California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12601

Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 288, Sec. 1.

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, which carries or is suspected of carrying pesticide residue or other added deleterious ingredients in violation of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter.

Cite this section

Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 12601 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-7-agricultural-chemicals-livestock-remedies-and-commercial-feeds/chapter-1-5-produce-carrying-pesticide-residue/article-5-seizure/section-12601

Other sections in Article 5 - Seizure

§ 12601§ 12602§ 12603§ 12604§ 12605§ 12606§ 12607§ 12608§ 12608.5§ 12609§ 12610§ 12611§ 12612§ 12613§ 12614§ 12615

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