{"code":"BPC","codeName":"Business and Professions Code","section":"4831","citation":"Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4831","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS [500. - 4999.202.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 11. Veterinary Medicine [4800. - 4920.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-11"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Practice Provisions [4825. - 4831.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/division-2/chapter-11/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 642, Sec. 6.   Effective January 1, 1998.","effective":"1998-01-01","html":"<p>Any person, who violates or aids or abets in violating any of the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"Any person, who violates or aids or abets in violating any of the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500), nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days nor more than one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/business-and-professions-code/practice-provisions-4831","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}