§ 79161 Judicial Relief For Noncompliance

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•If someone doesn't follow the rules in a written notice, the boss or a group can ask a court to make them stop.
•The court can tell them to stop right away (like a timeout) or forever (like a permanent rule).
•This is only for big rules, not little problems.

Example

A factory keeps dumping bad stuff in a river after being told to stop.

The government can go to court and ask a judge to make the factory stop right away or forever. The judge can say 'stop now' or 'never do it again'.

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§ 79161 Judicial Relief For Noncompliance

The commission or the secretary may bring an action for judicial relief from the secretary’s written notice or from noncompliance by the commission with the written notice, as the case may be, in a court of competent jurisdiction, which may issue a temporary restraining order, permanent injunction, or other applicable relief. (Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 503, Sec. 1. (AB 944) Effective January 1, 2018. Provisions operative or inoperative as prescribed in Sections 79180.5, 79181.5, and 79195 et. seq. Repealed conditionally pursuant to Section 79182.5.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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injunction commission restraining order secretary compliance jurisdiction

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 79161.

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