2012 California Codes
FAC - Food and Agricultural Code
DIVISION 20 - PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS [54001 - 57700]
CHAPTER 6 - Processors of Farm Products
ARTICLE 8 - Processors
Section 55601.7

  

Notwithstanding Section 55461, every processor who handles freestone peaches for freezing and drying in California shall furnish to the director, on or before December 10 of each year, and every processor who handles walnuts, raisins, or prunes in California annually shall furnish to the director, on or before August 31 of each year, on forms provided by the director, the reporting information specified below showing the number of tons purchased by the processor in that marketing season. In the report, the tonnage shall be broken down by at least major varieties and weighted average price paid for the tonnage acquired (including any bonuses or allowances) and may contain other information required by the director, including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) For walnuts, including inshell acquisitions and shelling stock acquisitions, the color, size, percentage of edible yield, and percentage of offgrade.

(b) For raisins, the percentage of mold, moisture content, sand, offgrade, or micro-organisms on offgrade acquisitions.

(c) For prunes, by size and percentage offgrade.

(d) For freestone peaches, by type of utilization on a fresh weight basis and percentage of offgrade.

The above reporting shall be on a statewide basis.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 713, Sec. 1.)