Cal. FAC § 14648
This is the official text of Cal. FAC § 14648, part of California’s Food and Agricultural Code — regulates farming, food safety, and agricultural commerce.
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Official statutory text
In any action, civil or criminal, in any court in this state, a laboratory report from the secretary which states the results of any analysis, reported to be made pursuant to this chapter, shall be prima facie evidence of all of the following:
(a) That the sample which is described in the laboratory report was properly analyzed.
(b) That the sample was taken pursuant to this chapter.
(c) That the substances analyzed contained the component parts which are stated in the laboratory report.
(d) That the sample was taken from the lots, parcels, or packages which are described in the laboratory report.
(a) That the sample which is described in the laboratory report was properly analyzed.
(b) That the sample was taken pursuant to this chapter.
(c) That the substances analyzed contained the component parts which are stated in the laboratory report.
(d) That the sample was taken from the lots, parcels, or packages which are described in the laboratory report.
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