California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 1 - Administration › Chapter 4 - Permit Reform Act › Article 1 - Department of Food and Agriculture-Permit Reform Act › Section 300 - Permit Processing Times (Including Licenses, Permits, Registrations and Certificates)

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Within the number of calendar days of receipt of an application for a permit
				  shown in column A of subsection (c), the Department shall inform the applicant
				  in writing that the application is either complete and accepted for filing, or
				  that it is deficient, and what specific information or documentation is
				  required to complete the application. An application is considered complete if
				  all necessary fees and information required by the application form have been
				  submitted.
(b) Within the number of
				  calendar days after receipt of a complete application, as shown in column B of
				  subsection (c), the Department shall approve or disapprove the
				  application.
(c) The Department's
				  minimum, median, and maximum time periods, in calendar days, for processing an
				  application from the receipt of the initial application to the final decision,
				  based on the Department's actual performance during the two years immediately
				  preceding the proposal of this section, are shown in columns C, D, and E of the
				  chart which follows:
A
B
C
D
E
Maximum time for notifying that
							 application is complete or deficient
Maximum time after receipt of a
							 complete application to approve or deny permit
ACTUAL DAYS TO PROCESS
							 BASED ON PRIOR TWO YEARS
Permit Type
Minimum
Median
Maximum
(Days)
(Days)
(Days)
(1) Animal Health and Food Safety
							 Services:
Livestock Meat Inspector
							 License1..........................
14
60
1
29
325
Poultry Meat Inspector
							 License1..........................
14
60
5
76
162
Retail Meat Processing Establishment
							 License1..........................
14
60
1
34
237
Custom Livestock Slaughter Establishment
							 License1..........................
14
60
6
62
163
Poultry Plant
							 License1..........................
14
60
19
68
194
Pet Food
							 Processor1..........................
14
60
48
116
185
Horsemeat and Pet Food
							 Importers1..........................
14
60
15
32
49
Dead Hauler License..........................
14
60
4
11
13
--Renewal..........................
14
60
2
4
5
Renderer License..........................
14
60
22
37
216
--Renewal..........................
14
60
7
10
33
Collection Center
							 License..........................
14
60
7
24
74
--Renewal..........................
14
60
2
34
59
Inedible Kitchen Grease Transporter
							 Registration..........................
14
60
3
5
13
--Renewal..........................
14
60
3
16
93
License for the Production of
							 Biologics..........................
30
30
12
27
169
--Renewal..........................
30
30
2
21
47
License to Feed Garbage to
							 Swine1..........................
10
10
11
11
11
License for Vessel and Aircraft Garbage
							 Collection2..........................
14
45
8
37
60
Limited Dairy Inspector
							 Certificate2..........................
30
60
16
17
37
Registered Dairy Inspector
							 Certificate2..........................
60
140
36
68
142
Certificate of Proficiency in the Analysis of Milk and
							 Milk Products2..........................
30
90
1
28
76
Frozen Milk Products Plant
							 License1..........................
60
90
4
29
161
Milk Products Plant
							 License..........................
60
90
16
29
130
--Renewal..........................
30
60
1
10
53
Semi-Frozen Milk Products Plant
							 License1..........................
30
90
1
11
268
Bulk Milk Tanker Permit..........................
60
90
No historical record.
-- Renewal..........................
60
90
No historical record.
(2) Division of Inspection
							 Services:..........................
Commercial Feed
							 License1..........................
14
45
1
13
103
Fertilizing Materials
							 License1..........................
14
60
1
25
153
Fertilizing Materials
							 Registration..........................
14
90
1
61
240
--Renewal..........................
14
90
4
54
239
Livestock
							 Drug--Registration..........................
14
60
1
28
162
--Renewal..........................
14
45
1
16
243
Restricted Livestock Drug--
							 License..........................
14
60
1
12
83
--Renewal..........................
14
45
1
22
58
(3) Division of Marketing Services
Produce Dealer Act
							 Licenses1,3..........................
45
90
1
36
195
Processor or Cash Buying Processor
							 License1..........................
45
90
9
48
147
Conjunctive
							 License1..........................
45
90
8
60
183
Agent's
							 License1..........................
45
90
1
9
70
Milk Handler
							 License4..........................
45
90
1
12
91
x--Renewal..........................
45
90
1
16
188
(4) Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services
Seed, Authorization to
							 Sell..........................
14
75
3
20
78
--Renewal..........................
14
60
1
10
39
Nursery Stock, License to
							 Sell..........................
14
60
16
37
123
--Renewal..........................
14
45
6
16
43
Permit to Move and Use Live Plant Pests or Insects or
							 Noxious Weeds2..........................
30
90
1
14
102
Permit to Move and Use Plant Quarantine
							 Commodities2..........................
30
90
1
17
150
Cotton Research
							 Authorization..........................
45
60
No historical record.
1 Median processing time for
							 renewals does not exceed 7 days.
2 Not subject to Renewal.
3 Includes Broker, Cash Buyer,
							 Commission Merchant, Dealer, or any combination.
4 Includes Handlers and
							 Distributors.
1. New
					 section filed 11-28-89; operative 1-1-90 (Register 89, No. 49).
2.
					 Change without regulatory effect pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations filed 5-2-90; operative 5-2-90 (Register 90, No. 24).
3.
					 Amendment of subsection (c) filed 6-4-90; operative 7-4-90 (Register 90, No.
					 29).
4. Editorial correction of printing error duplicating
					 subsections (a)-(c) (Register 90, No. 46).
5. Amendment of
					 subsection (c) filed 2-25-91; operative 3-27-91 (Register 91, No.
					 13).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending article heading
					 and subsection (c) filed 9-2-93 pursuant to title 1, section
					 100, California Code of Regulations
					 (Register 93, No. 36).
7. Amendment of subsection (c)(4) filed
					 3-4-99 as an emergency; operative 3-4-99 (Register 99, No. 10). A Certificate
					 of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-2-99 or emergency language will
					 be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Certificate
					 of Compliance as to 3-4-99 order transmitted to OAL 6-16-99 and filed 7-27-99
					 (Register 99, No. 31).
9. Amendment of subsection (c)(1) filed
					 10-25-2001 as an emergency; operative 10-25-2001 (Register 2001, No. 43). A
					 Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-22-2002 or emergency
					 language will be repealed by operation of law on the following
					 day.
10. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-25-2001 order
					 transmitted to OAL 2-15-2002 and filed 4-2-2002 (Register 2002, No.
					 14).
11. Amendment of subsection (c)(1) filed 7-1-2002; operative
					 7-31-2002 (Register 2002, No. 27).
12. Amendment of subsection
					 (c)(1) filed 4-3-2003; operative 5-3-2003 (Register 2003, No.
					 14).
13. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
					 1-21-2015 pursuant to section
					 100, title 1, California Code of
					 Regulations (Register 2015, No. 4).
Note: Authority cited: Section
						407,
						Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections
						5302,
						6305,
						6721,
						9210,
						10981,
						14281,
						14321,
						14591,
						14601,
						15051,
						16153,
						18990,
						19000,
						19010,
						19240,
						19260,
						19300,
						19300.5,
						19310,
						19320,
						24741,
						24742,
						25051,
						25052,
						33112,
						33112.1,
						33227,
						33704,
						35011,
						35167,
						52351
						and
						52903,
						Food and Agricultural Code.