Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3, § 300 – Permit Processing Times (Including Licenses, Permits, Registrations and Certificates).

(a) Within the number of calendar days of receipt of an application for a permit shown in column A of subsection (c), the Department shall inform the applicant in writing that the application is either complete and accepted for filing, or that it is deficient, and what specific information or documentation is required to complete the application. An application is considered complete if all necessary fees and information required by the application form have been submitted.
(b) Within the number of calendar days after receipt of a complete application, as shown in column B of subsection (c), the Department shall approve or disapprove the application.
(c) The Department's minimum, median, and maximum time periods, in calendar days, for processing an application from the receipt of the initial application to the final decision, based on the Department's actual performance during the two years immediately preceding the proposal of this section, are shown in columns C, D, and E of the chart which follows:
A
B
C
D
E
Maximum time for notifying that application is complete or deficient
Maximum time after receipt of a complete application to approve or deny permit
ACTUAL DAYS TO PROCESS BASED ON PRIOR TWO YEARS
Permit Type
Minimum
Median
Maximum
(Days)
(Days)
(Days)
(1) Animal Health and Food Safety Services:
Livestock Meat Inspector License¹
14
60
1
29
325
Poultry Meat Inspector License¹
14
60
5
76
162
Retail Meat Processing Establishment License¹
14
60
1
34
237
Custom Livestock Slaughter Establishment License¹
14
60
6
62
163
Poultry Plant License¹
14
60
19
68
194
Pet Food Processor¹
14
60
48
116
185
Horsemeat and Pet Food Importers¹
14
60
15
32
49
Dead Hauler License
14
60
4
11
13
--Renewal
14
60
2
4
5
Renderer License
14
60
22
37
216
--Renewal
14
60
7
10
33
Collection Center License
14
60
7
24
74
--Renewal
14
60
2
34
59
Inedible Kitchen Grease Transporter Registration
14
60
3
5
13
--Renewal
14
60
3
16
93
License for the Production of Biologics
30
30
12
27
169
--Renewal
30
30
2
21
47
License to Feed Garbage to Swine¹
10
10
11
11
11
License for Vessel and Aircraft Garbage Collection²
14
45
8
37
60
Limited Dairy Inspector Certificate²
30
60
16
17
37
Registered Dairy Inspector Certificate²
60
140
36
68
142
Certificate of Proficiency in the Analysis of Milk and Milk Products²
30
90
1
28
76
Frozen Milk Products Plant License¹
60
90
4
29
161
Milk Products Plant License
60
90
16
29
130
--Renewal
30
60
1
10
53
Semi-Frozen Milk Products Plant License¹
30
90
1
11
268
Bulk Milk Tanker Permit
60
90
No historical record.
-- Renewal
60
90
No historical record.
(2) Division of Inspection Services:
Commercial Feed License¹
14
45
1
13
103
Fertilizing Materials License¹
14
60
1
25
153
Fertilizing Materials Registration
14
90
1
61
240
--Renewal
14
90
4
54
239
Livestock Drug--Registration
14
60
1
28
162
--Renewal
14
45
1
16
243
Restricted Livestock Drug-- License
14
60
1
12
83
--Renewal
14
45
1
22
58
(3) Division of Marketing Services
Produce Dealer Act Licenses^1,3
45
90
1
36
195
Processor or Cash Buying Processor License¹
45
90
9
48
147
Conjunctive License¹
45
90
8
60
183
Agent's License¹
45
90
1
9
70
Milk Handler License⁴
45
90
1
12
91
--Renewal
45
90
1
16
188
(4) Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services
Seed, Authorization to Sell
14
75
3
20
78
--Renewal
14
60
1
10
39
Nursery Stock, License to Sell
14
60
16
37
123
--Renewal
14
45
6
16
43
Permit to Move and Use Live Plant Pests or Insects or Noxious Weeds²
30
90
1
14
102
Permit to Move and Use Plant Quarantine Commodities²
30
90
1
17
150
Cotton Research Authorization
45
60
No historical record.
¹ Median processing time for renewals does not exceed 7 days.
² Not subject to Renewal.
³ Includes Broker, Cash Buyer, Commission Merchant, Dealer, or any combination.
⁴ Includes Handlers and Distributors.

Note: Authority cited: Section 407, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 5302, 6305, 6721, 9210, 10981, 14281, 14321, 14591, 14601, 15051, 16153, 18990, 19000, 19010, 19240, 19260, 19300, 19300.5, 19310, 19320, 24741, 24742, 25051, 25052, 33112, 33112.1, 33227, 33704, 35011, 35167, 52351 and 52903, Food and Agricultural Code.

History

1. New section filed 11-28-89; operative 1-1-90 (Register 89, No. 49).

2. Change without regulatory effect pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations filed 5-2-90; operative 5-2-90 (Register 90, No. 24).

3. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 6-4-90; operative 7-4-90 (Register 90, No. 29).

4. Editorial correction of printing error duplicating subsections (a)-(c) (Register 90, No. 46).

5. Amendment of subsection (c) filed 2-25-91; operative 3-27-91 (Register 91, No. 13).

6. Change without regulatory effect amending article heading and subsection (c) filed 9-2-93 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 93, No. 36).

7. Amendment of subsection (c)(4) filed 3-4-99 as an emergency; operative 3-4-99 (Register 99, No. 10). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-2-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

8. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-4-99 order transmitted to OAL 6-16-99 and filed 7-27-99 (Register 99, No. 31).

9. Amendment of subsection (c)(1) filed 10-25-2001 as an emergency; operative 10-25-2001 (Register 2001, No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-22-2002 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.

10. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-25-2001 order transmitted to OAL 2-15-2002 and filed 4-2-2002 (Register 2002, No. 14).

11. Amendment of subsection (c)(1) filed 7-1-2002; operative 7-31-2002 (Register 2002, No. 27).

12. Amendment of subsection (c)(1) filed 4-3-2003; operative 5-3-2003 (Register 2003, No. 14).

13. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 1-21-2015 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2015, No. 4).