California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12500

Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 545, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.

As used in Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 12501), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12751) except Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 12786), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14001), Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 14101), Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 14151) and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 15201), “department” means the Department of Pesticide Regulation. As used in Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 12786) of Chapter 2, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 14200), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 14501), and Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 14901), “department” means the Department of Food and Agriculture.

Cite this section

Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 12500 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-7-agricultural-chemicals-livestock-remedies-and-commercial-feeds/chapter-1-definitions/section-12500

Other sections in Chapter 1 - Definitions

§ 12500§ 12500.5§ 12500.6

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