Article 5. Collection of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 1. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 5.

The director may direct suit in the name of the people of the state, as plaintiff, to be brought for the recovery of any license or other fee against any person required to take out a license or pay any fee pursuant to this code that fails, neglects, or refuses to take out such license or pay such fee, or that, without such license or payment of such fee, carries on or attempts to carry on the business or do any act for which such license or payment of such fee is required. Notwithstanding Section 483.010 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in such case a writ of attachment may be issued in the manner provided by Title 6.5 (commencing with Section 481.010) of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

In cases where the director may perform sampling, grading, testing, inspection, or certification services in relation to any agricultural product, or identification services in relation to root or top stock of any fruit or nut trees, and fix reasonable fees to pay the costs necessary to perform the services he may collect such fees in advance of performing the services. He need not, however, do so if, in his opinion, the benefit of such services would be lessened by advance payment.

In lieu of collecting fees in advance pursuant to Section 282, the director may, if he deems it necessary, accept a bond which guarantees payment of the fees. The bond shall be satisfactory to the director.

If the director finds that any amount not in excess of five dollars ($5) which is due pursuant to this code is so small as not to justify the cost of its collection or believes that its collection is improbable, he may remove the amount which is due from the records of the department. He shall not, thereafter, be held accountable for its collection.