§ 29471 Honey Processing Exemptions

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•Some honey doesn't have to follow all the usual rules if it meets certain conditions.
•This includes honey used for making other honey products or for big processing.
•It also applies to honey being sent to someone to be graded, packed, or fixed up.

Example

A beekeeper sells raw honey to a factory that makes honey candy.

The honey doesn't have to follow all the normal honey rules because it's being used to make another product.

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§ 29471 Honey Processing Exemptions

If the requirements prescribed by this article are satisfied, all of the following ungraded honey is exempt from the remaining provisions of this chapter: (a) Honey which is intended to be used in commercial processing, as for clarifying and packing in retail or wholesale containers. (b) Honey which is intended for the manufacture of honey products for resale. (c) Honey which is being delivered to any person for grading, packing, processing, or reconditioning. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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ungraded honey commercial processing honey products grading packing processing reconditioning

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 29471.

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