SECTIONS 43061-43065 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 43061-43065

43061. The board of supervisors of a county may require
registration and establish a schedule of annual registration fees to
be paid by any person who acts as a wholesaler of fresh fruit and
vegetables under any license required under Chapter 7 (commencing
with Section 56101) of Division 20, and who maintains an office or
salesroom or conducts that business in the county. The schedule shall
be designed to pay not more than one-third of the costs of the
county for the administration and enforcement of this division or any
regulations adopted pursuant to this division. Any funds derived
under this section shall be used only for the enforcement of
wholesale inspections of fruits and vegetables pursuant to this
division. The maximum fee that may be established pursuant to this
section shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

43062. Section 43061 does not apply to any of the following:
(a) Any person acting as a retail merchant, as that term is
described in Section 56161, or any person acting as a producer, as
that term is defined in Section 56110.
(b) Any person who only handles products other than fruits and
vegetables, as defined in Section 42510.
(c) Any person that is licensed only as a broker, as defined in
Section 56103.
(d) Any county with a population of less than 6,000,000.

43063. "Costs," as used in this article, means direct costs only in
the administration and enforcement of this division at places other
than places operated by retail merchants, as that term is described
in Section 56161.

43064. It is unlawful for any person to operate as a wholesaler of
fruits and vegetables under this division in any county with
registration as established pursuant to this article unless that
person is registered and has paid the required fee pursuant to this
article.

43065. (a) A fruit and vegetable wholesaler registration issued
pursuant to Section 43061 may be refused, revoked, or suspended by
the commissioner for any violation of either this division or a
regulation issued pursuant to this division.
(b) Procedures for the refusal, suspension, or revocation of a
registration shall be the same as those contained in Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of
the Government Code.