{"code":"FAC","codeName":"Food and Agricultural Code","section":"12996","citation":"Food & Agr. Code, § 12996","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 7. AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, LIVESTOCK REMEDIES, AND COMMERCIAL FEEDS [12500. - 15340.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-7"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Pesticides [12751. - 13192.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-7/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 12. Penalties and Injunctive Relief [12996. - 13001.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-7/chapter-2/article-12"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 4.   (AB 211)   Effective September 27, 2022.","effective":"2022-09-27","html":"<p>(a) Every person who violates any provision of this division relating to pesticides, or any regulation issued pursuant to a provision of this division relating to pesticides, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. Upon a second or subsequent conviction of the same provision of this division relating to pesticides, a person shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. Each violation constitutes a separate offense.</p><p>(b) Notwithstanding the penalties prescribed in subdivision (a), if the offense involves an intentional or negligent violation that created or reasonably could have created a hazard to human health or the environment, the convicted person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or in the state prison or by a fine of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) nor more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment.</p><p>(c) This section does not apply to violations of Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/fac/15300\">15300</a>) or Section <a href=\"/fac/13186.5\">13186.5</a>.</p>","text":"(a) Every person who violates any provision of this division relating to pesticides, or any regulation issued pursuant to a provision of this division relating to pesticides, is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. Upon a second or subsequent conviction of the same provision of this division relating to pesticides, a person shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), or by imprisonment of not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. Each violation constitutes a separate offense. (b) Notwithstanding the penalties prescribed in subdivision (a), if the offense involves an intentional or negligent violation that created or reasonably could have created a hazard to human health or the environment, the convicted person shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year or in the state prison or by a fine of not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) nor more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment. (c) This section does not apply to violations of Chapter 7.5 (commencing with Section 15300) or Section 13186.5.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/penalties-and-injunctive-relief-12996","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}