Every person operating a sawmill, shakemill, shinglemill, logging camp, planing mill, veneer mill, plywood plant or any other type of plant or mill which processes or manufactures any lumber, lumber products or allied wood products, in this State shall allow his employees a period of not less than one-half hour for the midday meal, between the third and fifth hours of each day’s shift after the start thereof.
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Section § 800
If you run any type of mill or plant in California that processes or manufactures lumber or wood products, you must give your workers at least a 30-minute lunch break between the third and fifth hours of their work shift each day.
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Section § 801
If someone breaks any rule in this chapter, they are committing a misdemeanor. They could be fined between $100 and $400 as punishment.
Any person, or agent or officer thereof who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than four hundred dollars ($400).
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