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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 12Pt. 4Ch. 1Art. 11§ 27621 Egg Shipment Compliance Rules

§ 27621 Egg Shipment Compliance Rules

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§ 27621 Egg Shipment Compliance Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •If eggs don't follow the rules, companies can refuse to ship them.
  • •Companies can write in their contracts that they can reject bad eggs.
  • •If a company is told the eggs are bad but keeps shipping them anyway, they can get in trouble.

Example

A farmer tries to ship eggs that are dirty and broken.

The shipping company can say no and send the eggs back to the farmer. If the company is told the eggs are bad but still ships them, they can get in trouble.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 27621 Egg Shipment Compliance Rules

Any person, forwarding company, or common carrier may decline to ship or transport any eggs if it is notified by an enforcement officer that the eggs are found to be not in conformity with any provision of this chapter or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter. Any person, forwarding company, or common carrier may reserve the right, in any receipt, bill of lading, or other writing given to the shipper of any eggs, to reject for shipment and to return to, or hold at the expense and risk of, such shipper, all eggs which, upon inspection, are found to be not in conformity with any provision of this chapter or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter. A person, forwarding company, or common carrier that transports any eggs at the request of the shipper or owner of the eggs does not violate any provisions of this chapter or regulation, unless such person, forwarding company, or common carrier willfully fails or refuses to stop the transportation of the eggs with reasonable dispatch after being notified in writing by an enforcing officer of this chapter or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter that such eggs are found to be delivered for shipment in violation of this chapter or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

eggsforwarding companycommon carrierenforcement officerprovision of this chapterregulation adopted pursuant to this chapter

Related Statutes

  • § 27591 Egg Inspection Enforcement Powers
  • § 27592 Egg Violation Hold Authority
  • § 27639 Egg Inspection Refusal Prohibited
  • § 27507 Definition Of Consumer
  • § 27508 Egg Container Definition

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 27621.
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