§ 110890 Organic Product Sales Violations

(a)  It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, advertise, or label any product in violation of this article. (b)  Notwithstanding subdivision (a), a person engaged in business as a distributor or retailer of products who in good faith sells, offers for sale, labels, or advertises any product in reliance on the representations of a producer, handler, or other distributor that the product may be sold as organic, shall not be found to violate this article unless the distributor either: (1) knew or should have known that the product could not be sold as organic; (2) was engaged in producing or processing the product; or (3) prescribed or specified the manner in which the product was produced or processed. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 533, Sec. 61. Effective January 1, 2003.)