ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions
Article 1 added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.
§§ 27501–27523 · 27 sections
- § 27501 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 27502 “Agent” includes bailee, broker, commission merchant, factor, auctioneer, solicitor, consignee, and any other person that is acting upon the express or implied…
- § 27503 “At retail” means a sale or transaction between a retailer and a consumer.
- § 27503.5 “California egg” means an egg produced in this state.
- § 27504 “Candling” means the examination of the interior of eggs by use of a transmitted light.
- § 27505 “Cold storage eggs” means eggs which have been in cold storage for a period of more than 30 days.
- § 27506 “Committee” means the Shell Egg Advisory Committee.
- § 27507 “Consumer” means any person who purchases eggs for his or her own family use or consumption; or any restaurant, hotel, boardinghouse, bakery, or other…
- § 27508 “Container” means any box, case, basket, carton, sack, bag, or any other device which is used to facilitate the handling of eggs.
- § 27509 “Deceptive” means any arrangement of the contents of any container, or subcontainer, or of any lot, load, or display, in which the eggs in the outer layer or…
- § 27510 “Egg handler” means a person engaged in the business of producing, candling, grading, packing, or otherwise preparing shell eggs or pasteurized in-shell eggs…
- § 27510.1 “Producer” means a person engaged in the business of producing eggs from domesticated fowl for human consumption, who is not in the business of candling,…
- § 27511 “Egg meats” means the white, yolk, or any part of eggs, in liquid, frozen, dried, or any other form, used, intended or held for use, in the preparation of, or…
- § 27512 “Egg products” means egg meats.
- § 27513 “Eggs” means eggs in the shell from chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or any other species of fowl.
- § 27514 “Incubated eggs” means eggs which have been in the course of incubation, whether natural or artificial.
- § 27515 “Incubator rejects” means incubated eggs.
- § 27516 “Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, stenciled, printed, or branded.
- § 27517 “Mislabel” means the presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, term, statement, design, device, inscription, or any other designation upon any eggs…
- § 27518 “Retailer” means any person who sells eggs to a consumer.
- § 27519 “Shell eggs” means any in-shell eggs other than pasteurized in-shell eggs, as defined in Section 27519.6.
- § 27519.5 “Shipped egg” means an egg that is produced outside the State of California and shipped into the state for purposes of resale or use by a direct user.
- § 27519.6 “Pasteurized in-shell eggs” means in-shell eggs that have been pasteurized by any method approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration or the department.
- § 27520 “Subcontainer” means any container when being used within another container.
- § 27521 The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (a) To assure that healthful and wholesome eggs of known quality are sold in this state. (b) To facilitate the…
- § 27522 “Eggs that are packaged for export” means those eggs destined for conveyance to any location outside the United States or its territories.
- § 27523 “Eggs that are packaged for interstate commerce” means those eggs destined for sale outside the state.