California Food and Agricultural Code

§ 46020

FAC § 46020 Effective Jan 1, 2025Div. 17 · Ch. 10

Statute text

(a)It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer for sale, advertise, or label any product in violation of this act.

(b)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person engaged in business as a handler, distributor, or retailer of food who in good faith sells, offers for sale, labels, or advertises any product in reliance on the representations of a producer, processor, or other distributor that the product may be sold as organic, shall not be found to violate this act unless the handler, distributor, or retailer either:

(1)Knew or should have known that the product could not be sold as organic.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 456, Sec. 11. (SB 1117) Effective January 1, 2025.