California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §29676: (a) It is unlawful for any person to do either of the following: (1) Refuse to submit any container, subcontainer, load, or display of honey to the inspection of any enforcing officer.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to refuse inspection of honey containers or to refuse to stop a vehicle containing honey when directed by an enforcing officer. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by fine, jail time, or both.

Read the full statutory text
(a) It is unlawful for any person to do either of the following: (1) Refuse to submit any container, subcontainer, load, or display of honey to the inspection of any enforcing officer. (2) Refuse to stop any vehicle which contains any honey, for the purpose of inspection by an enforcing officer. (b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

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