California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §112485: It is unlawful to return to cold storage any article of food that has once been released from such storage and placed on the market for sale to consumers.

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is unlawful to return food to cold storage after it has been released and sold to consumers, except for transfers between storage facilities not intended to evade this law.

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It is unlawful to return to cold storage any article of food that has once been released from such storage and placed on the market for sale to consumers. However, nothing in this section prevents the transfer of goods from one cold storage or refrigerating warehouse to another, if the transfer is not made for the purpose of evading any provision of this chapter.

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