Food & Agr. Code, § 42971 · Article 12. Criminal Penalties and Procedures
Food & Agr. Code, § 42971
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Unless otherwise specified, a violation of this division is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(b) A conviction of a second or subsequent violation of this division is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.
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History
Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1048, Sec. 6.
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