§ 55120 The department may investigate complaints referred to it by the …
§ 55121 The department may commence civil actions and utilize all remedies …
§ 55122 (a) The department may levy a civil penalty against any person who is …
§ 55123 (a) The department shall be entitled to receive reimbursement …

Terms Used In California Codes > Food and Agricultural Code > Division 20 > Chapter 4 > Article 11 - Investigations and Actions by the Department

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
  • Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

    California Streets and Highways Code 27

  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • 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
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.