2007 California Food and Agricultural Code Article 6. Field Rodents

CA Codes (fac:6021-6024)

6021.  If the director receives a report from the executive officer
of the State Department of Health Services which states that field
rodents in a certain area carry, or are likely to carry, any disease,
insect, or other vector of any disease which is transmissible and
injurious to humans, he shall forthwith advise the commissioner of
the county in which such rodents exist.



6022.  The commissioner shall cooperate in suppressing field rodents
and insects, or other associated vectors of rodent-borne diseases
transmissible and injurious to humans.



6023.  The director shall cooperate by entering into an agreement
pursuant to Section 482 for the purpose of suppressing the field
rodents and insects or other associated vectors in the reported areas
and in neighboring areas, to prevent the spread of the rodents and
insects, or other associated vectors.



6024.  In order to carry out the purposes of this article, the
director or commissioner may enter upon any and all premises within
any reported area or neighboring area to bait, trap, expose
chemically treated baits, or perform any act which he deems necessary
for the purpose of suppressing, destroying, or repelling the rodents
and insects, or other associated vectors.