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California · Through 2026-09-13

FAC § 5209

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC
  2. DIVISION 4. PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL [5001. - 8808.]
  3. PART 1. GENERALLY [5001. - 6299.]
  4. CHAPTER 3. Certification of Plant Shipments [5201. - 5209.]

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any violation of this chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine of seventy-five dollars ($75) for the first offense and is a misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense within three years of a prior conviction of a violation of this chapter.

(b) (1) Any use by any person of a false or invalid certificate for the purpose of certification pursuant to this chapter is a misdemeanor.

(2) For the purpose of this section, “false certificate” means a document, as defined in Section 5201, that has not been issued by a commissioner, deputy commissioner, or inspector.

(3) For the purposes of this section, “invalid certificate” means a document, as defined in Section 5201, that is based upon false information supplied to the commissioner, deputy commissioner, or inspector which is essential to the issuance of the certificate.

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