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Section 13710.

13710. (a) (1) The department shall establish specifications for engine coolants, antifreeze, prediluted engine coolants, and prediluted antifreeze that promote the public safety in the operation of motor vehicles. (2) The chemical, physical, and performance specifications for engine coolants and antifreeze and prediluted engine coolants and prediluted antifreeze under paragraph (1) shall not fall below the minimum specifications, […]

Section 13711.

13711. (a) An engine coolant or antifreeze is mislabeled if any of the following occurs: (1) The container does not bear a label on which is printed the brand name, principal ingredient, intended application of the coolant or antifreeze, name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor, and an accurate statement of the […]

Section 13712.

13712. A brake fluid receptacle or dispensing device, including “bleeders,” pressurized containers, or any container used to fill a brake system or to expel air from the system after servicing, are exempt from the container labeling requirements in this chapter except for designation of the contents as “DOT____Motor Vehicle Brake Fluid” with the appropriate identification […]

Section 13713.

13713. Any product referred to in this chapter is adulterated if its characteristics fall below the specifications for that product established by the department as minimum standards. (Added by renumbering Section 13706 by Stats. 1992, Ch. 322, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1993.)

Section 13720.

13720. Each brake fluid container with a capacity of six fluid ounces or more shall be provided with a resealable closure that has an inner seal impervious to the packaged brake fluid. The container closure shall include a tamper-proof feature that will either be destroyed or substantially altered when the container closure is initially opened. […]

Section 13730.

13730. The department and each county sealer shall enforce the provisions of this chapter, and may sample, inspect, analyze, and test any product referred to in this chapter manufactured, packed, stored, sold, or distributed within this state. The department, through its agents, has free access by all legal means during business hours to all premises, […]

Section 13731.

13731. The department and each county sealer is authorized to order off-sale any product referred to in this chapter which is adulterated or mislabeled. The off-sale order shall be given in writing to the retail seller and the distributor or manufacturer of the product. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 698, Sec. 10.)

Section 13740.

13740. It is unlawful to sell or distribute any product referred to in this chapter which is adulterated or mislabeled. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 698, Sec. 10.)

Section 13741.

13741. (a) It is unlawful for any person or other legal entity to make any deceptive, false, or misleading statement by any means whatever regarding quality, quantity, performance, price, discount, or saving in the sale or selling of any commodity regulated pursuant to this chapter. (b) Any manufacturer or packager of any product subject to this chapter […]

Section 13700.

13700. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms mean the following: (a) “Automotive product” means engine coolant or antifreeze, prediluted engine coolant or prediluted antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid, and diesel exhaust fluid. (b) “Transmission fluid” means a product intended for use in a motor vehicle as either a lubricant, coolant, or liquid medium in any […]