CHAPTER 6. Fair Packaging and Labeling Act [12601. - 12615.5.]
Chapter 6 repealed and added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1309.
§§ 12601–12615.5 · 13 sections
- § 12601 This chapter is designed to protect purchasers of any commodity within its provisions against deception or misrepresentation. Packages and their labels should…
- § 12602 (a) It is unlawful for any person engaged in the packaging or labeling of any commodity for distribution or sale, or for any person (other than a common…
- § 12603 No person subject to the prohibition in Section 12602 shall distribute any packaged commodity unless it is in conformity with regulations that shall be…
- § 12605 No person subject to the prohibition contained in Section 12602 shall distribute or cause to be distributed in commerce any packaged commodity if any…
- § 12606 (a) No container wherein commodities are packed shall have a false bottom, false sidewalls, false lid or covering, or be otherwise so constructed or filled,…
- § 12606.2 (a) This section applies to food containers subject to Section 403(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Sec. 343(d)), and Section 100.100…
- § 12607 Whenever a packaged commodity is offered for sale, exposed for sale or sold without a statement of net quantity appearing thereon as required by this chapter,…
- § 12609 The secretary shall adopt necessary regulations to carry out the purpose of this division and for the testing of packages to verify the net quantity…
- § 12610 The secretary may promulgate regulations similar to those promulgated by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Federal Trade…
- § 12611 It is unlawful to pack, ship, or sell any commodity in a container which does not conform to all the specifications of this chapter; or which is not…
- § 12612 The sale of any commodity packaged in a container, wherein both the container and the contents thereof comply with any act of Congress or rules or regulations…
- § 12613 If any provision of this chapter is less stringent or requires information different from any requirement of Section 4 of the act of Congress entitled “Fair…
- § 12615.5 The violation of any provision of this chapter, except the provisions of Section 12604.5, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five…