California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 8 — Special Business Regulations, Chapter 12 — Precious Metal Marking, Article 1 — General Provisions, Section 22103
“Apply,” “applies” or “applied” mean imprint, emboss or engrave on the article itself and not otherwise.
Notes
Defines 'apply,' 'applies,' and 'applied' to mean imprinting, embossing, or engraving a mark on the article itself and not by another method or on another object. The definition limits those terms to marks placed directly on the article through one of the three listed processes.
Use as reference
Lexinter.net | California Code, Business and Professions Code - BPC § 22103 | https://laws.lexinter.net/codes/california/business-and-professions-code/division-8/chapter-12/article-1/section-22103