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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Food and Agricultural Code - FAC |
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Division 16. CERTIFICATION, PROCESSING AND CANNING, AND CANNED FOODS |
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Chapter 3. Grapes for Wine and Byproducts |
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ARTICLE 4. Determination of Soluble Solids, Rot, and Foreign Material by the Director |
Section 41191.
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Notwithstanding any other provisions which are contained in this chapter and in lieu of such determinations by the commissioner, the director may make determinations of the average percentage of soluble solids in the juice of fresh grapes and certify, by the issuance of a certificate, to marketing order advisory boards, handlers, associations, or financially interested persons the determinations and findings which are so made if both of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) A marketing order is made effective or the director is requested to determine the average percentage of soluble solids as required by this chapter by any person that is engaged in the business of purchasing fresh grapes for wine and byproducts or processing purposes which require the extraction or pressing out of the juice of the grapes.
(b) The director and the commissioner determine that such determinations can be more effectively made by the director.