§ 52005 Railroad Field Crop Inspection

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Railroads must provide special tracks (sidetracks) at places where crops are inspected.
•These sidetracks must be easy to use and set up for inspecting crop cars.
•Every car with crops that needs checking must be placed on these sidetracks when it arrives.

Example

A train brings a car full of wheat to a town where crop inspectors work.

The railroad must put the wheat car on a special track so inspectors can easily check it. If they don’t, they’re breaking the law.

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§ 52005 Railroad Field Crop Inspection

Any railroad which delivers field crop products in cars at any place which is provided with inspection service pursuant to this chapter shall provide convenient and suitable sidetracks at such place as the director may designate, on which every car of field crop products which is delivered by them shall, upon arrival, be set and conveniently arranged for inspection, if such car of field crop products is to be inspected. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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inspection road director

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 52005.

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