California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 401.
  The department shall promote and protect the agricultural industry of the state.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 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...
• Section 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 product...
• Section 403.
  The department shall prevent the introduction and spread of injurious insect or animal pests, plant diseases, and noxious weeds.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 404.
  The department shall execute the provisions of this code, except as otherwise provided, and of other laws administered by it.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 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 biological...
• Section 406.
  The department shall require reports from commissioners.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 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...
• Section 408.
  The director may enter upon any premises to inspect the premises or any plant, appliance, or thing which is on such premises.(Enacted by Stats. 1967,...
• Section 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 of...
• Section 410.
  It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Food and Agriculture, in cooperation with appropriate county officials and industry representatives, develop mutually...
• Section 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, fiber,...
• Section 412.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a diversity of dairy methane management practices, including anaerobic digesters and nondigester dairy methane management strategies, can effectively reduce...

Last modified: October 22, 2018