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California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61304 - Consistent with the Provisions of this Article Relating to Other State Civil Service Employees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Consistent with the provisions of this article relating to
					 other state civil service employees" means that the independent investigator shall
					 comply with this chapter and provide the State Auditor's Office and employees with
					 the same rights and obligations as civil servants being investigated or interviewed
					 by the State Auditor's Office pursuant to the Act. These rights and obligations
					 include but are not limited to, matters of confidentiality, privacy, due process,
					 and protection from retaliation.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61305 - Department of Justice or DOJ

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Department of Justice" or "DOJ" means the Employment and
					 Administrative Mandate Section of the California Department of Justice, unless
					 otherwise indicated.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61306 - Employee or Employees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Employee" or "employees" means an employee or employees of the
					 State Auditor's Office.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61307 - Final Action

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Final action" means the State Auditor's written notification to
					 the independent investigator regarding any recommendations the independent
					 investigator has made or the State Auditor's reasons for not taking adverse action
					 pursuant to Government Code section
					 19570 et seq.
					 in response to the independent investigator's final written
					 report.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61308 - Good Faith

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Good faith" means the individual providing the information or
					 report of alleged improper governmental activity has a reasonable basis in fact for
					 reporting or providing the information.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61309 - Improper Governmental Activity or Iga

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Improper governmental activity" or "IGA" has the same meaning
					 as set forth in Government Code section
					 8547.5,
					 subdivision (c).
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61310 - Independent Investigator

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Independent investigator" means an individual who meets all of
					 the requirements contained in California Code of Regulations, title 2, section
					 61318.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61311 - Pending Matters Liaison

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Pending Matters Liaison" means the State Auditor's Office's
					 Chief Counsel unless the Chief Counsel is the subject of the submission, in which
					 case it means the State Auditor's Office's Assistant Chief Counsel. If both the
					 State Auditor's Office's Chief Counsel and Assistant Chief Counsel are the subject
					 of a submission, the Pending Matters Liaison means the State Auditor's Office's
					 Human Resources Manager.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61312 - Promptly and Directly Delivered

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Promptly and directly delivered" means that the State Auditor's
					 Office will transmit each submission to the Department of Justice without prior
					 review by or disclosure of the particulars to the State Auditor, by:
(a) A website that captures the submissions and
				  directly sends them via encrypted email to the Department of Justice email address
				  it provides;
(b) Providing employees
				  with a means of submitting submissions directly to the Senior Assistant Attorney
				  General of the Department of Justice via email, U.S. mail, and telephone;
(c) Forwarding any written, verbal, or telephonic
				  submissions directly to the Senior Assistant Attorney General of the Department of
				  Justice within three (3) business days of receipt. For purposes of this subdivision,
				  "receipt" means that State Auditor's Office's Chief Counsel, Chief of
				  Investigations, or Human Resources Manager take actual possession or delivery of the
				  submission.
(d) If circumstances arise
				  that prevent transmittal of the submission, in whole or in part, within the allotted
				  time period, the State Auditor's Office shall contact the Senior Assistant Attorney
				  General of the Department of Justice and arrange to transmit the submission as soon
				  as practicable.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61313 - State Auditor

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"State Auditor" means the California State Auditor appointed by
					 the governor pursuant to Government Code section
					 8543.2 or held
					 over in that position, or the Chief Deputy State Auditor when the State Auditor
					 position is vacant.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61314 - State Auditor's Office

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"State Auditor's Office" means the California State Auditor's
					 Office.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61315 - Submission

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Submission" means an allegation that the State Auditor's Office
					 or an employee engaged or participated in an improper governmental
					 activity.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions › Section 61316 - Supports a Conclusion

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Supports a conclusion" means that sufficient, reliable, and
					 credible evidence gathered by the independent investigator establishes that it is
					 more likely than not that the State Auditor's Office or an employee engaged or
					 participated in a substantiated IGA.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 2 - Independent Investigator › Section 61318 - Qualifications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The DOJ shall retain independent investigators who possess all
					 of the following qualifications:
(a)
(1) Proficiency in conducting confidential
				  workplace investigations relating to IGAs.
(2) Experience investigating matters where the
				  applicable criteria included the California Civil Service Rules, State Personnel
				  Board precedential decisions, and relevant state and federal employment
				  laws.
(3) Knowledge about the Act and
				  its application.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 2 - Independent Investigator › Section 61319 - Cost Reimbursement

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  State Auditor's Office shall reimburse the Department of Justice for the costs of
				  retaining an independent investigator under Government Code section
				  8547.5,
				  subdivision (c)(4) at an hourly rate not to exceed $500 and should not, except in
				  exceptional circumstances, exceed a total amount of $20,000 per completed
				  investigation, as adjusted by the applicable Consumer Price Index. In the
				  exceptional event that the total costs for a completed investigation will exceed
				  $20,000, as adjusted by the applicable Consumer Price Index, the independent
				  investigator shall notify the State Auditor's Office of the total anticipated cost.
				  In addition, in the exceptional event that the total costs for a completed
				  investigation exceed $20,000, as adjusted by the applicable Consumer Price Index,
				  the State Auditor's Office may defer payment of the amount in excess of the $20,000,
				  as adjusted by the Consumer Price Index, to the subsequent fiscal year if necessary
				  to maintain the State Auditor's statutory independence, uphold the integrity of the
				  audit and investigative process, prevent interference with ongoing audits and
				  investigations, and enable the State Auditor's Office to conduct its work in
				  accordance with applicable audit and investigative standards.
(b) The State Auditor's Office is only required to
				  reimburse the actual, necessary, and reasonable direct costs of the independent
				  investigator's investigative services. Costs shall be supported by itemized
				  invoices. Each invoice shall contain a detailed itemization of each service provided
				  by the independent investigator, with the specific date of service, and the amount
				  of time spent in providing the service without disclosing the identity of the
				  whistleblower or witnesses. Invoices shall be submitted to the State Auditor's
				  Office within 10 business days of the close of the investigation.
(c) Reimbursable costs to retain an independent
				  investigator do not include any of the following:
(1) Time devoted to preparation of
				  invoices.
(2) Costs for travel that
				  exceed state government rates.
(3)
				  Routine administrative costs and overhead.
California Code of Regulations › Title 2 - Administration › Division 10 - California State Auditor's Office › Chapter 5 - Alternative Whistleblower System › Subchapter 2 - Independent Investigator › Section 61320 - Confidentiality

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding
				  California Code of Regulations, title 2, section
				  61317, subdivision (h), the independent
				  investigator may disclose the identity of a person providing information for an
				  investigation as set forth in California Code of Regulations, title 2, section
				  61317, subdivision (h) to a law
				  enforcement agency that is conducting a criminal investigation.
(b) Any report that is appropriate to share with
				  any entity other than the State Auditor's Office as authorized by California Code of
				  Regulations, title 2, section
				  61317, subdivision (e) shall be redacted
				  to protect the identity of, and all identifying information relating to, the
				  whistleblower, witnesses, and employee or employees.
(c) All draft reports, documents, materials,
				  recordings, photographs, audit and investigative records, and similar evidence
				  gathered in the course of the investigation shall be kept confidential.
(d) The independent investigator and the
				  Department of Justice shall keep every investigation confidential, including any and
				  all information in any form obtained from the State Auditor's Office, the State
				  Auditor, any employee or contractor of the State Auditor's Office, or any
				  auditee.
(e) Notices of adverse actions
				  served by the State Auditor's Office at the recommendation of an independent
				  investigation pursuant to this chapter become public records after their effective
				  date and when filed with the State Personnel Board, or when appealed by the employee
				  who was served, unless an Administrative Law Judge orders them to remain
				  confidential, in whole or in part.
(f)
				  The independent investigator's investigation is confidential and remains
				  confidential even if the independent investigator determines that it is appropriate
				  to share with law enforcement, the Attorney General, or the policy committees of the
				  California State Legislature having jurisdiction over the subject
				  involved.
1. New section
					 filed 8-30-2019; operative 10-1-2019 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(a).
					 Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only and not subject to OAL review pursuant
					 to Government Code section
					 8546(g)
					 (Register 2019, No. 35).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						8546,
						Government Code. Reference: Section
						8547.5,
						Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 1 - General › Section 1 - Service of Notices

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purpose of subdivision (c) of Section
				  11505 of
				  the Government Code, notices which are required to be served by registered mail
				  may be served by certified mail pursuant to Section
				  8311 of
				  the Government Code, and shall be mailed to the licensee at the premise for
				  which his license is issued. Any licensee who desires to have such notices
				  mailed to him at an address other than his licensed premise shall file with the
				  department a specific request for that purpose, and in such case notices shall
				  be sent to the licensee at such address. Such licensee shall notify the
				  department of a change in address, and specifically request the department to
				  mail notices to the changed address.
1. New section
				  filed 12-5-62; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 62, No.
				  25).
2. Amendment filed 6-9-71 as procedural; effective upon filing
				  (Register 71, No. 24).
Note: Authority cited for Subchapter 1: Section
					 16 (renumbered 407, 1967 Stats. C.
					 15), Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section
					 11505,
					 Government Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 1 - General › Section 1.1 - Conflict of Interest Prohibition: Pesticides

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Each
				officer and employee of the Department of Pesticide Regulation whose duties
				involve enforcement or execution of the pesticide provisions of the Food and
				Agricultural Code shall comply with the Conflict of Interest Code provisions
				applicable to all Department employees. In addition, no such officer or
				employee shall hold any direct or indirect interest in the sale, manufacture,
				or distribution of any pesticide, as provided in this section.
(b) This section prohibits ownership of a
				financial interest in any business entity holding any of the following licenses
				or certificates:
(1) Certificate of Pesticide
				Registration, Food and Agricultural Code Section
				12815;
(2) Pest Control Business License, Food and
				Agricultural Code Section
				11701;
(3) Pest Control Dealer License, Food and
				Agricultural Code Section
				12101;
(4) Agricultural Pest Control Adviser
				License, Food and Agricultural Code Section
				12001;
(5) Pest Control Aircraft Pilot's
				Certificate, Food and Agricultural Code Section
				11901;
(6) Structural Pest Control Company
				Registration, Business and Professions Code Section
				8610.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 1 - Qualifications › Section 101 - General Qualifications

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
All candidates shall possess the general qualification of
					 integrity, honesty, sobriety, dependability, industry, thoroughness, accuracy,
					 good judgment, initiative, resourcefulness, courtesy, ability to work
					 cooperatively with others, willingness and ability to assume the
					 responsibilities and to conform to the conditions of work characteristic of the
					 employment, and shall be able to perform the essential functions of the job as
					 defined in any county specifications for the position. The foregoing general
					 qualifications shall be deemed to be a part of the minimum qualifications of
					 each classification and need not be specifically set forth therein.
1. Repealer
					 of Subchapter 2 (Sections
					 101 through
					 285) and new Subchapter 2 (Sections
					 101 through
					 173) filed 7-24-67; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 67, No. 30). For prior history, see
					 Registers 53, No. 1; 57, No. 1; 57, No. 12 and 65, No. 17.
2.
					 Amendment of section and NOTE filed 10-4-95; operative 10-4-95 pursuant to
					 Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 95, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407 and
						2101, Food and Agricultural Code;
						and Sections
						12027
						and
						12202,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						2101 and
						2102, Food and Agricultural Code;
						and Section
						12202,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 1 - Qualifications › Section 102 - Citizenship and Age. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. Repealer
					 filed 7-28-70 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 70, No.
					 31).
2. Certificate of Compliance--Sec.
					 11422.1, Gov. Code, filed 9-8-70
					 (Register 70, No. 36).
Note: Authority cited: Secs.
						407, Food and Agricultural Code;
						12027, Business and Professions Code. Reference: 2101 and 2102, Food and
						Agricultural Code, and 12202, Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 1 - Qualifications › Section 103 - Minimum Qualifications-County Agricultural Commissioner

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following are the minimum qualifications for admission
					 to the license examination for County Agricultural Commissioner:
(1) Possession of a valid statewide Deputy
				  County Agricultural Commissioner license; and
(2) Four years of experience in the
				  enforcement of agricultural or weights and measures laws; at least two years of
				  which shall have included management, supervisory, or program responsibility
				  experience; and
(3) A minimum of 80
				  hours of instruction in management and/or supervisory practices, obtained
				  through organized classroom training, in-service training, or accredited
				  correspondence courses.
The scope of the licensing may include the
					 following:
Knowledge of: all laws relating to the office of County
					 Agricultural Commissioner; agriculture; the structure and function of county
					 government; Department of Food and Agriculture and Department of Pesticide
					 Regulation policies and County Agricultural Commissioners' policy statements;
					 principles of administration including program planning, personnel management,
					 budgeting, training, supervision, public relations, office procedures, and
					 records management; legal processes involved in County Agricultural
					 Commissioner responsibilities; those California Code of Regulations provisions
					 dealing with work directly related to the duties of the County Agricultural
					 Commissioner and any rules and regulations of a similar nature.
Ability to: lead others; demonstrate initiative to improve
					 supervisory and management skills; head a county department; handle the funds
					 of the office in an economical manner; effectively evaluate the qualifications
					 of and demonstrate good judgment in selecting assistants; organize and direct a
					 staff of inspectors; analyze situations and people accurately; make independent
					 decisions quickly on matters of importance; get along well with others; handle
					 difficult situations accurately; take effective action; make decisions on
					 controversial matters; speak and write effectively.
1. Amendment
					 of Sections
					 103 through
					 105 filed 1-20-69; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 69, No. 4).
2. Amendment filed
					 1-30-73; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73, No. 5).
3.
					 Amendment filed 2-4-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No.
					 6).
4. Amendment of subsection (1) filed 8-11-77; effective upon
					 filing (Register 77, No. 33).
5. Amendment filed 10-4-95; operative
					 10-4-95 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 95, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						407,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						2101-
						2103,
						Food and Agricultural Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 1 - Qualifications › Section 105 - Minimum Qualifications-County Agricultural Inspector/Biologist

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  following are the minimum qualifications for admission to the licensing
				  examination for County Agricultural Inspector/Biologist:
(1) Possession of one or more valid statewide
				  specific category licenses as a County Agricultural Inspector/Biologist;
				  or
(2) Possession of a Bachelor's
				  degree from an accredited four-year college with specialization in:
(A) One or more appropriate disciplines in
				  agricultural, biological, chemical, or physical sciences; or
(B) Any discipline with a minimum of 30
				  semester units, or equivalent, in one or any combination of the following
				  disciplines:
1. Agricultural
				  Science,
2. Biological
				  Science,
3. Chemical
				  Science,
4. Physical
				  Science,
5. Mathematics,
				  and/or
6.
				  Statistics
(3)
				  The educational requirements in subsection (a)(2)(B) may be satisfied if
				  specialized requirements of the Bachelor's degree program include any
				  combination of one or more of these disciplines totaling at least 30 semester
				  units, or equivalent, or may be satisfied through additional college level
				  education, or combination thereof.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 1 - Qualifications › Section 105.1 - Student Qualifications. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
					 section filed 11-16-71; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 71, No.
					 47). For history of former section see Register 71, No. 1.
2.
					 Repealer filed 2-4-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 6).
					 Note: Through error, repealer first printed in Register 74, No. 35.
Note: Authority cited: Sec.
						407, Food and Agricultural Code.
						Reference: Sec.
						2102, Food and Agricultural
						Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 1 - Qualifications › Section 106 - Minimum Qualifications-County Sealer of Weights and Measures

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The following are the minimum qualifications for admission
					 to the licensing examination for County Sealer of Weights and Measures:
(1) Possession of a valid statewide Deputy
				  County Sealer of Weights and Measures license; and
(2) Four years of experience in the
				  enforcement of weights and measures or agricultural laws; at least two years of
				  which shall have included management, supervisory, or program responsibility
				  experience; and
(3) A minimum of 80
				  hours of instruction in management and/or supervisory practices, obtained
				  through organized classroom training, in-service training, or accredited
				  correspondence courses.
The scope of the licensing examination may include the
					 following:
Knowledge of: all laws relating to the office of County
					 Sealer of Weights and Measures; Department of Food and Agriculture policies;
					 the structure and function of county government; principles of administration
					 including program planning, personnel management, budgeting, training,
					 supervision, public relations, office procedures, and records management; legal
					 processes involved in County Sealer of Weights and Measures responsibilities;
					 those California Code of Regulations provisions dealing with work directly
					 related to the duties of the County Sealer of Weights and Measures and any
					 rules and regulations of a similar nature.
Ability to: lead others; demonstrate initiative to improve
					 supervisory and management skills; head a county department; handle the funds
					 of the office in an economical manner; effectively evaluate the qualifications
					 of and demonstrate good judgment in selecting assistants; organize and direct a
					 staff of inspectors; analyze situations and people accurately; make independent
					 decisions quickly on matters of importance; get along well with others; handle
					 difficult situations accurately; take effective action; make decisions on
					 controversial matters; speak and write effectively.
1. Amendment
					 of Sections
					 106,
					 107 and
					 108 filed 1-20-69; effective
					 thirtieth day thereafter (Register 69, No. 4).
2. Amendment filed
					 2-4-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 74, No. 6).
3.
					 Amendment filed 8-11-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
					 33).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 10-4-95; operative
					 10-4-95 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 95, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						12027,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						12202,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 1 - Qualifications › Section 108 - Minimum Qualifications-County Weights and Measures Inspector

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(a) The
				  following are the minimum qualifications for admission to the licensing
				  examination for County Weights and Measures Inspector:
(1) Possession of one or more valid statewide
				  specific category licenses as a County Weights and Measures Inspector or County
				  Agricultural Inspector/Biologist; or
(2) Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an
				  accredited four-year college or equivalent educational course credits from an
				  accredited college with specialization in:
(A)
				  One or more appropriate disciplines in chemical or physical science, physics,
				  mathematics, engineering, or other job-related majors such as law enforcement,
				  commerce or marketing. Registration in an accredited four-year college as a
				  senior majoring in one of these fields will admit applicants to the examination
				  but a certificate will not be issued until graduation; or
(B) Any discipline with a minimum of 30
				  semester units, or equivalent, in one or any combination of the following
				  disciplines:
1. Chemical Science,
2. Commerce,
3. Engineering,
4. Law Enforcement,
5. Marketing,
6. Mathematics,
7. Physical Science,
8. Physics, and/or
9. Statistics
(3) The educational requirements in
				  subdivision (a)(2)(B) may be satisfied if specialized requirements of the
				  Bachelor's degree include any combination of one or more of these disciplines
				  totaling at least 30 semester units, or equivalent, or may be satisfied through
				  additional college level education, or combination thereof.
(4) Provided that the candidate possesses a
				  minimum of 30 semester units, or equivalent, in one or any combination of
				  disciplines specified in subsection (a)(2)(B), experience in one or more of the
				  following may be substituted for up to two years of college on a year-for-year
				  basis (equivalent to 30 semester units per year):
(A) Enforcement of weights and measures or
				  agricultural laws,
(B) The
				  inspection, maintenance, repair or installation of weighing or measuring
				  instruments or equipment,
(C)
				  Consumer protection or resolution of consumer complaints in a public or private
				  consumer affairs agency,
(D) Law
				  enforcement or investigation work in a federal, state or local jurisdiction,
				  or
(E) Responsible quality or
				  quantity control work in the production of consumer commodities. This
				  experience must have been at a level comparable to that of a county weights and
				  measure inspector or agricultural
				  inspector/biologist.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 1 - Qualifications › Section 108.1 - Special Examination for County Weights and Measures Inspector. [Repealed]

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1. New
					 section filed 6-24-69 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 69, No.
					 26).
2. Certificate of Non-compliance (repealer by operation of
					 Section
					 11422.1,
					 Gov. Code) filed 7-8-69 (Register 71, No. 1).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 1 - Qualifications › Section 109 - Inspector Qualifications Limitations

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A county agricultural inspector/biologist or weights and
					 measures inspector shall not be directed to perform duties in those categories
					 in which not licensed except under qualified supervision.
1. Amendment
					 filed 1-20-69; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 69, No.
					 4).
2. Amendment filed 8-11-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 77, No. 33).
3. Amendment filed 10-4-95; operative 10-4-95
					 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 95, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						407, Food and Agricultural Code and
						Section
						12027,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						2101-2103, Food and Agricultural
						Code and Section
						12202,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 121 - Examinations

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Examinations shall be of such character as fairly to test
					 and determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors actually
					 to perform the duties of the classification for which they seek licenses.
					 Examinations may be assembled or unassembled, written or oral, or in the form
					 of a demonstration of skill, or any combination of these; and any investigation
					 of character, personality, education and experience and any tests of
					 intelligence, capacity, technical knowledge, manual skill, or physical fitness
					 which the Secretary deems are appropriate, may be employed.
A candidate who holds a valid commissioner or sealer
					 license may qualify for the other license by obtaining the appropriate deputy
					 license and passing an oral examination.
1. Amendment
					 filed 1-20-69; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 69, No.
					 4).
2. Amendment filed 2-4-74; effective thirtieth day thereafter
					 (Register 74, No. 6).
3. Amendment filed 10-4-95; operative 10-4-95
					 pursuant to Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 95, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						407, Food and Agricultural Code and
						Section
						12027,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						2101-2103, Food and Agricultural
						Code and Section
						12202,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 122 - Confidential Records

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Applications when filed and all other examination
					 materials, including examination questions and booklets, are the property of
					 the Department and are confidential records open to inspection only if and when
					 determined by the Director.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 123 - Minimum Rating Required

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In order to qualify for a license of eligibility, a
					 candidate must receive a grade of not less than 70 percent in the written
					 examination; or the written or oral score shall be expressed as qualified or
					 eliminated without the assignment of percentage ratings.
1. Amendment
					 filed 1-20-69; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 69, No.
					 4).
2. Amendment filed 10-4-95; operative 10-4-95 pursuant to
					 Government Code section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 95, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						407, Food and Agricultural Code and
						Section
						12027,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections
						2101-2103, Food and Agricultural
						Code and Section
						12202,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 124 - Qualifying for Lower Class

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When examinations are held for a higher and a lower
					 classification in the same series, it shall be within the discretion of the
					 Secretary to pass a candidate for the lower classification if the candidate
					 attains a passing score for the examination for the lower classification but
					 does not receive a passing score in the examination applied for.
1. Amendment
					 filed 8-11-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No.
					 33).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
					 3-17-97 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 97, No. 12).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 125 - Announcement

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Examinations shall be held at such times and places as the
					 Secretary may determine.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending section filed 3-17-97 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 97, No. 12).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 126 - Fee

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The Secretary may charge each candidate a fee to cover the
					 actual cost of providing the license examinations. The fees for the County
					 Agricultural Commissioner, the Deputy County Agricultural Commissioner, the
					 County Agricultural Inspector/Biologist, the County Sealer of Weights and
					 Measures, the Deputy County Sealer of Weights and Measures, and the County
					 Weights and Measures Inspector examinations are seventy-five dollars ($75)
					 each.
1. Repealer
					 and new section filed 10-4-95; operative 10-4-95 pursuant to Government Code
					 section
					 11343.4(d)
					 (Register 95, No. 40).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						407 and
						2101, Food and Agricultural Code;
						and Sections
						12027
						and
						12202,
						Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section
						2101, Food and Agricultural Code;
						and Section
						12202,
						Business and Professions Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 127 - Explanations

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All necessary explanations will be made to the whole group
					 taking the written examination and no question will be explained to any
					 individual candidate. Examiners shall not make any comment that may assist any
					 candidate to answer any question.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 128 - Prohibited Acts

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Communication between candidates during examination is
					 strictly forbidden; and candidates are forbidden to receive any unauthorized
					 assistance in the examination. Before the commencement of an examination,
					 candidates will be required to hand to examiner any unauthorized printed or
					 written matter in their possession that might serve to aid them in the
					 examination. Evidence of copying or collusion or deception or fraud in
					 connection with any examination, application or request to be examined, may
					 result in the cancellation of his examination and the debarment of the
					 candidate from future examinations. Copies of the questions in the examination
					 may not be made or taken from the examination room.
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 129 - Prohibited Marks

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Any candidate in any written examination who places any
					 identifying mark upon examination papers, other than his identification number,
					 may be deprived of all benefits under such examination.
1. Amendment
					 filed 8-11-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 33).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 130 - Rating of Written Examinations

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All examination papers shall be marked and graded under the
					 direction of the Secretary and in accordance with the examination
					 announcement.
1. Change
					 without regulatory effect amending section filed 3-17-97 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 97, No. 12).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 131 - Rating by Interview

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The oral examination will deal with the candidate's general
					 fitness and also with the category or categories for which the candidate has
					 qualified in the written examination. In connection with any oral examination,
					 a field or laboratory demonstration may be required.
1. Amendment
					 filed 8-11-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 33).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 132 - Notice of Examination Result

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As soon as the scoring of an examination has been
					 completed, each candidate shall be notified in writing of the examination
					 results.
1. Amendment
					 filed 8-11-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 33).
California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 2 - Examination for County Officers/Employees › Article 2 - Examination › Section 133 - Appeals and Protests

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Any candidate may appeal to the Department to have
					 examination papers reviewed on the ground of errors committed in the rating, if
					 such appeal is made in writing within 30 days after the notice of the result of
					 written examination has been mailed to the candidate. Upon a review of the
					 candidate's examination papers, the rating may be changed in accordance with
					 such review. When such review discloses errors which affect the examination
					 papers of all candidates, then all the examination papers shall be reviewed.
					 Except for protested items, examination material shall not be made available
					 for review by candidates. Any candidate may appeal to the Department to have
					 the decision of the oral examining board reviewed if such appeal is made in
					 writing within 30 days after the notice of the result of the oral examination
					 has been mailed to the candidate.
1. Amendment
					 filed 8-11-77; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 77, No. 33).