Food and Agricultural Code section 46022

(a)

It is unlawful for a person to sell, advertise, label, or otherwise represent any product as organic unless duly registered pursuant to Section 46013.1.

(b)

It is unlawful for a person to willfully make a false statement or representation, or knowingly fail to disclose a fact required to be disclosed, in registration pursuant to Section 46013.1.

Source: Section 46022, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=46022. (updated Jan. 1, 2025; accessed Jun. 23, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_46022

Original Source: Section 46022, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=46022. (last accessed May 12, 2025).