Article 5. Sale Or Exchange Of Products of California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 5.

Every state agency having the control of any public institution owned or controlled by the state shall notify the Department of General Services of any horticultural, agricultural, livestock, manufactures, mineral, natural or other products of the public institution in excess of its needs.

Upon receipt of such notices, the Department of General Services shall estimate the selling price of the products upon the basis of their reasonable value and arrange so far as practicable for their sale or exchange between the several public institutions owned or controlled by the state and its political subdivisions.

No public institution owned or controlled by the state shall purchase any product from any source other than a public institution owned or controlled by the state or one of its political subdivisions, if the Department of General Services determines that the product is available under this article.

If it is impossible or impracticable to sell or exchange agricultural or livestock products between public institutions owned or controlled by the State and its political subdivisions, the products, except those grown by prison labor, may be sold in any manner authorized by law.

All money received by a state agency for the sale of products shall be accounted for and reported at the end of each month to the Controller and at the same time remitted to the Treasurer and credited to the support appropriation current at the time the proceeds were received by the agency.

This article does not limit or prevent sales pursuant to any other law relating to the sale of personal property belonging to the State.