Food and Agricultural Code section 31002

(a)

A health certificate received by the department pursuant to this chapter is a public record subject to disclosure, without redaction, under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(b)

The department shall make the health certificates it receives pursuant to this chapter available upon request and without requiring a person to submit a request under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(c)

The department shall retain a health certificate for five years.

Source: Section 31002, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=31002.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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