{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fac-46021","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAC § 46021","heading":"","body":"(a) It is unlawful for a person to certify a product in violation of this act.\n(b) It is unlawful for a person to certify a product or company as organic unless duly registered as a certification agency pursuant to this act.\n(c) It is unlawful for a person to willfully make a false statement or representation, or knowingly fail to disclose a fact required to be disclosed, in registration for a certification agency pursuant to this act.\n(d) In accordance with Section 205.100(c)(2) of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, a person who makes a false statement to the secretary, a governing state official, or an accredited certifying agent shall be subject to Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code.","path":["Food and Agricultural Code - FAC","DIVISION 17. FRUIT, NUT, AND VEGETABLE STANDARDS [42501. - 49025.8.]","CHAPTER 10. Organic Foods [46000. - 46029.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"37e1223fc810f4a7beac0c3e0814f4043b9eacb8532b956c73f156555f75aac7","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fac-46020","next":"us-ca/fac-46022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}