California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 5852

FAC § 5852 Effective Jan 1, 2002Div. 4 · Part 1 · Ch. 8 · Art. 7.5

Statute text

(a)The department may provide, upon request, nonregulatory accreditation, analytical, certification, diagnostic, inspection, quality assurance, testing, and other nonregulatory services relating to nursery stock, plants, seed, or other plant pests and diseases on a charge-for-service basis or may accredit private persons or business entities to perform those services.

(b)To ensure that the activities performed by private persons or business entities are valid and reliable, the department shall adopt regulations to establish accreditation criteria to govern its accreditation, monitoring or auditing, and revocation of accreditation activities. Any regulations adopted by the department pursuant to this subdivision shall be consistent with applicable federal law. The department may adopt by reference any pertinent federal laws or regulations pertaining to the accreditation of persons or business entities for the performance of work required to certify compliance with the quarantine, quality, and other import requirements established by other states or foreign countries. No private, nongovernmental entities that perform diagnostic or field inspections for the issuance of federal phytosanitary certificates shall be accredited until federal rules are adopted that permit and regulate those activities.

(c)To retain accreditation, those persons or business entities providing services described in subdivision (a) shall agree to be monitored or assessed and evaluated on a periodic basis by means of proficiency testing or sample checking.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 256, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.