling and marketing of California citrus is affected with the public interest. The provisions of this chapter are enacted for the protection of the industry and for the purposes of protecting the health and general welfare of the people of this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 180, Sec. 1. Effective September 6, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 11 - Navel and Valencia Oranges › Section 48002.5.

48002.5. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Carton” means a unit equivalent to 40 pounds of citrus fruit.
(b) “Mandarin citrus” means mandarins, including tangerines and mandarin hybrids.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 365, Sec. 3. (AB 1795) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 11 - Navel and Valencia Oranges › Section 48003.

48003. (a) Every person acting as a handler of commodities subject to this chapter shall be personally liable for the payment of assessments and inspection fees. Any handler who fails to file the required assessment form or pay an assessment or inspection fee by the last day of the month immediately following the month in which the commodities were received shall pay to the secretary a penalty of 10 percent of the assessment, inspection fee, or the sum of both the assessment fee and the inspection fee, owed and, in addition, 1.5 percent interest per month on the unpaid balance.
(b) It shall be unlawful for a handler to refuse to collect the assessments or remit the assessments and the proper forms required by this chapter.
(c) A handler shall not charge a producer an administrative fee for collecting or remitting an assessment.
(d) A producer who disputes the amount of the assessment may file a claim with the secretary. The producer shall prove his or her claim by a preponderance of the evidence.
(e) A producer may not bring a claim against a handler for damages, or otherwise, in connection with the assessment or the required deduction by the handler of the moneys owed to the producer.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 260, Sec. 4. (AB 1894) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 12 - Office of Farm to Fork › Section 49000.

49000. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) There are many Californians who lack adequate access to healthy food.
(b) The lack of access to healthy food falls disproportionately on disadvantaged urban and rural communities.
(c) These same communities also suffer from an increased rate of obesity, diabetes, and other chronic health conditions related to poor diet.
(d) Facilitating access to healthy food in these communities is needed to address the gaps in the food distribution system and help mitigate the health consequences of this inadequacy.
(e) There are many county, state, federal, and private organizations attempting to address this issue, but there is no state-level body charged with coordinating these activities.
(f) A state-level office, charged with coordinating and facilitating food access, can increase the effectiveness of ongoing programs and ensure that efforts and funding are not duplicated.
(g) The Department of Food and Agriculture is uniquely situated to administer this office because of the department’s knowledge of the agricultural industry, and its ability to bring farmers together with hunger relief organizations, partner agencies, schools, colleges, community organizations, and others to increase the availability of healthy food.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 583, Sec. 1. (AB 2413) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 12 - Office of Farm to Fork › Section 49002.

49002. (a) There is hereby created the Farm to Fork Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund that shall consist of money made available from federal, state, industry, philanthropic, and private sources.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, all money deposited in the Farm to Fork Account is hereby continuously appropriated to the department without regard to fiscal years to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 583, Sec. 1. (AB 2413) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 12 - Office of Farm to Fork › Section 49003.

49003. (a) In any fiscal year in which funds are received into or expended from the Farm to Fork Account, the department, no later than December 31 following the close of the fiscal year, shall submit to the Legislature an overview of the account’s income and expenditures.
(b) A report to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(c) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2025.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 301, Sec. 4. (AB 466) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 13 - Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program › Section 49010.

49010. This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Nutrition Incentives Act.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 442, Sec. 2. (AB 1321) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 13 - Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program › Section 49011.

49011. The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program is hereby established in the Office of Farm to Fork for purposes of encouraging the purchase and consumption of California fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables by directly linking California fresh fruit, nut, and vegetable producers with nutrition benefit clients.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 442, Sec. 2. (AB 1321) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 13 - Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program › Section 49012.

49012. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Consumer incentive program” means a program administered by a qualified entity that increases the purchasing value of a nutrition benefit client’s benefits when the benefits are used to purchase California fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables.
(b) “Nutrition benefit client” means a person who receives services or payments through any of the following:
(1) California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, as described in Section 123280 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) CalWORKs program, as described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11200) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(3) CalFresh, as described in Section 18900.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(4) Implementation of the federal WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-314).
(5) The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as described in Section 3007 of Title 7 of the United States Code.
(6) Supplemental Security Income or State Supplementary Payment, as described in Section 1381 and following of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(c) “Qualified entity” means either of the following:
(1) A certified farmers’ market, as described in Section 47004, an association of certified producers, a community-supported agriculture program, as defined in Section 47060, a farm stand, as defined in Section 47050, or a nonprofit organization representing a collective or association of certified producers that is authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture to accept federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Chapter 51 (commencing with Section 2011) of Title 7 of the United States Code) benefits from recipient purchasers at a farmers’ market. Certified producers shall be certified by the county agricultural commissioner pursuant to Section 47020.
(2) A small business, as defined in Section 14837 of the Government Code, that sells California grown fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables and that is authorized to accept nutrition benefits from any of the programs listed in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (b).
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 2. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 13 - Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program › Section 49013.

49013. (a) The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Account is hereby created in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to collect matching funds from the federal Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grant Program (7 U.S.C. Sec. 7517), if available, and from other public and private sources, to provide grants under the Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program. The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program shall provide grants upon the deposit of sufficient funds, including from a successful application of federal grant funding, if available, into the Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Account.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may provide grant funds to a grantee in advance of the expenditure of funds by the grantee for implementation of the Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program, instead of in the form of a reimbursement after the expenditure of funds for that program, in an amount equal to or less than 50 percent of the grant amount provided in the grantee’s grant agreement pursuant to subdivision (a) and Section 49014, if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The grantee has declared an operating budget of no more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
(2) The department makes a determination, based upon a request submitted by the grantee declaring hardship, that an advance payment is essential for the effective implementation of the Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program by the grantee.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 3. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 13 - Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program › Section 49014.

49014. The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program shall be administered in accordance with all of the following:
(a) Subject to the regulations adopted by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the federal Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), or any subsequent federal agricultural act, moneys in the Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Account shall be awarded in the form of grants to qualified entities for consumer incentive programs.
(b) (1) The Office of Farm to Fork shall establish minimum standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants in consultation with the United States Department of Agriculture and other interested stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the State Department of Public Health, State Department of Social Services, organizations with expertise in nutrition benefit programs or consumer incentive programs, small business owners that may qualify as a qualified entity, and certified farmers’ market operators.
(2) The department shall not use more than one-third of the Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program funds for consumer incentive programs with qualified entities described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 49012 that are not otherwise qualified pursuant to paragraph (1) of that subdivision.
(c) The department shall give priority in awarding grants to qualified entities based on, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The service of an area of population currently not being served by a consumer incentive program.
(2) The degree of the existence of the following demographic conditions and the character of the communities in which sales of California grown fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables are made to the public by authorized vendors operating in conjunction with a qualified entity:
(A) The number of people who are eligible for, or receiving, nutrition benefit program services.
(B) The prevalence of diabetes, obesity, and other diet-related illnesses.
(C) The availability of access to fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables.
(3) Demonstrated efficiency in the administration of a consumer incentive program.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 4. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 13 - Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program › Section 49016.

49016. The receipt of a grant under either program established in this chapter shall not preclude an entity from being eligible to receive a grant under the other program.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 51, Sec. 6. (SB 854) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS › CHAPTER 14 - Local, Equitable Access to Food Program › Section 49021.

49021. Nine months after the Department of Food and Agriculture has issued sufficient grants to evaluate the program established pursuant to this chapter, the department shall submit a report to all appropriate legislative committees. The report shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(a) The number of grants issued pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 49020.
(b) The average amount of grant funds awarded.
(c) Geographical information for grantees.
(d) The number of grantees located in a food desert, as defined in Section 49015.
(e) Data for the 12 months prior to the grant’s implementation, if available, and annually thereafter for all of the following metrics:
(1) The total benefit dollars spent by CalFresh participants per market.
(2) The average total benefit dollars spent at markets in food deserts and in areas with high CalFresh participation.
(3) An estimate of the change in EBT use relative to the marketing and outreach efforts of grantees.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 605, Sec. 1. (SB 907) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 52001.

52001. As used in this chapter, “field crop products” includes grain crops, dry bean crops, seeds, forage crops, fiber crops, and other field crops and the manufactured products and byproducts of such field crops.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 52002.

52002. The director shall do all of the following:
(a) Establish, by regulation, uniform standards for field crop products which shall conform as closely as possible to those which are established by the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture.
(b) Establish inspection districts within the state. If such a district is established, inspection service may be rendered in it in accordance with regulations which are adopted by the director.
(c) Establish, upon request, inspection stations at warehouses, docks, or industrial plants, which are within or without an established inspection district. The director may make special regulations which are applicable to each specific inspection station and the conditions under which it shall be established and maintained.
(d) Provide through the regularly established inspection district and stations, sampling, grading, inspection, weighing, and certification service for field crop products within the state or which are shipped into or through the state.
(e) Issue certificates as to quality, condition, and quantity of field crop or other agricultural products in accordance with standards which are established pursuant to this chapter, or any other standards which may be fixed by trade or contract and which do not conflict with official standards.
(f) Adopt regulations for sampling, grading, inspection, weighing, and certification for the purposes of carrying out this chapter.
(g) Fix fees for sampling, grading, inspection, weighing, and certification of field crop products, which fees in the aggregate shall pay the cost of services necessary to perform such sampling, grading, inspection, weighing, and certification. The director may collect such fees in advance of performing the services, but is not required to do so if in his opinion the benefits of such services would be lessened by such advance payments.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 790.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 52003.

52003. The director may enter any place where field crop products are stored, shipped, or sold, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 52004.

52004. The director may, for the purpose of inspection and examination, break the seals of cars and after such inspection has been made shall securely close and reseal such doors as were broken open using a special seal which is provided by the department for the purpose. A record of all original seals broken, the date when broken, a record of all seals which were substituted thereafter, and the date and number of such seals shall be made.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 52005.

52005. Any railroad which delivers field crop products in cars at any place which is provided with inspection service pursuant to this chapter shall provide convenient and suitable sidetracks at such place as the director may designate, on which every car of field crop products which is delivered by them shall, upon arrival, be set and conveniently arranged for inspection, if such car of field crop products is to be inspected.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 52006.

52006. The director may assess a penalty of 1.5 percent per month, or fraction thereof, on any fees owed to the department for services rendered under this chapter whenever payment is not received within 30 days after the date of the invoice. The penalty shall be added to the original fee. In no event shall the total penalty for any one billed service exceed 50 percent of the original amount due for that service.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 996, Sec. 6.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 2 - Employees › Section 52031.

52031. The director shall issue to each employee who is authorized to grade, inspect, or weigh the products which are included under this chapter, except those products for which standards have been established pursuant to federal law, a certificate which shows such authority.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 790.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 3 - Inspection, Grading, Weighing, and Certification › Section 52061.

52061. The director shall inspect, weigh, and grade upon request and certify to any interested party the quality, condition, and quantity of any field crop or other agricultural product under such regulations as he may prescribe. Certificates which are issued by authorized agents of the director are prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements which are contained in them. The presumption established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of proof, but it does not apply in a criminal action.
Such inspection shall not be made or such certificates issued by any person not specifically authorized by the director in reference to any field crop product for which state standards have been established. Any person so authorized shall comply with the regulations adopted by the director relative to the certification of field crop products.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 790.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 3 - Inspection, Grading, Weighing, and Certification › Section 52063.

52063. Any person that is aggrieved by the grading by any authorized inspector of any of the products for which standards have been established pursuant to this chapter may appeal to the director in accordance with such regulations as he may establish. If the appeal pertains to a commodity for which standards have been established pursuant to federal law, the appellant may appeal to the Federal Grain Inspection Service.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 790.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Funds › Section 52091.

52091. Any money which is received under this chapter shall be paid monthly into the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the Department of Agriculture Fund.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 1 - Field Crops › ARTICLE 6 - Destruction › Section 52100.

52100. (a) Any person who willfully and knowingly damages or destroys any field crop product, as specified in Sections 42510 and 52001, that is known by the person to be the subject of testing or a product development program being conducted by, or in conjunction or cooperation with the University of California, the California State University System, or any other federal, state, or local government agency, shall be liable for twice the value of the crop damaged or destroyed. For purposes of this subdivision, “in conjunction or cooperation with” means having a contract with the University of California, the California State University System, or any other federal, state, or local government agency involving testing or a product development program relating to that field crop product.
(b) Damages available under this section shall be limited to twice actual damages involving research, testing, and crop development costs directly related to the crop that has been damaged or destroyed.
(c) The rights and remedies available under this section are in addition to any other rights or remedies otherwise available in law or statute.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 359, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 52251.

52251. This chapter shall be known as the “California Seed Law.”
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 52252.

52252. 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 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 52253.

52253. “Advertisement” means representations, except those on the label, which are disseminated in any manner or by any means that relate to seed which is subject to this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 52254.

52254. “Agricultural seed” means the seed of any domesticated grass or cereal, and of any legume or other plant that is grown as turf, cover crop, forage crop, fiber crop, or field crop, and mixtures of such seeds. It does not, however, include any variety that is generally known and sold as flower seed or vegetable seed.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 52254.3.

52254.3. “Board” means the Seed Advisory Board.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1051.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 52254.4.

52254.4. “Certification” means to certify as to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic character of agricultural or vegetable seed.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 715, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 52254.5.

52254.5. “Labeler” means any person whose name and address appears on the label pertaining to or attached to a lot or container of agricultural or vegetable seed, or both agricultural and vegetable seed, for sale and distribution within the state.
(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1051.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 52255.

52255. “Labeling” means all labels, and other written, printed, or graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, which accompany and pertain to any seed whether the seed is in bulk or in containers, and it includes invoices.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 52255.5.

52255.5. “Noncommercial seed sharing activity” means the receiving or giving away of seed by a noncommercial entity without the creation of a contractual obligation or an expectation to receive anything of value in return. This definition does not prohibit a noncommercial entity engaging in noncommercial seed sharing activity from receiving the progeny of the seeds it distributes to the extent that the activity does not violate the federal Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 2321 et seq.). Noncommercial seed sharing activity does not include receiving, storing, or distributing patented seed.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 64. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Food and Agricultural Code - FAC › DIVISION 18 - FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS › CHAPTER 2 - California Seed Law › ARTICLE 1 - Short Title and Definitions › Section 52256.

52256. “Noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed, as defined in Section 5004. As used in this chapter, noxious weed seed are of two classes, prohibited noxious weed seed and restricted noxious weed seed, which are defined in Sections 52257 and 52258, respectively.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 328.)
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52256.5. “Person” also means any individual, partnership, corporation, trust association, cooperative association, or any other business unit or organization.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 294, Sec. 1. (AB 2470) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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52257. “Prohibited noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed which the director, as provided in Section 52332, finds and declares to be a prohibited noxious weed seed and which either: (1) is not known to occur, or is of limited distribution, in this state; (2) is not widely distributed throughout the state and which not only reproduce by seed, but also by underground roots or stems; or (3) is under eradication measures in this state.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 328.)
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52257.5. “Conditioner” means any person who cleans, scarifies, or blends to obtain uniform quality, or who conducts other operations which would change the purity, germination, or identity of any lot of seed, including, but not limited to, packaging, labeling, blending together of uniform lots of the same kind or variety, or the preparation of a mixture.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 790.)
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52257.6. “Process” means any modification of the form or nature of agricultural or vegetable seed, or any treatment of the seed, which renders it inviable.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 790.)
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52257.8. “Research” means any research related to the variety, purity, quality, type, strain, or other genetic and physiological characteristics of agricultural or vegetable seed or the production thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 715, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)
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52258. “Restricted noxious weed seed” means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed, the seed of which is not otherwise designated as prohibited noxious weed seed, and which the director, as provided in Section 52332, finds and declares to be a restricted noxious weed seed.
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 328.)
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52259. “Vegetable seed” means the seed of any crop which is or may be grown in gardens or on truck farms and which is generally known and sold under the name of vegetable seed.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
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52260. “Weed seed” means any noxious weed seed or vegetable seeds, and any seed that is not included in the definitions of agricultural seed, if it occurs incidentally in agricultural seed or vegetable seeds.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 499, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.)
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52261. “Viability” means a description of living seeds which are capable of germinating.
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 381, Sec. 1.)
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52262. “Farm” means a place of agricultural production which has annual sales of agricultural products of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or more.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 706, Sec. 1.)
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52281. This chapter and the terms which are used in it shall be construed so as to conform insofar as possible with the construction which is placed upon the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C., Sec. 1551, et seq.) and regulations which are issued pursuant to that act, and to effectuate its purpose to make uniform the laws of the states adopting it.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
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52282. The secretary and, under the supervision and direction of the secretary, the commissioner of each county and the qualified representative of the commissioner, shall enforce this chapter and carry out its provisions and requirements. The secretary shall have the discretion to determine which enforcement activities are conducted by the commissioner in each county and which enforcement activities shall be conducted by department personnel.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 459, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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52283. The director may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture and other agencies in the enforcement of this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
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52284. The director may issue such orders, circulars, and announcements as he may deem necessary to further the purposes of this chapter.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
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52285. If the director or the commissioner finds that any person has violated any provision of this chapter, he may institute proceedings in the court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the violation occurred, to have such person convicted of the violation, or he may file with the district attorney with the view of prosecution such evidence as may be deemed necessary.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
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52286. The director shall maintain a properly equipped laboratory for examining and testing seeds.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
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52287. All prohibited and restricted noxious weed seed which are enumerated in this chapter or in any regulation which is adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter are hereby recognized as noxious within the meaning of the Federal Seed Act (7 U.S.C., Sec. 1551, et seq.).
(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 328.)
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52288. The Legislature hereby declares all of the following:
(a) It is the intent of this chapter to enable the seed industry, with the aid of the state, to ensure that seed purchased by the consumer-buyer is properly identified and of the quality and amount represented on the tag or label.
(b) The success of agriculture and the seed industry in this state depends upon the continued commitment to industry-funded research in order to improve the quality and variety of seed available to the consumer-buyer.
(c) Noncommercial seed sharing activity contributes significant value to the health of our communities and to the resilience of our food system. This chapter is intended to support noncommercial seed sharing activity and is not intended to supersede any provision of the California Rice Certification Act of 2000 (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 55000) of Division 20).
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 259, Sec. 2. (AB 1810) Effective January 1, 2017.)
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52289. The department may post information on its Internet Web site about noncommercial seed sharing activity that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(a) Germination or varietal purity standards.
(b) Compliance with the federal Plant Variety Protection Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 2321 et seq.).
(c) Best practices for entities participating in noncommercial seed sharing activities, including public disclosure.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 65. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)
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52291. There is in the department a Seed Advisory Board consisting of 11 members appointed by the secretary, seven of whom shall be labelers registered under the provisions of this chapter, two of whom shall be persons who receive or possess seed for sale in this state, and two of whom shall be members of the public. The members of the board who are labelers registered under the provisions of this chapter shall be representative of the functions of seed production, conditioning, marketing, or utilization.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 399, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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52291.1. It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that labelers appointed to the Seed Advisory Board pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the interest of a particular agricultural industry concerned, and that such representation and furtherance is intended to serve the public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that, with respect to persons who are appointed to such board, the particular agricultural industry concerned is tantamount to, and constitutes, the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1429.)
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52292. The term of office for each member of the board is three years. Vacancies shall be filled by the secretary for an unexpired term.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 573, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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52295. Members of the board shall receive no salary but may be allowed per diem in accordance with Department of General Services rules for attendance at meetings and other board activities authorized by the board and approved by the director.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 31. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
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52296. The board shall be advisory to the secretary and may make recommendations on all matters pertaining to this chapter including, but not limited to, seed law and regulations, enforcement, seed laboratory diagnostics and annual budgets required to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. The board shall be advisory as to the scope of the program funded by industry and recommend the dollar volume assessments, which, when combined with the registration fee required by this chapter, shall provide adequate funds to support the program.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 573, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
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52297. The board shall annually elect a chairman from its membership, and from time to time such other officers as it may deem advisable.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 919.)
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52298. The board shall meet at the call of its chairman or the director, or at the request of any four members of the board. The board shall meet at least once a year to review budget proposals and fiscal matters related to such proposals.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 919.)