California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 6 — Business Rights, Chapter 3 — Trade Names and Designations, Article 1 — Trade Names, Section 14403

Every person who has in his possession, or who uses any cask, bottle, vessel, case, cover, label, brand, or other thing bearing, or having in any way connected with it, the trade name of another, for the purpose of disposing of any article other than that which such cask, bottle, vessel, case, cover, label, brand or other thing, originally contained, or is connected with by the owner of the trade name, with intent to deceive or defraud, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Notes

Prohibits possessing or using a container, label, brand, or other item bearing another’s trade name to dispose of an article different from the article originally associated with that item, when done with intent to deceive or defraud. A person committing the prohibited conduct is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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