California · Penal Code
PEN §602.8: (a) Any person who without the written permission of the landowner, the owner’s agent, or the person in lawful possession of the land, willfully enters any lands under cultivation or enclosed by fence
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Unlawfully entering cultivated, fenced, or posted private land without permission is a public offense. First and second offenses are infractions with fines; a third or subsequent offense is a misdemeanor.
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