(a) The Department may affix a warning tag or notice to shipping documents, manifests, containers, sub-containers, lots, or loads of shell eggs or liquid eggs which have been produced, packaged, stored, labeled, marked, identified, transported, delivered, or sold in violation of the requirements of sections 25990-25992 of the Health and Safety Code, or the provisions of this Article. When a warning tag or notice is issued, the Department shall give written notice of such violation to the egg producer, egg distributor, owner, or other person in possession of the shell eggs or liquid eggs.

(b) No person shall remove a warning tag or notice from the place it is affixed except upon written permission or specific direction of the Department.

(c) The Department may seize and hold any containers, sub-containers, lots, or loads of shell eggs or liquid eggs in California which they have reasonable suspicion to believe is in violation of the provisions of sections 25990-25992 of the Health and Safety Code, or the provisions of this Article. If the Department seizes any container, sub-container, lot, or load of shell eggs or liquid eggs, a written hold notice shall be issued to the person that has control of the shell eggs or liquid eggs, and a tag or notice may be affixed to the container, sub-container, lot, or load which states it is so held.

(d) Any shell eggs or liquid eggs for which a hold notice is issued shall be held by the person having control of the shell eggs or liquid eggs and shall not be disturbed, moved, diverted, or offered for sale except under the specific directions of the Department.

(e) A person may request an informal hearing to contest tagging, hold notice, or seizure of shell eggs or liquid eggs pursuant to section 1327.1 of this Chapter.