California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §5349: (a) It is unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to intentionally route the vehicle and travel on that route in order to prevent the vehicle from passing through a plant quarantine inspection station.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful for a vehicle operator to intentionally avoid traveling through a plant quarantine inspection station. Violation is a misdemeanor offense.

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(a) It is unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to intentionally route the vehicle and travel on that route in order to prevent the vehicle from passing through a plant quarantine inspection station. (b) Notwithstanding Section 5309, a violation of this section is a misdemeanor.

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