Section 44987.
44987. In lieu of the certification stamp required under this chapter, the director may authorize issuance of a permit to any person or firm engaged in preparing avocados for market on an intermittent basis, or any other person on an emergency basis. The permit shall have an assigned number, and the containers of avocados for […]
Section 44988.
44988. (a) The director may promulgate regulations which establish maturity standards governing the time at which avocados may be harvested. The regulations shall include minimum maturity requirements for the various varieties of avocados produced. The standards may be established in the form of a variable maturity range, which shall include a system for determination of avocado […]
Section 44978.
44978. The director may enter into an agreement with any county agricultural commissioner for assistance in the enforcement of this chapter. (Added by renumbering Section 44977 by Stats. 1982, Ch. 141, Sec. 9. Effective March 31, 1982.)
Section 44979.
44979. It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations of the director adopted pursuant thereto. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 141, Sec. 10. Effective March 31, 1982.)
Section 44980.
44980. Every person who prepares avocados grown in this state for market shall report to the director, prior to this preparation, the date and time these avocados will be prepared for market. Avocados and their containers shall be made available for inspection and certification at the time of preparation for market. (Added by Stats. 1982, […]
Section 44980.5.
44980.5. The director may prescribe a higher frequency of inspection or surveillance of a person or firm handling or packing avocados for sale, if the director determines either that repeated violations of this chapter have occurred, or has probable cause to believe that a violation is about to occur or has occurred. The director may […]
Section 44981.
44981. (a) Inspection to determine maturity of avocados may be performed prior to preparation for market, either at roadside by the orchard or enroute to or at the first point of packing. The results shall serve as a cause for placing all or any sizes of the avocados under a disposal order for testing after grading […]
Section 44982.
44982. Each handler of avocados shall prepare and retain for two years up-to-date records of daily transactions. These records shall contain, but not be limited to, the amount of avocados received, shipped, packed, transported, dumped, and on hand at the end of each day. Amounts for each transaction shall be kept by variety in pounds, […]
Section 44983.
44983. It shall be unlawful for any person to falsify or cause to be falsified the record or information required to be kept pursuant to Section 44982. (Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 141, Sec. 14. Effective March 31, 1982.)
Section 44984.
44984. Any handler, packer, shipper, transporter, or grower of avocados who is required to keep records pursuant to Section 44982, shall allow the director or his or her authorized agent to examine or inspect these records during normal business hours and any other time when avocados are being packed or otherwise handled in a manner […]