Food & Agr. Code, § 50 · . GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
Food & Agr. Code, § 50
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Whenever the term “department” or “Department of Agriculture” appears in any law, it means the “Department of Food and Agriculture.”
Whenever the term “director,” “secretary,” “Director of Agriculture,” or “Secretary of Agriculture” appears in any law, it means the “Secretary of Food and Agriculture.”
Whenever the term “Agricultural Code” appears in any law, it means the “Food and Agricultural Code.”
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 42, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.
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