California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

• Section 29401.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 29402.
  “Adulterated honey” means any honey to which has been added honeydew, glucose, dextrose, molasses, sugar, sugar sirup, invert sugar, or any other similar product except...
• Section 29403.
  “Agent” includes broker, commission merchant, auctioneer, solicitor, seller on consignment, and any other person that is acting upon the actual or implied authority of another.(Enacted...
• Section 29404.
  “Clean and sound containers” means containers which are virtually free from rust, stains, or leaks.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 29405.
  “Comb honey” means honey which is in the comb.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 29406.
  “Container” means any box, crate, chest, carton, barrel, keg, or other receptacle which contains honey.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 29407.
  “Crystallized honey” means honey which has assumed a solid form due to the crystallization of one or more of the natural sugars in it.(Enacted by...
• Section 29408.
  “Deceptive arrangement” or “deceptive display” means any lot, load, arrangement, or display of honey which has in any exposed surface, honey which is so superior...
• Section 29409.
  “Deceptive pack” means any container or subcontainer of honey which has, in any exposed surface, honey or honeycomb, so superior in quality, appearance, condition, or...
• Section 29409.5.
  “Domestic honey” means comb or extracted honey produced within one of the states of the United States.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 587.)
• Section 29410.
  “Extracted honey” means honey which has been removed from the comb.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 29412.
  “Foreign material” means wax particles, insects, or other materials which were not deposited by bees. It does not, however, include decorative artificial leaves or blossoms.(Enacted...
• Section 29413.
  (a) “Honey” means the natural sweet substance produced by honeybees from the nectar of plants or from secretions of living parts of plants or excretions of...
• Section 29414.
  “Honeybees” means honey-producing insects of the genus Apis mellifica.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 29415.
  “Honeydew” means the dextrorotatory saccharine exudation of plants or insects, except nectareous exudations, which is gathered and stored in the comb by honeybees.(Enacted by Stats....
• Section 29415.5.
  “Imported honey” means comb or extracted honey imported from any territory or foreign county or honey which is repackaged into subcontainers as a blend with...
• Section 29416.
  “Mislabeled” means the placing or presence of any false or misleading statement, design, or device upon, or in connection with, any container or lot of...
• Section 29417.
  “Pack,” or “packing” or “packed,” means the arrangement of all or a part of the subcontainers in any container.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 29418.
  “Placard” means any sign, label, or designation, except an oral designation, which is used in connection with any honey as a description or identification of...
• Section 29419.
  “Section box” means the wood or other frame in which bees have built a small comb of honey.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 29420.
  “Slack-filled” means that the contents of any container occupy less than 85 percent of the volume of the closed container.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 29421.
  “Subcontainer” means any section box or other receptacle which is used within a container.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last modified: October 22, 2018