California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §47005.2: An enforcing officer may seize and hold as evidence all or any part of any container, pack, load, bulk lot, consignment or shipment of products which is packed, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped

Civil

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An enforcing officer may seize and hold products as evidence to secure conviction of someone believed to have violated this chapter or its regulations.

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An enforcing officer may seize and hold as evidence all or any part of any container, pack, load, bulk lot, consignment or shipment of products which is packed, delivered for shipment, loaded, shipped, transported, or sold to secure the conviction of the party the enforcing officer knows or believes has violated or is violating any provision of this chapter or the regulations adopted thereunder.

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