DIVISION 1. STATE ADMINISTRATION 101-1501›PART 1. THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 101-894›CHAPTER 3. Other Powers and Duties 401-588›ARTICLE 7. Poultry and Livestock Diagnostic Laboratories 520-531
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California Food and Agricultural Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
It is intended that the contractual arrangement between the university and the department be of long-term duration. The department’s budget for the laboratories shall be reviewed annually.
A Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Board is hereby established, consisting of representatives of the livestock and poultry industries and practicing veterinarians who utilize the laboratory service. It shall be appointed by the director in consultation with the Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine. The Chief of the Bureau of Animal Health of the department, the Assistant Area Veterinarian in Charge for California for the United States Department of Agriculture, and the director of the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory created by this article shall be ex officio members. The board shall advise the university and the department on all aspects of the operation of the laboratories.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1082, Sec. 115. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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