SECTIONS 52061-52063 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 52061-52063

52061. The director shall inspect, weigh, and grade upon request
and certify to any interested party the quality, condition, and
quantity of any field crop or other agricultural product under such
regulations as he may prescribe. Certificates which are issued by
authorized agents of the director are prima facie evidence of the
truth of the statements which are contained in them. The presumption
established by this section is a presumption affecting the burden of
proof, but it does not apply in a criminal action.
Such inspection shall not be made or such certificates issued by
any person not specifically authorized by the director in reference
to any field crop product for which state standards have been
established. Any person so authorized shall comply with the
regulations adopted by the director relative to the certification of
field crop products.

52063. Any person that is aggrieved by the grading by any
authorized inspector of any of the products for which standards have
been established pursuant to this chapter may appeal to the director
in accordance with such regulations as he may establish. If the
appeal pertains to a commodity for which standards have been
established pursuant to federal law, the appellant may appeal to the
Federal Grain Inspection Service.