Food & Agr. Code, § 5309 · Article 1. General Provisions
Food & Agr. Code, § 5309
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Any violation of this chapter by any person, or an agent of any person, is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first offense. For a second or subsequent offense within three years of a prior conviction of a violation of this chapter, the violation is punishable as a misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 149, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.
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