California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §40963: It is unlawful for any person to remove, deface, or destroy, any warning tag or notice which has been placed by a proper enforcing officer upon a rejected lot or load of tomatoes for processing purpos

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to remove, deface, or destroy warning tags or notices that an enforcing officer has placed on rejected tomato lots or loads intended for processing.

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It is unlawful for any person to remove, deface, or destroy, any warning tag or notice which has been placed by a proper enforcing officer upon a rejected lot or load of tomatoes for processing purposes.

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