8570 Department of Food & Agriculture
Legal Citations & Authority

DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY

Food and Agriculture Code, Division 1, Part 1.

PROGRAM AUTHORITY

11-Agricultural Plant and Animal Health; Pest Prevention; Food Safety Services:

Food and Agricultural Code, Division 1, Part 1; Chapter 3; Division 4; Division 5, Parts 1-4; Division 7, Chapter 2, Article 2.5; Division 8; Division 9, Parts 1-3; Division 10, Chapters 1-10; Division 11, Chapters 1-9; Division 12, Parts 1-3; Division 13, Chapter 1; Division 15; Division 18, Chapter 2-5; Division 23.

21-Marketing; Commodities and Agricultural Services:

Food and Agricultural Code, Division 7, Chapters 4-6; Division 12; Division 16, Chapters 1-5; Division 17; Division 18, Chapter 1; Division 20, Chapters 2, 6, 7, 7.5; Division 21, Parts 1-3; Division 22; Business and Professions Code, Division 5, Chapters 1-17.

31-Assistance to Fairs and County Agricultural Activities:

Food and Agriculture Code, Division 3; Business and Professions Code, Division 8, Chapter 4, Sections 19605, 19606, 19608, and 19620-19632.

51-General Agricultural Activities:

Food and Agricultural Code, Division 1, Part 1, Chapters 2-4; Division 2, Chapter 2; Division 21, Part 1, Chapter 3; Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5; California Emergency Services Act; Executive Order w-9-91.