Section 46004 Of Chapter 10. Organic Foods From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 10.
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. (a) Any person may file a complaint with the director
concerning suspected noncompliance with this chapter or Article 7
(commencing with Section 110810) of Chapter 5 of Part 5 of Division
104 of the Health and Safety Code by a person under the enforcement
jurisdiction of the director, as provided in Section 46000.
(b) The director shall, to the extent funds are available,
establish procedures for handling complaints, including provision of
a written complaint form, and procedures for commencing an
investigation within three working days after receiving a complaint
regarding fresh food, and within seven working days for other food,
and completing an investigation and reporting findings and
enforcement action taken, if any, to the complainant within 60 days
thereafter.
(c) The director may establish minimum information requirements to
determine the verifiability of a complaint, and may provide for
rejection of a complaint that does not meet the requirements. The
director shall provide written notice of the reasons for rejection to
the person filing the complaint.
(d) The director shall carry out the functions and objectives of
this chapter and Article 7 (commencing with Section 110810) of
Chapter 5 of Part 5 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, to
the extent funds are available for those purposes.