§ 27681 Out-Of-State Inspection Reimbursement

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•If your business is in another state and California checks it, you have to pay them back for the trip.
•You have 10 days to pay after you get the bill. If you don’t, California can cancel your permission to sell there.
•If your permission gets canceled, California can also stop anyone linked to you from getting permission to sell.
•California can block all your eggs from being sold there if you don’t pay.

Example

A farm in Oregon sells eggs to stores in California. California sends someone to check the farm and spends $500 on travel and hotels.

The Oregon farm gets a bill for $500. If they don’t pay within 10 days, California can cancel their permission to sell eggs there and even stop their eggs from entering the state.

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§ 27681 Out-Of-State Inspection Reimbursement

A registrant whose out-of-state location is inspected shall reimburse the department for actual and necessary expenses incurred during the inspection. If an out-of-state registrant fails to pay the expenses before the 11th day on which the registrant received an invoice from the department, the department may do any of the following: (a) Automatically cancel the person’s registration. (b) Deny a registration to any person who is connected with a person whose registration is canceled because of a violation of this section. (c) Issue an order to stop the sale of all eggs shipped into California from the registrant. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 120. Effective January 1, 2005.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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registrant out-of-state location reimburse inspection expenses cancel the person’s registration deny a registration stop the sale of all eggs

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 27681.

§ 27681 Out-Of-State Inspection Reimbursement

Food and Agricultural Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 27681 Out-Of-State Inspection Reimbursement

Key Takeaways

•If your business is in another state and California checks it, you have to pay them back for the trip.
•You have 10 days to pay after you get the bill. If you don’t, California can cancel your permission to sell there.
•If your permission gets canceled, California can also stop anyone linked to you from getting permission to sell.
•California can block all your eggs from being sold there if you don’t pay.

Example

A farm in Oregon sells eggs to stores in California. California sends someone to check the farm and spends $500 on travel and hotels.

The Oregon farm gets a bill for $500. If they don’t pay within 10 days, California can cancel their permission to sell eggs there and even stop their eggs from entering the state.

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

Official Source

View on CA.gov

§ 27681 Out-Of-State Inspection Reimbursement

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

registrant out-of-state location reimburse inspection expenses cancel the person’s registration deny a registration stop the sale of all eggs

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 27681.

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