California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §46022: (a) It is unlawful for a person to sell, advertise, label, or otherwise represent any product as organic unless duly registered pursuant to Section 46013.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to sell or represent a product as organic without proper registration, or to make false statements in the registration process.

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(a) It is unlawful for a person to sell, advertise, label, or otherwise represent any product as organic unless duly registered pursuant to Section 46013.1. (b) It is unlawful for a person to willfully make a false statement or representation, or knowingly fail to disclose a fact required to be disclosed, in registration pursuant to Section 46013.1.

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