California Food and Agricultural Code 55100 – (a) It is unlawful for any person to handle, advertise, or label …
(a) It is unlawful for any person to handle, advertise, or label rice in violation of this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person engaged in business as a retailer of rice who in good faith handles, labels, or advertises any rice in reliance on the representations of a producer or handler that the rice may be sold as certified, shall not be found to violate this chapter, except under any of the following circumstances:
Terms Used In California Food and Agricultural Code 55100
- Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49
(1) The retailer knew or should have known that the rice could not be sold as certified.
(2) The retailer was engaged in producing or handling the rice.
(3) The retailer prescribed or specified the manner in which the rice was produced or handled.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 414, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2009.)