DIVISION 1. STATE ADMINISTRATION [101. - 1501.]
Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.
§§ 101–1501 · 179 sections
PART 1. THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE §§ 101–894 · 165 sections
CHAPTER 1. Organization §§ 101–105 · 5 sections
- § 101 There is in the state government the Department of Food and Agriculture.
- § 102 The department is under the control of a civil executive officer known as the Secretary of Food and Agriculture who shall receive the salary provided for by…
- § 103 Except as is otherwise provided in this chapter, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 11150) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code governs…
- § 104 The secretary may appoint and in accordance with law fix the salaries of such assistants, deputies, agents, experts, and other employees as are necessary for…
- § 105 The chief of the division of the department who has jurisdiction over livestock and poultry disease control, meat inspection and dairy inspection and control…
CHAPTER 2. Fiscal Duties and Powers §§ 201–306 · 40 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions § 201 · 1 section
- § 201 The department may expend in accordance with law all money which is made available for its use.
ARTICLE 2. Department of Food and Agriculture Fund §§ 221–227 · 9 sections
- § 221 (a) The “Department of Food and Agriculture Fund,” which is a special fund, is continued in existence. Any moneys that are directed by law to be paid into the…
- § 221.1 Notwithstanding Section 221, the department shall establish all permanent positions with the Controller’s office, pursuant to standard state administrative…
- § 222 The director shall keep a separate record of the classes and sources of income which are credited to, and disbursed from, the Department of Food and…
- § 223 A sum not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) may, upon approval of the Department of Finance, be withdrawn from the Department of Food and…
- § 224 Moneys transferred by the Controller to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund from the Motor Vehicle Fuel Account pursuant to Section 8352.5 of the…
- § 224.5 (a) In order to be eligible for the transfer specified in subdivision (g) of Section 224, counties must meet all of the following criteria, as determined by…
- § 225 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on all funds transferred from the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and the Acala Cotton Fund for any purpose…
- § 226 (a) Notwithstanding Section 11044 of the Government Code, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) is hereby continuously appropriated from the…
- § 227 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to avoid unnecessary charges and to provide for efficient program implementation, the fees and…
ARTICLE 2.5. Agriculture Trust Fund §§ 230–240.5 · 14 sections
- § 230 As used in this article: (a) “Advisory body” means the advisory body for each individual agriculture program. (b) “Agriculture programs” means the programs…
- § 231 The Legislature finds and declares that the maintenance of agriculture funded programs described in subdivision (b) of Section 230 is necessary to ensure the…
- § 232 The Agriculture Trust Fund is hereby created. The trust fund is not a fund of the State Treasury. Transfers to the trust fund may be deposited in the State…
- § 233 (a) The trust fund consists of moneys transferred by the director from the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, including all income therefrom. The amount…
- § 234 The trust fund is created for the exclusive purpose of implementing and continuing the agricultural programs for which the funds were collected.
- § 235 Each agricultural program specified in subdivision (b) of Section 230 with funds contained in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund shall participate in…
- § 236 The beneficiaries of the trust are the agricultural programs with money contained in the trust fund.
- § 237 The trust fund shall continue in existence for as long as any of the agricultural programs specified in subdivision (b) of Section 230 continues to exist. Upon…
- § 238 It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that the advisory body for each of the identified agricultural programs is intended to…
- § 238.5 The chairperson of each advisory body shall advise the director on the administration of the trust fund, including, but not limited to, the amount of the fund…
- § 239 All trust fund activities shall be subject to an audit at least once every two years by an auditing firm selected by the director in accordance with Chapter 2…
- § 239.5 Any money that is deposited pursuant to Section 232, which the director determines is available for investment, may be invested or reinvested in any of the…
- § 240 The moneys in the trust fund shall be disbursed only to pay for costs arising from unanticipated occurrences associated with administering self-funded…
- § 240.5 This article shall be liberally construed. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the…
ARTICLE 3. Interdepartmental Expenses §§ 241–243 · 3 sections
- § 241 The secretary may charge a bureau, division, board, or other agency of the department that is supported other than by the appropriations from the General Fund…
- § 242 (a) Apportionment of the expenses shall be made and determined by the secretary, subject to the approval of the Director of Finance. The proportionate or…
- § 243 Any money which is charged and received by the department pursuant to this article shall be remitted to the State Treasury for credit to the current…
ARTICLE 4. License and Registration §§ 261–263 · 3 sections
- § 261 Unless otherwise specifically provided in this code, any license or registration which is issued pursuant to this code expires whenever the bond which is…
- § 262 Notwithstanding any provision of law, a license, registration, certificate, permit, exception, or other indicia of authority issued by the department under any…
- § 263 Notwithstanding any provision of law, the department may deny an application for, or may condition, suspend, or revoke, any license, registration, certificate,…
ARTICLE 5. Collection §§ 281–284 · 4 sections
- § 281 The director may direct suit in the name of the people of the state, as plaintiff, to be brought for the recovery of any license or other fee against any…
- § 282 In cases where the director may perform sampling, grading, testing, inspection, or certification services in relation to any agricultural product, or…
- § 283 In lieu of collecting fees in advance pursuant to Section 282, the director may, if he deems it necessary, accept a bond which guarantees payment of the fees.…
- § 284 If the director finds that any amount not in excess of five dollars ($5) which is due pursuant to this code is so small as not to justify the cost of its…
ARTICLE 6. Refunds §§ 301–306 · 6 sections
- § 301 As used in this article, “fee” includes, but is not limited to, any application fee, license fee, permit fee, inspection fee, certification fee, registration…
- § 302 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director may authorize the refund of any money which is received or collected by the department in the payment…
- § 303 A refund may be made in whole or in part in any of the following instances: (a) The purpose for a fee cannot lawfully be accomplished for the person that paid…
- § 304 The fiscal officer of the department shall make payment of any refund pursuant to this article if the director prepares a voucher which sets forth the facts…
- § 305 If any money which is to be refunded has been deposited in the State Treasury, the State Controller, upon receipt of a claim which is filed by the department,…
- § 306 If the director finds that the amount of any refund is less than ten dollars ($10) or an amount established pursuant to Section 16302.1 of the Government Code,…
CHAPTER 3. Other Powers and Duties §§ 401–593 · 79 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 401–412 · 13 sections
- § 401 The department shall promote and protect the agricultural industry of the state.
- § 401.5 The department shall also seek to enhance, protect, and perpetuate the ability of the private sector to produce food and fiber in a way that benefits the…
- § 402 The department shall prevent fraud and deception in any of the following: (a) Packing or labeling, or in any phase of the marketing, of any agricultural…
- § 403 The department shall prevent the introduction and spread of injurious insect or animal pests, plant diseases, and noxious weeds.
- § 404 The department shall execute the provisions of this code, except as otherwise provided, and of other laws administered by it.
- § 405 (a) With the prior approval of the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the State Department of Public Health, the department may reproduce or distribute…
- § 406 The department shall require reports from commissioners.
- § 407 The director may adopt such regulations as are reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this code which he is directed or authorized to administer…
- § 408 The director may enter upon any premises to inspect the premises or any plant, appliance, or thing which is on such premises.
- § 409 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department by rule or regulation may provide for the issuance and renewal on a two-year basis of licenses, certificates…
- § 410 It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Food and Agriculture, in cooperation with appropriate county officials and industry representatives,…
- § 411 (a) The Department of Food and Agriculture shall supply the Department of Water Resources with a forecast that estimates the amount of production of food,…
- § 412 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a diversity of dairy methane management practices, including anaerobic digesters and nondigester dairy methane…
ARTICLE 2. Services §§ 431–436 · 6 sections
- § 431 The department shall collect and preserve books, pamphlets, periodicals, and other documents which contain information that relates to agriculture.
- § 432 The department shall collect and prepare statistics, charts, films, photographs, and other illustrative or exhibit material and information which shows the…
- § 433 The department shall correspond with agricultural societies, colleges, schools, the commissioners, and with all other persons who are necessary to secure the…
- § 434 The department shall issue and cause to be printed and distributed to the commissioners, and to such other persons as it may deem proper, bulletins, charts,…
- § 435 The director may establish an identification record service for parent root and top stock of fruit and nut trees. He shall establish a reasonable schedule of…
- § 436 Any money which is received by the department pursuant to Section 435 shall be paid into the State Treasury and be credited to the Department of Food and…
ARTICLE 3. Surveys and Investigations §§ 461–462 · 2 sections
- § 461 The department may conduct surveys or investigations of any nursery, orchard, vineyard, agricultural commodity, agricultural appliance, farm, or other premises…
- § 462 The director may enter into an agreement with one or more organizations representing growers, shippers, manufacturers of agricultural commodities, nonprofit…
ARTICLE 4. Intergovernmental Cooperation §§ 481–486 · 6 sections
- § 481 (a) The department may, with the approval of the Governor, cooperate with officials of the United States Department of Agriculture or with officials of other…
- § 482 (a) The director may enter into cooperative agreements with individuals, associations, boards of supervisors, and with departments, divisions, bureaus, boards,…
- § 483 The director may arrange for the services of any individual employed by the United States, the state, or a county on a collaborative basis and allow him a…
- § 484 The director may enter into cooperative agreements with departments, divisions, bureaus, boards, or commissions of the United States for the purpose of…
- § 485 (a) The secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with private entities, and with boards, bureaus, commissions, or departments of this state or of the…
- § 486 Notwithstanding Section 482, the secretary may not enter into a cooperative agreement with a county of the first class, as defined in Section 28022 of the…
ARTICLE 4.5. Food Biotechnology Task Force §§ 491–492 · 2 sections
- § 491 The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Consumers have an interest in being informed about the benefits and potential quantifiable risks to their…
- § 492 (a) The Legislature hereby creates the Food Biotechnology Task Force. The task force shall be cochaired by the Secretary of California Health and Human…
ARTICLE 5. Sustainable Agriculture §§ 500–501 · 2 sections
- § 500 Pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 821, it is the intent of the Legislature that programs at the University of California designed to promote research on,…
- § 501 Pursuant to Section 500 and subdivision (d) of Section 821, the Legislature requests that the Regents of the University of California do both of the following:…
ARTICLE 6. Farmer Equity Act of 2017 §§ 510–515 · 6 sections
- § 510 This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Farmer Equity Act of 2017.
- § 511 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) California recognizes the importance of investing in the long-term prosperity of our food and…
- § 512 For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Secretary” refers to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. (b) “Socially…
- § 513 (a) The department shall ensure the inclusion of socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, including socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers in…
- § 514 (a) On or before January 1, 2020, the department shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature on efforts to serve socially disadvantaged farmers…
- § 515 (a) The department, in consultation with the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Producer Advisory Committee and the Small-Scale Producer Advisory…
ARTICLE 7. Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories §§ 520–531 · 12 sections
- § 520 “University,” as used in this article, means the University of California.
- § 521 It is the intent of the Legislature that the department contract with the Regents of the University of California to operate poultry and livestock disease…
- § 522 When a central diagnostic laboratory constructed on the Davis campus of the university is ready for occupancy, the director shall contract with the Regents of…
- § 523 The contract executed pursuant to this article shall provide that the university maintain sufficient numbers of laboratories to perform the functions contained…
- § 524 (a) A central diagnostic laboratory building to be constructed on the Davis campus of the university adjacent to the facilities of the Veterinary Medical…
- § 525 After the contract has been executed pursuant to Section 521, the diagnostic functions of the regional laboratories maintained at Petaluma and Sacramento shall…
- § 526 The contract shall provide that the university, in consultation with the department, shall establish a schedule of fees to help defray the cost of operation of…
- § 527 The contract shall provide for all of the following services which, when included in the department’s budget, shall be provided without charge: (a) Services…
- § 528 The contract shall specify the accounting procedures to be used and any reports necessary to assure compliance with state and university requirements.
- § 529 It is intended that the contractual arrangement between the university and the department be of long-term duration. The department’s budget for the…
- § 530 A member of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Board is entitled to be paid his or her actual expenses which are incurred while engaged in performing his or…
- § 531 The budget for the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory shall be established as a line item in the budget of the department. The operating…
ARTICLE 8. Sustainable Agriculture §§ 550–555 · 6 sections
- § 550 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Act of 1986.
- § 551 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) There is a growing movement in California and the nation to change farming techniques by adopting…
- § 552 The purpose of this article is to promote more research and education on sustainable agricultural practices, such as organic methods, biological control, and…
- § 553 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Regents of the University of California establish the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program…
- § 554 (a) If the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is established by the regents, the President of the University of California shall establish…
- § 555 If the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program is established by the regents, it shall be established from existing resources.
ARTICLE 8.5. The Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995 §§ 560–570 · 8 sections
- § 560 This article shall be known as the Cannella Environmental Farming Act of 1995.
- § 561 The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) California agriculture helps to feed the world and fuel our economy. Agriculture provides one out of…
- § 564 Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Agricultural activities” means those activities…
- § 566 (a) The department shall establish and oversee a sustainable agriculture program. The program shall provide research, technical assistance, and incentive…
- § 568 (a) The secretary shall convene an 11-member Scientific Advisory Panel on Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture to advise the secretary on the implementation…
- § 569 (a) (1) The department, in consultation with the panel, shall establish and oversee a Healthy Soils Program. The program shall seek to optimize climate…
- § 569.5 (a) There is hereby created the Climate Smart Agriculture Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, which shall consist of moneys made available…
- § 570 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Programs” means the Healthy Soils Program established pursuant to Section 569, the…
ARTICLE 9. University of California Center for Pest Research §§ 576–585 · 10 sections
- § 576 This article shall be known and may be cited as the University of California Pest Research Act of 1990.
- § 577 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) There is a need to develop and apply ecologically based pest management alternatives that are…
- § 578 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this article. (a) “Center” means the University of California…
- § 579 It is the intent of the Legislature that the responsibilities of the center include, but are not limited to, all of the following: (a) Establishing…
- § 580 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the center, through its director, develop a list of recommended pest management research priorities for the…
- § 581 To the extent that it is economically and scientifically feasible, it is the intent of the Legislature that the center shall award pest research funds obtained…
- § 582 It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California appoint a director of the center who is knowledgeable about pest management practices and…
- § 583 (a) The University of California shall prepare an annual report describing the activities of the center, major objectives and significant accomplishments of…
- § 584 If the center is established by the Regents of the University of California, it is the intent of the Legislature that the administrative costs of establishing…
- § 585 This article shall apply to the University of California only to the extent that the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make any of these…
ARTICLE 9.5. Coexistence Working Groups §§ 587–588 · 2 sections
- § 587 The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) The Legislature supports the agricultural community’s efforts to promote choices of farming methods,…
- § 588 (a) When conflicts arise between sectors of agriculture, the secretary may designate agricultural coexistence working groups to work towards conflict…
ARTICLE 10. Farm to Community Food Hub Program §§ 590–593 · 4 sections
- § 590 For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Beginning,” in reference to a farmer or rancher, means a person who has materially and…
- § 591 (a) The Farm to Community Food Hub Program is hereby established for the purpose of piloting investments in the capital aggregation and distribution…
- § 592 (a) The program shall incentivize the creation and permanency of public-serving aggregation and distribution enterprises, known as farm to community food hubs,…
- § 593 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January…
CHAPTER 4. Buildings of the Department of Food and Agriculture §§ 601–655 · 13 sections
ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions §§ 601–604 · 3 sections
- § 601 The department may, with the approval of the Department of General Services, purchase or otherwise acquire real property. It may construct and equip buildings…
- § 603 Any building or improvement that is constructed by the department pursuant to this chapter shall be primarily for the occupancy of the department and its…
- § 604 The building or improvement shall be administered and supervised by the department in accordance with rules and regulations which are established by the…
ARTICLE 2. Department of Agriculture Building Fund §§ 621–627 · 6 sections
- § 621 The Department of Agriculture Building Fund is continued in existence.
- § 622 (a) When there are moneys appropriated to the department, excluding General Fund appropriations, that are not required to meet any demand that has accrued or…
- § 623 All rentals which are collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Agriculture Building Fund.
- § 624 The moneys in the Department of Agriculture Building Fund are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, to carry out this…
- § 626 Money shall not be transferred pursuant to Section 622 to the Department of Agriculture Building Fund if it will interfere with the administrative purposes for…
- § 627 (a) The secretary may do any and all things that are necessary to protect the investment or use, including the purchase of insurance against the loss of, or…
ARTICLE 3. Leases and Rentals §§ 651–655 · 4 sections
- § 651 Any building or improvement that is controlled by the department may contain space in excess of the requirements of the department. Until needed, the excess…
- § 653 The department may contract with the Department of General Services to handle the rentals of any space over and above that which is required for the department…
- § 654 The secretary may allocate space to the commissions, divisions, bureaus, advisory boards, and services that comprise the department or agencies that are…
- § 655 The occupancy of any space that is not required by the department for the commissions, divisions, bureaus, advisory boards, and services specified in Section…
CHAPTER 5. Foreign Trade Practices §§ 701–705 · 5 sections
- § 701 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) California farm sales, which are of vital importance to California agriculture and the state’s…
- § 702 It is the intent of the Legislature to support the multilateral and bilateral free and fair trade negotiation process currently in place, but to provide…
- § 703 The department may, upon the request of a California agricultural interest which is pursuing a case under Section 301 or 302 of the Trade Act of 1974, gather…
- § 704 The director shall establish a reasonable schedule of fees to cover the amount expended for providing analytical assistance, information, and data requested by…
- § 705 All state agencies, including, but not limited to, the Department of Finance and the Employment Development Department shall cooperate with the director in the…
CHAPTER 6. State Agricultural Policy §§ 801–822 · 5 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 801–803 · 3 sections
- § 801 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Thurman Agricultural Policy Act.
- § 802 The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Agriculture is the number one industry in California, which is the leading agricultural state in the…
- § 803 The Legislature further finds and declares that, regardless of the findings in Section 802, this state does not presently have a formal agricultural policy.…
ARTICLE 2. Agricultural Policy §§ 821–822 · 2 sections
- § 821 As part of promoting and protecting the agricultural industry of the state and for the protection of public health, safety, and welfare, the Legislature shall…
- § 822 The Legislature shall review actions taken in the implementation and furtherance of the state agricultural policy for their impact on the following factors:…
CHAPTER 8. Agriculture Theft Prevention §§ 851–885 · 13 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions § 851 · 1 section
- § 851 It is the intent of this chapter to establish a means of identifying the owner of any fruits, nuts, or vegetables which are the food product of any tree, vine,…
ARTICLE 2. Proof of Ownership §§ 861–866 · 6 sections
- § 861 For lots of over 25 pounds of any fruits, nuts, or vegetables that are the food product of any tree, vine, or plant, or for lots of over 200 pounds of any burl…
- § 862 Upon probable cause to believe any fruits, nuts, vegetables, or walnut burl regulated pursuant to this chapter is in unlawful possession, proof of ownership…
- § 863 A bill of lading, bill of sale, certified farmers certificate, data obtainable by electronic transmission which is accessible to a common carrier, or a similar…
- § 864 It is unlawful for any person to knowingly falsify or cause to be falsified any information in a record intended to show proof of ownership.
- § 865 A copy of the record shall be retained by the buyer and seller for a period of 60 days after delivery.
- § 866 This chapter establishes minimal requirements for the transportation and identification of agricultural commodities. A county may, by ordinance, impose…
ARTICLE 3. Exceptions § 871 · 1 section
- § 871 This chapter does not apply to the following agricultural commodities: (a) Commodities transported from the farm or ranch where they are produced to a…
ARTICLE 4. Enforcement §§ 881–885 · 5 sections
- § 881 Any peace officer, upon probable cause to believe an agricultural commodity regulated pursuant to this chapter is being unlawfully transported, may stop the…
- § 882 Upon reasonable belief that a person is in unlawful possession of a commodity regulated by this chapter, the commodity may be held or seized by the secretary,…
- § 883 The director, the commissioner, or a peace officer may investigate to ascertain the ownership of any commodity that has been held pursuant to this chapter. If…
- § 884 (a) If for any reason the commodity is not released to the rightful owner after being in the custody of the commissioner for 48 hours or, in the case of a…
- § 885 In lieu of civil prosecution, the secretary or the commissioner may levy a civil penalty against any person violating the provisions of this chapter or any…
CHAPTER 9. False, Deceptive, or Misleading Marketing §§ 890–894 · 5 sections
- § 890 (a) It is unlawful for any person or entity, or employee or agent of that person or entity, to make any statement, representation, or assertion orally, by…
- § 891 In lieu of prosecution, the secretary, or a county agricultural commissioner under the authority of the secretary, may levy a civil penalty against a person or…
- § 892 Any action taken against a person by the secretary or a county agricultural commissioner pursuant to Section 890 or 891 shall not preclude the secretary or a…
- § 893 (a) All civil penalties collected pursuant to this chapter by the secretary shall be deposited in the Direct Agricultural Marketing Penalty Account, which is…
- § 894 An action brought by the state or a county pursuant to Section 891 or 892 for a violation of Section 890 shall preclude a concurrent proceeding by the state or…
PART 2. THE STATE BOARD OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE §§ 901–954 · 12 sections
CHAPTER 1. Organization §§ 901–906 · 7 sections
- § 901 There is in the state government the State Board of Food and Agriculture which consists of 15 members.
- § 901.5 It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that representatives of the agricultural industry appointed to the State Board of Food and…
- § 902 The members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor as follows: (a) One from the Agricultural Sciences Division of the University of California. (b)…
- § 903 The term of office of the members of the board is four years. The terms expire on January 15 of each year in the rotation which is presently established.…
- § 904 The members shall be residents and citizens of the state and shall be specially qualified for this service through actual farm business, economic agricultural…
- § 905 The members shall serve without pay, but shall be allowed necessary traveling and incidental expenses which are incurred in the discharge of their duties. The…
- § 906 (a) Public officers associated with any area of government, including agriculture, and whether elected or appointed, may be appointed to, and may serve…
CHAPTER 2. Powers and Duties §§ 951–954 · 5 sections
- § 951 The board shall inquire into the needs of the agricultural industry of this state and the functions of the department in relation to such needs, and confer and…
- § 951.5 The board shall make recommendations to the secretary regarding the project agreements to be funded pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 58551) of…
- § 952 The board, and any member of it who is authorized by resolution of the board, may make investigations, conduct hearings, and prosecute actions concerning all…
- § 953 The board shall hold meetings at least once a month in the office of the director at Sacramento or at any other location determined by the president of the…
- § 954 Special or adjourned meetings may be held at the office of the director in Sacramento, or at any other place in the state which the president may deem…
PART 4. CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE DAY §§ 1500–1501 · 2 sections