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2025 California Code
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
DIVISION 17 - FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS
CHAPTER 2 - General Provisions
ARTICLE 13 - Civil Penalties and Remedies
Section 43001.
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CA Food & Agri Code § 43001 (2025)
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43001. Any person that violates any provision of this division shall, in addition to any penalty which is otherwise provided, be liable civilly, in an action brought by the director, for a penalty in an amount which is equal to the value which the fruits, nuts, or vegetables involved in the violation would have if they conformed to the requirements of this division.
The value of such noncomplying fruits, nuts, and vegetables shall be the current market value of the lowest priced grade of a marketable commodity of like kind and nature at the time and place of the violation. Any money which is recovered under this section shall be paid into the Department of Agriculture Fund.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
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