Section 12998 Of Article 12. Penalties And Injunctive Relief From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 12.
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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 one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than ten thousand
dollars ($10,000) 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 five thousand dollars ($5,000) nor more than twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000) 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).