California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §26681: Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Violating any provision of this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $200 fine, up to six months in county jail, or both.

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Any person that violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200), or by imprisonment not exceeding six months in the county jail, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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