§ 114094

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(a)A food facility subject to Section 343(q)(5)(H) of Title 21 of the United States Code or subject to this section as it read on July 1, 2011, shall comply with the requirements of that section of the United States Code and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

(b)Notwithstanding the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law (Part 5 (commencing with Section 109875) of Division 104), and to the extent permitted by federal law:

(1)Enforcement of this section shall be made pursuant to Section 113713.

(A)A violation of this section is, notwithstanding Section 114395, an infraction, punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). A second violation within a five-year period from a prior violation shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). For a third or subsequent violation within a five-year period, the fine shall be not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). A food facility shall not be found to have committed a violation under this paragraph more than once during an inspection visit.

(B)Alternatively, the enforcement agency may assess a civil penalty of an amount that is no less than or greater than the amounts specified for fines in this paragraph.

(c)Except for the civil penalties authorized by this section, this section shall not be construed to create or enhance any claim, right of action, or civil liability that did not exist under state law prior to January 1, 2009, or limit any claim, right of action, or civil liability that otherwise existed under state law prior to January 1, 2009. The only enforcement mechanism of this section is the department or local enforcement agency, as set forth in Section 113713.

(d)This section shall become operative only on and after the compliance date specified in the federal regulation implementing Section 343(q)(5)(H) of Title 21 of the United States Code.