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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 12Pt. 4Ch. 1Art. 8§ 27591 Egg Inspection Enforcement Powers

§ 27591 Egg Inspection Enforcement Powers

Food and Agricultural Code·California
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§ 27591 Egg Inspection Enforcement Powers

Key Takeaways

  • •Officers can check any place where eggs are handled, like farms, stores, or trucks.
  • •They can look at the eggs, their boxes, and the equipment used.
  • •They can take some eggs as samples if they think rules are being broken.

Example

An officer visits a grocery store to check the eggs on the shelves.

The officer can look at the eggs, their cartons, and even take a few eggs to test if they meet the rules, like being fresh and properly labeled.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 27591 Egg Inspection Enforcement Powers

Any enforcement officer may do any of the following: (a) Enter and inspect any place or conveyance within the county or district over which he has supervision, where any eggs are produced, candled, incubated, stored, packed, prepared, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped, transported, or sold. (b) Inspect the eggs and their containers and equipment which are found in any place or conveyance which he is authorized to enter and inspect. (c) Take for inspection and hold as evidence, if necessary, representative samples of the eggs and containers, for the purpose of determining whether or not any provision of this chapter or regulation adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter has been violated. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1009.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

enforcement officerinspecteggscontainersequipmentsamplesevidenceviolation

Related Statutes

  • § 27592 Egg Violation Hold Authority
  • § 27594 Egg Destination Inspections
  • § 27600 Egg Disposal Order Compliance
  • § 27621 Egg Shipment Compliance Rules
  • § 27639 Egg Inspection Refusal Prohibited

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 27591.
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