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California Food And Agricultural Code Section 3

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It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination,
that the provisions of this code are enacted in the exercise of the
power of this state for the purposes of promoting and protecting the
agricultural industry of the state and for the protection of the
public health, safety, and welfare.  In all civil actions the
provisions of this code shall be liberally construed for the
accomplishment of these purposes and for the accomplishment of the
purposes of the several divisions of this code, and in criminal
actions the rule of construction set forth in Section 4 of the Penal
Code shall be the rule of construction for this code.

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