ARTICLE 10. Violations [29671. - 29677.]

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 10.
in effect

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29671. Section 29671.

It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, deliver for sale, load, ship, transport, or sell any honey, adulterated honey or any product which is marked, labeled, or designated as honey, in bulk or in any container or subcontainer which does not conform to the provisions of this chapter.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29673. Section 29673.

It is unlawful for any person to mislabel any container or subcontainer of honey or place any false or misleading statement on any wrapper, label, or lining of any container of honey, or on any placard which is used in connection with or which has reference to any honey.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29674. Section 29674.

It is unlawful for any person to place or pack any honey in any container or subcontainer which bears any markings, or any designation of brand, quality, grade, or other matter, unless all of such markings which do not properly and accurately apply to the product placed or packed in the container or subcontainer have been removed, erased, or obliterated.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29675. Section 29675.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to move any honey, or any container of honey, to which any warning tag or notice has been affixed, except under written permit from an enforcing officer or under his or her specific direction. (b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29676. Section 29676.

(a) It is unlawful for any person to do either of the following: (1) Refuse to submit any container, subcontainer, load, or display of honey to the inspection of any enforcing officer. (2) Refuse to stop any vehicle which contains any honey, for the purpose of inspection by an enforcing officer. (b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29677. Section 29677.

It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, load, ship, transport, or sell, any of the following: (a) Adulterated honey, unless the container is conspicuously marked, in letters or type of like size and character, which clearly and plainly indicate the contents. (b) Any product which is labeled or marked with the designation “honey” alone, if the contents consist of part or all of products other than the nectar of floral exudations of plants which is gathered and stored in the comb by honeybees.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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