This law requires people who are paid by private parties to report on the condition of fresh fruits or vegetables, not including those from official county, state, or federal inspection agencies, to register with the commissioner. The commissioner will keep a record of these individuals, including their names, business addresses, where they conduct inspections, and what products they inspect. This information is sent to the director for a central statewide registry. If a produce inspector is already registered in one county, they can work in other counties without registering again, as long as they show proof of registration to the other county's commissioner.

This law allows county boards of supervisors in California to charge a registration fee. The fee should be enough to cover the costs the commissioner incurs for managing the registration process.

This law requires registered inspectors to keep detailed written reports of each inspection they conduct. These reports must include the date, lot description, volume, and condition of the inspected commodity, including its grade or evaluation criteria. If the initial report was given verbally, a written version must be completed within 24 hours. While the report doesn't need to include the name of the person advised, inspectors must keep records of names to match with reports if needed. All reports must be kept for at least 90 days and be accessible to the commissioner if requested.

This law allows the commissioner to investigate if someone complains that a report required by another law is significantly wrong. After looking into it, the commissioner must share the findings with everyone involved.

This law says that the penalties or solutions offered in this chapter can be added to any other penalties or solutions available under any other laws in the state. In simple terms, if you break this law, you might face multiple consequences from different laws all at once.

If a registered inspector often provides wrong information or lacks necessary records, the commissioner can cancel or suspend the inspector's registration after holding a hearing.

If someone breaks the rules of this chapter, they can be fined up to $2,500 per violation. The Attorney General, prompted by the director, can file a lawsuit to collect this fine. Any money they collect goes to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund.

Additionally, if a violation happens in a specific county, the district attorney, prompted by the commissioner, can also file a lawsuit. Money collected through this county action goes to the county's general fund.

If you want to work as a registered inspector, you must be officially registered with the commissioner. Doing this work without registration is illegal.

This law makes it illegal to lie about the quality of a product that has been inspected or to not keep the necessary records as required by an official.