Cal. Food and Agricultural Code § 12998
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code § 12998
California · California Food and Agricultural Code · Status: effective · Effective 2022-09-27
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- Cal. Food and Agricultural Code § 12998, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/821389
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Any person who violates this division relating to pesticides or structural pest control devices, or any regulation issued pursuant to a provision of this division relating to pesticides or structural pest control devices, is liable civilly in an amount not less than three thousand dollars ($3,000) nor more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for each violation. Any person who commits a second or subsequent violation that is the same as a prior violation or similar to a prior violation or whose intentional violation resulted or reasonably could have resulted in the creation of a hazard to human health or the environment or in the disruption of the market of the crop or commodity involved, is liable civilly in an amount not less than fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000) nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) for each violation. Any money recovered under this section shall be paid into the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund for use by the department in administering this division, and Division 6 (commencing with Section 11401).