Section 5209 Of Chapter 3. Certification Of Plant Shipments From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any violation of
this chapter is an infraction punishable by a fine of seventy-five
dollars ($75) for the first offense and is a misdemeanor for a second
or subsequent offense within three years of a prior conviction of a
violation of this chapter.
(b) (1) Any use by any person of a false or invalid certificate
for the purpose of certification pursuant to this chapter is a
misdemeanor.
(2) For the purpose of this section, "false certificate" means a
document, as defined in Section 5201, that has not been issued by a
commissioner, deputy commissioner, or inspector.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "invalid certificate" means
a document, as defined in Section 5201, that is based upon false
information supplied to the commissioner, deputy commissioner, or
inspector which is essential to the issuance of the certificate.