California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 27601

FAC § 27601 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 12 · Part 4 · Ch. 1 · Art. 9

Statute text

(a)Upon the request of the director or an authorized representative, the district attorney of the county where the eggs and their containers that are a public nuisance are found, shall maintain, in the name of the people of the State of California, a civil action to abate and prevent the public nuisance.

(b)Upon judgment and by order of the court, the eggs and their containers that are a public nuisance shall be condemned and destroyed in the manner that is directed by the court, or reconditioned, remarked, denatured, or otherwise processed, or released upon the conditions as the court in its discretion may impose to ensure that the nuisance is abated.

(c)If the owner fails to comply with the order of the court within the time specified in the order, the court may order disposal of the eggs and their containers or their sale, under the terms and conditions as the court may prescribe, by the enforcement officer, or by the sheriff or marshal.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 861, Sec. 11. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2024.