California Food and Agricultural Code CHAPTER 9 - False, Deceptive, or Misleading Marketing

• Section 890.
  (a) It is unlawful for any person or entity, or employee or agent of that person or entity, to make any statement, representation, or assertion orally,...
• Section 891.
  In lieu of prosecution, the secretary, or a county agricultural commissioner under the authority of the secretary, may levy a civil penalty against a person...
• Section 892.
  Any action taken against a person by the secretary or a county agricultural commissioner pursuant to Section 890 or 891 shall not preclude the secretary...
• Section 893.
  (a) All civil penalties collected pursuant to this chapter by the secretary shall be deposited in the Direct Agricultural Marketing Penalty Account, which is hereby created...
• Section 894.
  An action brought by the state or a county pursuant to Section 891 or 892 for a violation of Section 890 shall preclude a concurrent...

Last modified: October 22, 2018