California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §12992: It is unlawful for any person to sell any adulterated or misbranded pesticide.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to sell adulterated or misbranded pesticides. A seller or agent may defend against prosecution by proving the pesticide was guaranteed by their supplier to not be adulterated or misbranded.

Read the full statutory text

It is unlawful for any person to sell any adulterated or misbranded pesticide. In any prosecution of any agent or dealer under this section it is a complete defense to prove that the adulterated or misbranded pesticide that is the basis of the prosecution was guaranteed by the party from whom the agent or dealer purchased it to be not adulterated or misbranded.

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