Food & Agr. Code, § 6405 · Article 1. Notice of Arrival and Hold for Inspection
Food & Agr. Code, § 6405
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Any certificate that has been altered, defaced, or improperly completed or changed is void.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to do any of the following:
(1) Alter, deface, or otherwise falsify or change, a certificate that is attached to any plant shipment or other thing entering the state.
(2) Use, or have in his or her possession, any certificate that has been altered, defaced, or otherwise falsified or changed.
(3) Transport, receive, or possess any plant material represented by a certificate.
(c) For purposes of this section, “certificate” means a certificate issued pursuant to a quarantine regulation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 149, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.
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