Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17505 · Article 1. False Advertising in General
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17505
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No person shall state, in an advertisement of his goods, that he is a producer, manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or importer, or that he owns or controls a factory or other source of supply of goods, when such is not the fact, and no person shall in any other manner misrepresent the character, extent, volume, or type of his business.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1733.
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=17505.
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