§ 46024

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) It is unlawful for any person to advertise, label, or otherwise represent that any fertilizer or pesticide chemical may be used in connection with the production, processing, or distribution of products sold as organic if that fertilizer or pesticide chemical contains a prohibited material.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to refuse to submit for inspection.

(d) It is unlawful for any person to alter any organic registration form.

(e) It is unlawful for any person to alter any certification document.

(f) It is unlawful for any person to falsify any document.

(g) It is unlawful for any person to remove a hold off sale or disposal order from any lot of product.

(h) It is unlawful to use the term “transitional organic” in this state.

(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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