Food and Agricultural Code section 42971

(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.

Source: Section 42971, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=42971.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1987; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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