Food and Agricultural Code section 5309

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.

Source: Section 5309, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=5309.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1996; accessed Jul. 6, 2026).

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