California Occupational License

License Title:
    General Sampler's and Weigher's License
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Licensing Agency:
     Department of Food and Agriculture
     Division of Animal Health and Food Safety Services
     Milk and Dairy Food Safety Branch

Licensing Agency Contact Information:
     Address: 1220 N Street
Sacramento,  CA  95814

     Phone Number: (916) 900-5008
     Fax Number: (916) 900-5337

     E-mail Address: CDFA.Milk_and_Dairy_Food_Safety_Info@cdfa.ca.gov
     Internet Address: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Milk_and_Dairy_Food_Safety/index.html

License Requirements, Fees, and Examination Information:
Persons who take samples of, and weigh or measure, milk and cream
on which sample tests are to be made as a basis for producer payment, on dairy farms, milk processing plants, producers associations, milk transport firms.

Fees: Examination Application: $100; License Renewal: $100.

Examination Frequency: Upon request.

Exam Locations: At a dairy farm or a milk processing plant.

Experience Requirement: By written, and oral & demonstration examination applicant will show proficiency in sampling and weighing or measuring milk and cream.

Average Time to Process Application: 60 days.

Renewal Period: Biennially, expires two years from the date of issue. License renewal fees must be received within 90 days of the license expiration date for renewals to be issued. Each general licensee must, within six months prior to the expiration of the license, successfully complete a refresher course and proficiency evaluation.

Special License Requirements: N/A

Comments: Study material is available at Branch regional offices.

Authority: California Food and Agricultural Code, Sections 35163, 35231 (b).
Occupations To Which This License Applies:
Occupation TitleSOC Code
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 519061