California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §25558: The officer may affix to any lot which is held pursuant to Section 25557 a tag or notice which warns that the lot is held and states the reasons for which it is held.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to remove, alter, deface, destroy, or improperly dispose of a warning tag or notice affixed to a held lot, except by authorized officers or court order.

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The officer may affix to any lot which is held pursuant to Section 25557 a tag or notice which warns that the lot is held and states the reasons for which it is held. It is unlawful for any person, except an authorized enforcing officer, to detach, alter, deface, or destroy any such tag or notice which is affixed to any such lot, or remove or dispose of such lot in any manner or under conditions other than as prescribed by such tag or notice, except upon written permission of an authorized enforcing officer or by the order of a court.

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