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§ 796.9. Violations.

3 CA ADC § 796.9Barclays Official California Code of Regulations

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Title 3. Food and Agriculture
Division 2. Animal Industry
Chapter 2. Livestock Disease Control (Refs & Annos)
Article 8.5. Interstate and Intrastate Movement of Swine
3 CCR § 796.9
§ 796.9. Violations.
Currentness
(a) Failure to comply with any part of Article 8.5 of Chapter 2, Division 2 of Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations, constitutes a violation punishable by a fine up to one hundred dollars ($100) per individual animal for each violation.
(b) Pursuant to section 9574 of the Food and Agricultural Code, any person who negligently or intentionally violates any state or federal law or regulation, including any quarantine regulation, by importing any animal or other article, which by virtue of being pest infested or disease infected, causes an infestation or infection of a pest, animal, or disease, or causes an existing infestation to spread beyond any quarantine boundaries is liable civilly in a sum not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each act that constitutes a violation of the law or regulation.
(c) The Department may pursue other remedies in addition to subsections (a) and (b). Pursuing any one remedy does not preclude the Department from pursuing any of the remaining remedies concurrently or at a later date unless otherwise prohibited by law. Existing remedies include but are not limited to:
(1) Denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, registration, certificate, permit, exception, or other indicia of authority issued by the Department;
(2) Civil or administrative penalties;
(3) Referral to the appropriate District Attorney or the Attorney General for criminal prosecution or other appropriate remedy; and
(4) Reimbursement of the Department for any cost incurred due to any violation of this article.

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Note: Authority cited: Section 407 and 10781, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Sections 9561, 9562, 9570, 9574, 10721, 10722, 10723, 10724, 10725, 10726, 10751, 10752, 10753, 10781, 10782, 10783, 10784, 10785 and 10786, Food and Agricultural Code.
History
1. New section filed 3-1-2005; operative 3-31-2005 (Register 2005, No. 9).
2. Editorial correction of subsections (a) and (c) (Register 2005, No. 10).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 3, § 796.9, 3 CA ADC § 796.9
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