§ 42881 Nonconforming Produce Warning Notices

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•If fruits, nuts, or veggies don't meet the rules, a cop can put a warning on them.
•The cop can tell the owner to get rid of the bad stuff.
•This can happen even if the food is usually okay to sell.

Example

A farmer is driving a truck full of oranges to sell, but some are rotten.

A cop can put a warning on the truck and tell the farmer to throw away the bad oranges.

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§ 42881 Nonconforming Produce Warning Notices

The enforcing officer may, and if requested by an enforcing officer of the county of destination shall, affix a warning notice to any vehicle or other means of transportation, or to any load or lot, of fruits, nuts, or vegetables which do not conform to the standards which are established by this division, whether or not the fruits, nuts, or vegetables are exempt from such standards, and serve a disposal order upon the owner or person that has custody or possession of any such load or lot. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

enforcing officer warning notice disposal order fruits, nuts, or vegetables standards

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 42881.

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