Section 382 Of Title 10. Of Crimes Against The Public Health And Safety 369a-402c From California Penal Code >> Title 10. >> Part 1.
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. Every person who adulterates or dilutes any article of food,
drink, drug, medicine, spirituous or malt liquor, or wine, or any
article useful in compounding them, with the fraudulent intent to
offer the same, or cause or permit it to be offered for sale as
unadulterated or undiluted; and every person who fraudulently sells,
or keeps or offers for sale the same, as unadulterated or undiluted,
or who, in response to an inquiry for any article of food, drink,
drug, medicine, spirituous or malt liquor, or wine, sells or offers
for sale, a different article, or an article of a different character
or manufacture, without first informing such purchaser of such
difference, is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, that no retail
dealer shall be convicted under the provisions of this section if he
shall prove a written guaranty of purity obtained from the person
from whom he purchased such adulterated or diluted goods.