California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §8746: Any person, partnership, corporation, association, or his, her, or its agents or representatives, who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, except as provided in Section 8785, or make a

Misdemeanor

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A person, business, or their representatives commits a misdemeanor by violating provisions of this article or making willful false statements on signs, contracts, receipts, or publications.

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Any person, partnership, corporation, association, or his, her, or its agents or representatives, who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, except as provided in Section 8785, or make any willful or false statement appearing on a sign, contract, agreement, receipt, statement, literature or other publication shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

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