California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 7 — General Business RegulationsPart 3 — Representations to the PublicChapter 1 — AdvertisingArticle 1 — False Advertising in GeneralSection 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.
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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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