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    • PENAL CODE SECTION 565-566

565.  It is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not exceeding one
thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail not
exceeding six months, or both, for an unauthorized person to possess
or use, or to obliterate or destroy the brand registration upon,
containers (including milk cases), cabinets, or other dairy
equipment, which have a value of four hundred dollars ($400) or less,
when the containers, cabinets, or other dairy equipment are marked
with a brand that is registered pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing
with Section 34501) of Part 1 of Division 15 of the Food and
Agricultural Code.  "Unauthorized person" shall have the meaning of
that term as defined in Section 34564 of the Food and Agricultural
Code.



566.  It is a felony, punishable by a fine not exceeding one
thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500), or by imprisonment, or both,
for an unauthorized person to possess or use, or to obliterate or
destroy the brand registration upon, containers (including milk
cases), cabinets, or other dairy equipment, which have a value in
excess of four hundred dollars ($400), when the containers, cabinets,
or other dairy equipment are marked with a brand that is registered
pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 34501) of Part 1 of
Division 15 of the Food and Agricultural Code.  "Unauthorized person"
shall have the meaning of that term as defined in Section 34564 of
the Food and Agricultural Code.

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