{"code":"FAC","codeName":"Food and Agricultural Code","section":"42971","citation":"Food & Agr. Code, § 42971","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 17. FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS [42501. - 49025.8.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-17"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. General Provisions [42651. - 43100.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-17/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 12. Criminal Penalties and Procedures [42971. - 42971.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-17/chapter-2/article-12"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1048, Sec. 6.","effective":null,"html":"<p>(a) Unless otherwise specified, a violation of this division is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). </p><p>(b) A conviction of a second or subsequent violation of this division is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.</p>","text":"(a) Unless otherwise specified, a violation of this division is an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500). (b) A conviction of a second or subsequent violation of this division is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/criminal-penalties-and-procedures-42971","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}