California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 39431

Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 512, Sec. 14.

A person shall not sell or take orders for the future delivery of any margarine, dairy spread, or spread under the name of butter, or under the pretense that the substance is butter.

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Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 39431 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-15-milk-and-milk-products-act-of-1947/part-3-manufactured-products/chapter-8-margarine-dairy-spread-and-spread/article-4-misrepresentation/section-39431

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