Section 55601.7 Of Article 8. Processors From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 20. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 8.
55601.7
. Notwithstanding Section 55461, every processor who handles
freestone peaches for freezing and drying in California shall
furnish to the director, on or before December 10 of each year, and
every processor who handles walnuts, raisins, or prunes in California
annually shall furnish to the director, on or before August 31 of
each year, on forms provided by the director, the reporting
information specified below showing the number of tons purchased by
the processor in that marketing season. In the report, the tonnage
shall be broken down by at least major varieties and weighted average
price paid for the tonnage acquired (including any bonuses or
allowances) and may contain other information required by the
director, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) For walnuts, including inshell acquisitions and shelling stock
acquisitions, the color, size, percentage of edible yield, and
percentage of offgrade.
(b) For raisins, the percentage of mold, moisture content, sand,
offgrade, or micro-organisms on offgrade acquisitions.
(c) For prunes, by size and percentage offgrade.
(d) For freestone peaches, by type of utilization on a fresh
weight basis and percentage of offgrade.
The above reporting shall be on a statewide basis.