{"code":"FAC","codeName":"Food and Agricultural Code","section":"5309","citation":"Food & Agr. Code, § 5309","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL [5001. - 8808.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 1. GENERALLY [5001. - 6299.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-4/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Quarantine Regulations and InspectionStations [5301. - 5353.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-4/part-1/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [5301. - 5312.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/division-4/part-1/chapter-5/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 149, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 1996.","effective":"1996-01-01","html":"<p>Any violation of this chapter by any person, or an agent of any person, is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first offense. For a second or subsequent offense within three years of a prior conviction of a violation of this chapter, the violation is punishable as a misdemeanor.</p>","text":"Any violation of this chapter by any person, or an agent of any person, is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first offense. For a second or subsequent offense within three years of a prior conviction of a violation of this chapter, the violation is punishable as a misdemeanor.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/food-and-agricultural-code/general-provisions-5309","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}