California · Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

FAC §6306: Unless otherwise permitted by law, any person who willfully and knowingly imports into, or who willfully and knowingly transports or ships within, this state, a Mediterranean fruit fly is guilty of a

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

A person who knowingly imports, transports, or ships a Mediterranean fruit fly into or within the state commits a felony, unless the law permits it.

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Unless otherwise permitted by law, any person who willfully and knowingly imports into, or who willfully and knowingly transports or ships within, this state, a Mediterranean fruit fly is guilty of a felony.

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