Section 1357 - Registered Brands(a) Brand Registration and Container Regulation Requirements. Any certification of registration granted pursuant to this regulation and Section 27661 of the Food and Agricultural Code, shall be valid until cancelled by the department.(b) Registered Brand--Change of Ownership. A person who acquires by purchase or other lawful means, egg master containers, other than corrugated fiber, with a registered brand, shall notify the department and submit evidence which supports the transaction. Such notice constitutes transfer of the brand and container ownership.(c) Brand Alterations. To obliterate, erase, cover-up, remove or conceal any registered brand, other than his own, without first notifying the department and receiving approval, is prohibited.(d) Licensed Container Exchange Operators. Licenses issued to persons engaged in the container exchange business for master containers of eggs shall be valid until suspended or revoked by the department.(e) Court Proceeding--Registered Container. Upon representation of any interested party, the department may institute proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction to recover for the owner any container which is marked with a brand that is registered pursuant to this section. Whenever the department prevails in such an action, it shall ask the court to assess costs against the party found to have been in unlawful possession of the containers.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1357
1. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 6-14-2000; operative 7-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 24). Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 27531, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 27631, 27641 and 27661- 27669, Food and Agricultural Code.
1. Amendment of section and Note filed 6-14-2000; operative 7-14-2000 (Register 2000, No. 24).