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California Food And Agricultural Code Section 23.7

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The Legislature hereby finds and declares that vermiculture
in the state is a growing industry and that use of vermiculture and
vermiculture by-products for the commercial purpose of producing
agricultural commodities should be encouraged.  As used in this
section, "vermiculture" is the raising of animals belonging to the
order Oligochaeta, class Chaetopoda, phylum Annelida.
   Vermiculture, and the processing, packaging, sale, and use of its
by-products, shall be considered a branch of the agricultural
industry.

Last modified: January 12, 2009