Article 5 - Unlawful Acts

California Business and Professions Code — §§ 13740-13741

Sections (2)

Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 698, Sec. 10.

It is unlawful to sell or distribute any product referred to in this chapter which is adulterated or mislabeled.

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 591, Sec. 54. (AB 808) Effective January 1, 2016.

(a)It is unlawful for any person or other legal entity to make any deceptive, false, or misleading statement by any means whatever regarding quality, quantity, performance, price, discount, or saving in the sale or selling of any commodity regulated pursuant to this chapter.
(b)Any manufacturer or packager of any product subject to this chapter and sold in this state shall provide, upon request, to a duly authorized representative of the department documentation of any claim made on his or her product’s label.