Section 396.5 Of Title 10. Of Crimes Against The Public Health And Safety 369a-402c From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 1.
396.5
. It shall be unlawful for any retail food store or wholesale
food concern, as defined in Section 3(k) of the federal Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (Public Law 95-113) (7 U.S.C. Sec. 2012(k)), or
any person, to sell, furnish or give away any goods or services,
other than those items authorized by the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as
amended (Public Law 88-525) (Chapter 51 (commencing with Section
2011) of Title 7 of the United States Code), in exchange for CalFresh
benefits issued pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section
18900), Part 6, Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Any violator of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000)
or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 90 days, or by
both that fine and imprisonment.