Cal. Food and Agricultural Code § 32814

California · California Food and Agricultural Code · Status: effective · Effective 2005-01-01

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(a) In addition to any other penalty or fine prescribed by law, including, but not limited to, denial, suspension, or revocation of any license, permit or registration pursuant to Sections 236 and 32811, a dairy producer found to have produced milk in violation of the drug residue provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty as follows: (1) For the first drug residue violation in a 12-month period that caused the condemnation of a bulk raw milk pickup tanker load, the dairy producer responsible for the condemnation shall be subject to a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars ($250). (2) For the second or subsequent drug residue violation in a 12-month period that caused the condemnation of a bulk raw milk pickup tanker load, the dairy producer responsible for the condemnation shall be subject to a penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500). (b) In addition to the penalties specified in subdivision (a), a dairy producer found to have produced milk in violation of the drug residue provisions of this chapter shall complete a drug residue prevention program, as prescribed by the secretary, within 30 days after receipt of written notice. (c) In addition to the penalties specified in subdivisions (a) and (b), a dairy producer whose drug residue contaminated milk is responsible for the condemnation of a bulk raw milk pickup tanker load shall be civilly liable to all other producers with milk in the same bulk raw milk pickup tanker load for the full value of their portion of the contaminated milk load. (d) In addition to the penalties specified in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), a dairy producer found to have produced milk in violation of the drug residue provisions of this chapter shall be liable to the department for reasonable investigation and enforcement costs, including attorney’s fees. (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the secretary’s discretion to impose any one, or all, or any combination of remedies or penalties available by statute or regulation.