§ 110320 Counterfeit Food And Drug Sales

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law says you can't sell or hide food, medicine, or other products if you know someone else's brand name or logo was put on them in a fake or illegal way.

Key Takeaways

•You can't sell fake products with someone else's brand name or logo.
•Even hiding or storing fake products is against the law if you know they're fake.
•This applies to food, medicine, and other items like cosmetics.

Example

Someone buys a fake brand-name cereal that looks like the real one but isn't made by the real company.

If the store knew the cereal was fake but sold it anyway, they're breaking this law.

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§ 110320 Counterfeit Food And Drug Sales

It is unlawful for any person to sell, dispense, dispose of, hold, or conceal any food, drug, device, or cosmetic or its package, with knowledge that the trade name or other identifying marks, imprint, or likeness of the trade name or other identifying mark or imprint of another person has been placed on the food, drug, device, or cosmetic or its package in a manner prohibited by Section 110315. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

unlawful sell dispense dispose of hold conceal food drug device cosmetic trade name identifying marks imprint likeness Section 110315

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 110320.

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