California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

• Section 27501.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch.
• Section 27502.
  “Agent” includes bailee, broker, commission merchant, factor, auctioneer, solicitor, consignee, and any other person that is acting upon the express or implied authority of another.(Repealed...
• Section 27503.
  “At retail” means a sale or transaction between a retailer and a consumer.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)
• Section 27503.5.
  “California egg” means an egg produced in this state.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 283, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
• Section 27504.
  “Candling” means the examination of the interior of eggs by use of a transmitted light.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)
• Section 27505.
  “Cold storage eggs” means eggs which have been in cold storage for a period of more than 30 days.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch.
• Section 27506.
  “Committee” means the Shell Egg Advisory Committee.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)
• Section 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 institution...
• Section 27508.
  “Container” means any box, case, basket, carton, sack, bag, or any other device which is used to facilitate the handling of eggs.(Repealed and added by...
• Section 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...
• Section 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 for market...
• Section 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,...
• Section 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,...
• Section 27512.
  “Egg products” means egg meats.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)
• Section 27513.
  “Eggs” means eggs in the shell from chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or any other species of fowl.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)
• Section 27514.
  “Incubated eggs” means eggs which have been in the course of incubation, whether natural or artificial.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)
• Section 27515.
  “Incubator rejects” means incubated eggs.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)
• Section 27516.
  “Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, stenciled, printed, or branded.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)
• Section 27517.
  “Mislabel” means the presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, term, statement, design, device, inscription, or any other designation upon any eggs or upon...
• Section 27518.
  “Retailer” means any person who sells eggs to a consumer.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)
• Section 27519.
  “Shell eggs” means any in-shell eggs other than pasteurized in-shell eggs, as defined in Section 27519.6.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 11, Sec. 2. (AB 1414)...
• Section 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...
• Section 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.(Added by...
• Section 27520.
  “Subcontainer” means any container when being used within another container.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)
• Section 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 orderly...
• Section 27522.
  “Eggs that are packaged for export” means those eggs destined for conveyance to any location outside the United States or its territories.(Added by Stats. 1999,...
• Section 27523.
  “Eggs that are packaged for interstate commerce” means those eggs destined for sale outside the state.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 197, Sec. 2. Effective January...

Last modified: October 22, 2018