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2011 California Code
Food and Agricultural Code
DIVISION 4. PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL [5001 - 8808]
ARTICLE 1. Authority
Section 5401


CA Food & Agri Code § 5401 (through 2012 Leg Sess) What's This?

Any premises, plants, conveyances or things which are infected or infested with any pest, or premises where any pest is found, are a public nuisance, and shall be prosecuted as such in all actions and proceedings. All remedies which are given by law for the prevention and abatement of a nuisance apply to such a public nuisance.

(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

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