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Food & Agr. Code, § 14501 · Article 1. General Provisions

Food & Agr. Code, § 14501

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

The Legislature finds and declares that it is the intent of this chapter to do all of the following:

(a) To promote the distribution of effective and safe fertilizing materials essential for the production of food and fiber.

(b) To provide assurance to the consumer of commercial fertilizers, agricultural minerals, and beneficial substances that the product purchased is properly identified, and to provide assurance of the validity of the quality and quantity represented by the manufacturer of these products.

(c) To provide funds for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 208, Sec. 1. (SB 1522) Effective January 1, 2025.

Source of truth

Edition
As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Official file
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC&sectionNum=14501.
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