Ventura County Municipal Code Art. 1 Certification

Whenever in this Article the following words or phrases are used, they shall have the following described meanings:

a. Commercial Quantity—"Commercial quantity" means, for each type of deciduous fruit or melon, a quantity consisting of 25 or more containers packed with such type of fruit or melon.

b. Commissioner—"Commissioner" means the Agricultural Commissioner of Ventura County or his or her duly designated representative.

c. Imported Deciduous Fruit or Melon—"Imported deciduous fruit or melon" means any grape or any casaba, cantaloupe, honeyball, honeydew or persian melon which has been imported into Ventura County from outside the State of California for human consumption or sale, in an unprocessed condition, within the State of California.

It shall be unlawful for any person to ship, transport, sell, or possess within the unincorporated area of Ventura County a commercial quantity of any type of imported deciduous fruit or melon unless such fruit or melon has been certified, pursuant to sections 42791, 42792 or 42792.1 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to meet all of the applicable requirements pertaining to maturity and quality set forth in Division 17 (commencing with section 42501) of the Food and Agricultural Code and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.