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(a) It is unlawful to make any representation that an olive oil is produced entirely from olives grown within California unless the representation is true.(b) It is unlawful to label any olive oil with a representation that all the olives used to produce the olive oil were grown in California, including the terms “California olive oil,” “California olives,” or something substantially similar, unless all the olives used to produce the olive oil were grown in California.
(c) It is unlawful to label any olive oil with a label indicating or representing that the olives used to produce the olive oil were grown in a specific region of California, or to make a representation to that effect, unless at least 85 percent of the olive oil, by weight, was produced from olives grown in that specific region.
(d) This section applies to representations made in a brand name, label, advertising matter, packaging material, letterhead, invoice, tag, sign, business card, and other oral, written, or printed representation of any kind.
(e) The department may seize olive oil labeled in violation of this section, regardless of where found, and may dispose of the olive oil.
(f) This section does not prohibit an olive oil producer or processor from using a truthful, nonmisleading statement or representation regarding the geographic origin of the olives used in the production of the olive oil in any label, packaging material, or advertising if the label, packaging material, or advertising contains no representation that is prohibited by this section.
(g) Any person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one year, or by both.