California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12608.5

Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 248, Sec. 46.

Upon demand of the owner or person in rightful possession of the produce for permission to remove the produce destined for processing, the director shall release the produce to the custody of the State Director of Health Services.

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Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 12608.5 (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-12608.5

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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