Cal. FAC § 12608
This is the official text of Cal. FAC § 12608, part of California’s Food and Agricultural Code — regulates farming, food safety, and agricultural commerce.
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Official statutory text
Upon demand of the owner or bailee for permission to remove the produce for reconditioning or use for byproducts, the director shall release the produce to the custody of the agricultural commissioner of any county which is designated by the owner or bailee if the commissioner advises the director that facilities for reconditioning the produce or for converting it into byproducts are available in the county and that the commissioner will supervise the reconditioning or conversion into byproducts of the lot if it is released.
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