California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 7 — General Business Regulations, Part 3 — Representations to the Public, Chapter 1 — Advertising, Article 1 — False Advertising in General, Section 17505
No person shall state, in an advertisement of his goods, that he is a producer, manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or importer, or that he owns or controls a factory or other source of supply of goods, when such is not the fact, and no person shall in any other manner misrepresent the character, extent, volume, or type of his business.
Notes
Prohibits a person from advertising goods while falsely claiming to be a producer, manufacturer, processor, wholesaler, or importer, or falsely claiming ownership or control of a factory or other source of supply. It also prohibits other misrepresentations about the character, extent, volume, or type of the person’s business.
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