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DIVISION 20. PROCESSORS, STORERS, DEALERS, AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS 54001-57700›CHAPTER 7. Produce Dealers 56101-56652›ARTICLE 13. Investigations and Hearings 56441-56447

§ 56446

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

Any verified complaint filed with the department pursuant to this chapter shall be filed not later than nine months from the date a complete account of sales was due.

This period, however, does not include the length of time it takes to secure a written letter of denial from the federal agencies responsible for administering the federal Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 181, et seq.) or the federal Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. Sec. 499a et seq.).

(Added by renumbering Section 56451 by Stats. 1997, Ch. 696, Sec. 82. Effective January 1, 1998.)

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