California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 5 - Seizure

• Section 12601.
  The director may seize and hold any lot of produce, or any unharvested produce that is within one week of being in a harvestable condition,...
• Section 12602.
  If the director seizes any lot of produce, he shall issue to the owner or bailee a hold order or notice. He may affix to...
• Section 12603.
  Any lot of produce for which a hold order or notice is issued shall be held by the owner or bailee of the produce and...
• Section 12604.
  Any produce which is seized and held pursuant to this article, unless previously analyzed by the director, shall be sampled and analyzed within 24 hours...
• Section 12605.
  Upon the demand of the owner or bailee at or prior to the time of the sampling by the director, the sample which is drawn...
• Section 12606.
  If the seized and held lot, as determined by the director’s chemical analysis, does not carry pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is...
• Section 12607.
  If the seized and held lot of produce is found to carry pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is provided by this chapter...
• Section 12608.
  Upon demand of the owner or bailee for permission to remove the produce for reconditioning or use for byproducts, the director shall release the produce...
• Section 12608.5.
  Upon demand of the owner or person in rightful possession of the produce for permission to remove the produce destined for processing, the director shall...
• Section 12609.
  The produce after reconditioning is subject to all the provisions of this chapter pending its final release by the director pursuant to Section 12606.(Enacted by...
• Section 12610.
  If the lot of produce which is seized and held is found to carry excess pesticide residue, the owner or bailee of the lot may...
• Section 12611.
  Upon receipt of an appeal by the owner or bailee, the director shall, after reasonable notice to the owner, if known, or, if not known,...
• Section 12612.
  The director shall permit the owner to be present in person or by his representative at the taking of the sample to be submitted for...
• Section 12613.
  After seizure by the director pursuant to this chapter of any lot of produce upon which an appeal analysis is to be made, the director...
• Section 12614.
  If the appeal analysis shows that the lot of produce carries pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is provided in this chapter or...
• Section 12615.
  If the appeal analysis shows that the lot of produce does not carry pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is provided by this...

Last modified: October 22, 2018