Food and Agricultural Code section 18

In all matters which arise under this code, proof of the fact of possession by any person engaged in the sale of a commodity establishes a rebuttable presumption that the commodity is for sale. This presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence.

Source: Section 18, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=18. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_18

Original Source: Section 18, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=18. (last accessed May 12, 2025).