SECTIONS 41331-41332 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 41331-41332

41331. The State Director of Health Services shall be charged with
the enforcement of this chapter and for that purpose he shall have
all the powers heretofore conferred upon the Director of Agriculture.

41332. The State Director of Health Services, for the purpose of
enforcing this chapter, may do all of the following:
(a) Enter and inspect every place within the state where canned
fruits or vegetables, including olives, are canned, stored, shipped,
delivered for shipment, or sold, and inspect all fruits or
vegetables, including olives, and containers that are found in that
place.
(b) Seize and retain possession of any canned olives or canned
fruits or vegetables that are packed, shipped, delivered for
shipment, or sold in violation of this chapter, and hold them pending
the order of the court.
(c) Cause to be instituted and to be prosecuted in the superior
court of any county of the state in which may be found canned olives
or canned fruits or vegetables that are packed, shipped, delivered
for shipment, or sold, in violation of this chapter, an action for
the condemnation of canned olives or canned fruits or vegetables as
provided by Part 5 (commencing with Section 109875) of Division 104
of the Health and Safety Code.