California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 5782

Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 721, Sec. 2.

During the existence of a host-free period or host-free district which is established by regulations of the director, any host which is planted, growing, or being cultivated or maintained within the host-free period or district is a public nuisance and is subject to all the laws which relate to the abatement of the nuisance.

Cite this section

Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 5782 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-4-plant-quarantine-and-pest-control/part-1-generally/chapter-8-special-quarantine-control-and-abatement-methods/article-5-host-free-periods-and-districts/section-5782

Other sections in Article 5 - Host-Free Periods and Districts

§ 5781§ 5782§ 5783§ 5784§ 5785§ 5786

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