2009 California Food and Agricultural Code - Section 53561-53564 :: Article 10. Abatement

53561.  Any lot of nursery stock which does not comply with the
provisions of this chapter is a public nuisance and shall be subject
to seizure on complaint of the director or the commissioner to a
court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the nursery
stock is located.

53562.  The district attorney of the county in which any such
nuisance is found, at the request of the director or the
commissioner, shall maintain, in the name of the people of the State
of California, a civil action to abate and prevent such nuisance.
Upon judgment and by order of the court, such nuisance shall be
condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court, or
relabeled, or reconditioned, or released upon such conditions as the
court in its discretion may impose to insure the nuisance will be
abated.

53563.  If the owner fails to comply with the order of the court
within the time specified in the order, the court may order that such
nursery stock be forthwith destroyed or the nuisance otherwise
abated as set forth in such order.

53564.  A proceeding pursuant to this article where the value of the
property is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less is a
limited civil case.