Section 110220 Of Article 4. Export Documents From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 104. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
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. (a) The department may refuse to accept any request where
the information required to be submitted by this article is
incomplete.
(b) The department may refuse to issue an export document, or may
invalidate an export document, if it finds, or has probable cause to
believe, any of the following:
(1) The food, drug, device, or cosmetic, or requesting person
violated any provision of this part, the Miscellaneous Food, Food
Facility, and Hazardous Substances Act (Section 27), or any
regulation adopted pursuant to this part or that act.
(2) Any information required to be submitted by this article is
incomplete or false.
(3) The requesting person has not paid all outstanding fees
required by this article.
(4) The food, drug, device, or cosmetic is not manufactured or
produced in this state.
(5) The food, drug, device, or cosmetic is intended to be exported
under Section 110655, 110790, 111315, 111460, 111720, or 111785.
(6) The food is a raw agricultural commodity or dairy product
regulated by the Department of Food and Agriculture or a poultry or
meat product regulated by the United States Department of
Agriculture.
(c) If the department refuses to issue an export document, or
invalidates an export document, the department shall inform the
requesting person in writing of the reasons for the refusal or
invalidation. The requesting person may request reconsideration by
forwarding a written request to the Chief of the Division of
Environmental Health of the department. The request for
reconsideration must be postmarked or received by the department no
later than 30 days after the date of the department's refusal or
invalidation, and shall include a complete statement of all arguments
and evidence that support the request for reconsideration. The Chief
of the Division of Environmental Health shall notify the requesting
person of his or her decision within 30 days. The decision of the
Chief of the Division of Environmental Health shall be final.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department shall
respond to each request for issuance of an export document within
five working days of receipt of the request by the Food and Drug
Branch of the department.