California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 47025

FAC § 47025 Effective Jan 1, 2019Div. 17 · Ch. 10.5 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)In lieu of prosecution, but not precluding suspension or revocation of certified producer’s certificates or certified farmers’ market certificates pursuant to any other authority, the secretary or the county agricultural commissioner may impose an administrative civil penalty, suspension of certification, or both, on a person who violates this chapter or any regulation implemented pursuant to this chapter.

(b)A civil penalty pursuant to this section shall be levied in proportion to the violation, measured as either “serious,” “moderate,” or “minor.”

(1)“Serious” violations are repeat or intentional violations, punishable by a civil penalty of not less than four hundred one dollars ($401) and up to a maximum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per violation.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 223, Sec. 1. (AB 3260) Effective January 1, 2019.