§ 24134 Document Falsification Penalties

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•You can't lie or fake any papers or records that the food and farming rules say you need to keep.
•If you do fake them, you might have to pay up to $500 for each time you did it.
•The money from these fines goes to the Department of Food and Agriculture to help them do their job.

Example

A farmer fills out a form saying they used 100 pounds of pesticide on their crops, but they really used 200 pounds.

This is breaking the law because the farmer lied on a required form. They could be fined up to $500 for this lie.

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§ 24134 Document Falsification Penalties

Any person who falsifies any document or record required by this chapter, or by any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, is liable civilly for a penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each violation. Any money that is recovered pursuant to this section shall be paid into the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be expended to carry out this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 217, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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falsifies document or record civil penalty Department of Food and Agriculture Fund

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 24134.

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