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HomeFood and Agricultural CodeDiv. 23Ch. 7§ 80174 Second Conviction Penalties

§ 80174 Second Conviction Penalties

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§ 80174 Second Conviction Penalties

Key Takeaways

  • •If you break this law a second time, you can be fined between $300 and $5,000.
  • •You might also go to jail for up to one year for the second offense.
  • •All your permits will be taken away forever, and you can't get new ones.
  • •Each time you break the law counts as a separate crime, so you could be punished for each one.

Example

If you get caught cutting down trees without a permit for the second time, you could be fined up to $5,000 and go to jail for a year.

The law says that if you break this rule again, you’ll pay a big fine, might go to jail, and lose all your permits forever. You also can’t get new permits in the future.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 80174 Second Conviction Penalties

A second conviction shall be punishable by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300), nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), for each violation, by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or by both that fine and imprisonment, and each violation shall constitute a separate offense. Upon the second conviction, all permits issued to the person convicted shall be revoked and the permittee shall be required to surrender any unused tags and seals or wood receipts to the issuing agency and no new or additional permits shall be issued to the permittee at any time in the future from the date of conviction. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 15, Sec. 123. (AB 109) Effective April 4, 2011. Operative October 1, 2011, by Sec. 636 of Ch. 15, as amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 39, Sec. 68.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 80172 Violation Penalties And Fines
  • § 78554 Fee Collection Enforcement Rules
  • § 9701 Violation Penalties And Fines
  • § 59233 Marketing Order Violations Penalties
  • § 56185 License Application Review

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 80174.
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