Court Opinions

State Laws

US Code

US Constitution

California Business And Professions Code Section 12602

Legal Research Home > California Lawyer > Business and Professions Code > California Business And Professions Code Section 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 carrier for hire, a contract carrier for
hire, or a freight forwarder for hire) engaged in the distribution of
any packaged or labeled commodity, to distribute or to cause to be
distributed any such commodity if the commodity is contained in a
package, or if there is affixed to that commodity a label, which does
not conform to the provisions of this chapter or the regulations
adopted under the authority of this chapter or the provisions of, or
the regulations adopted under, Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section
12665), Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 13400), or Chapter 15
(commencing with Section 13700).
   (b) The prohibition contained in subdivision (a) does not apply to
persons engaged in business as wholesale or retail distributors of
commodities, except to the extent that those persons (1) are engaged
in the packaging or labeling of such commodities, (2) prescribe or
specify by any means the manner in which such commodities are
packaged or labeled, or (3) have knowledge of the violation of any
provision of this chapter or of Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section
12665), Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 13400), or Chapter 15
(commencing with Section 13700).

Last modified: January 12, 2009