California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §113205: On and after January 1, 1979, no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any metal beverage container so designed and constructed that a part of the container is severable in opening the con

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Effective January 1, 1979, selling metal beverage containers with detachable parts in opening is prohibited in California. Violation is an infraction.

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On and after January 1, 1979, no person shall sell or offer for sale in this state any metal beverage container so designed and constructed that a part of the container is severable in opening the container. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the sale in California of the containers for shipment out of state. Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of an infraction.

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