Food and Agricultural Code section 56502

The court shall thereupon issue an order which directs the person to appear before the court and show cause why he should not be punished as for contempt. The order and a copy of the certified statement shall be served on the person. Thereafter the court shall have jurisdiction of the matter.

Source: Section 56502, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=56502. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Original Source: Section 56502, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=56502. (last accessed May 12, 2025).