California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §112190: It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer, or hold for sale any shellstock or shucked shellfish that has not been harvested from a growing area which has been certified by the department or that ha

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or possess for sale shellfish harvested from uncertified areas or not purified according to state requirements.

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It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer, or hold for sale any shellstock or shucked shellfish that has not been harvested from a growing area which has been certified by the department or that has not been purified in accordance with Section 112170.

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