Terms Used In California Codes > Food and Agricultural Code > Division 18 > Chapter 2 > Article 4 - Regulations

• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Noxious weed seed: means the seed or propagule of any species of noxious weed, as defined in Section 5004. See California Food and Agricultural Code 52256
• Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
• Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49