California · Penal Code

PEN §604: Every person who maliciously injures or destroys any standing crops, grain, cultivated fruits or vegetables, the property of another, in any case for which a punishment is not otherwise prescribed by

Misdemeanor

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A person who intentionally damages or destroys another person's crops, grain, or cultivated fruits or vegetables commits a misdemeanor.

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Every person who maliciously injures or destroys any standing crops, grain, cultivated fruits or vegetables, the property of another, in any case for which a punishment is not otherwise prescribed by this Code, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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