California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 7 - Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories

• Section 520.
  “University,” as used in this article, means the University of California.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1536, Sec. 4.)
• Section 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...
• Section 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...
• Section 523.
  The contract executed pursuant to this article shall provide that the university maintain sufficient numbers of laboratories to perform the functions contained in this article....
• Section 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 Teaching Hospital,...
• Section 525.
  After the contract has been executed pursuant to Section 521, the diagnostic functions of the regional laboratories maintained at Petaluma and Sacramento shall be transferred...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 performed in the...
• Section 528.
  The contract shall specify the accounting procedures to be used and any reports necessary to assure compliance with state and university requirements.(Added by Stats. 1982,...
• Section 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 laboratories shall be...
• Section 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...
• Section 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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018