The district attorney of any county in which a violation of any provision of this code occurs shall, upon request of any enforcing officer or other interested person, prosecute such violation. The prosecutor of any municipality has concurrent jurisdiction as to any violation which is committed within his territorial jurisdiction.

(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Terms Used In California Food and Agricultural Code 8

  • County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
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