Section 57564.5.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 57564.5.
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(a) The director shall, by regulation, establish methods and procedures for the settlement of a dispute between a lien claimant supplying agricultural chemicals and labor and a lien debtor, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Time requirements for submitting the dispute to the department. (2) Time requirements within which a notice of the dispute shall be submitted to each party. (3) A process for evaluating the dispute. (b) Each party to the dispute is equally liable for the reasonable costs incurred by the department in carrying out this section.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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