2005 California Food and Agricultural Code Sections 2101-2107 Article 1. Qualifications

2101.  (a) The director shall examine persons who desire to become
commissioners or deputy commissioners.  He or she may adopt
regulations which govern the examinations.  Successful candidates
shall be given a license which shall be valid for five years unless
revoked.
   (b) The director may charge each candidate a fee to cover the
actual cost of providing the license examination.
2102.  (a) The director shall pass upon the qualifications of
persons who desire to become county agricultural inspectors and shall
issue licenses to successful candidates.
   (b) The director may charge each candidate a fee to cover the
actual cost of providing the license examination.
2103.  The director shall issue a license, for any county which has
a charter that provides for civil service examination of county
agricultural inspectors, to any person who presents a certificate
which shows that the person has passed the examination.
2104.  A commissioner, deputy commissioner, or county agricultural
inspector need not be a resident of the county for which he may be
chosen.
2105.  Prior to entering upon his duties, the commissioner shall
file the usual oath, and he shall be required to file an official
bond in an amount determined by the board of supervisors, unless he
is covered by a master bond pursuant to Section 1481 of the
Government Code.
2106.  No person shall be eligible for the examination or shall be
given or issued a license pursuant to Section 2101, 2102, or 2103
unless he or she possesses a bachelor's degree from an accredited
four-year college with specialization in one or more appropriate
disciplines in the agricultural, biological, chemical, or physical
sciences, or other appropriate disciplines, as determined by the
secretary.  If a person is registered as a senior in an accredited
four-year college in one of the specializations described herein,
that person shall be admitted to the examination, but a license shall
not be issued until that person graduates.  In determining whether
or not a college is accredited, the secretary may rely on
accreditation granted by a state or national association formed and
operated for the purpose of determining accreditation.  This section
shall not apply to any person holding a valid license  of
qualification in weights and measures who was employed by a county
agricultural commissioner or sealer in a permanent classification
before January 1, 1995, and who possesses at least one license in an
agricultural category no later than December 31, 1996.
2107.  The director shall publish and make available a registry of
persons holding a license pursuant to Section 2101, 2102, or 2103 and
Section 12202 of the Business and Professions Code.