Bakersfield Municipal Code Ch. 8.24 Termite-Infested Wood

Sections: 8.24.010 Applicability. 8.24.020 Sale or storage prohibited. 8.24.030 Transport except for disposal prohibited. 8.24.040 Violation—Penalty.

The provisions of this chapter are specifically declared to apply to, govern and control the various departments and officers of the city, any school district, school board, board of education or any public, quasipublic or political corporation or body, their agents or representatives, except the United States of America, within the city. (Prior code § 10.50.030)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell, offer for sale, give away or store within the city any wood, lumber, logs, poles, sawdust or other material infested with termites or white ants. (Prior code § 10.50.010)

It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to transport within the city any wood, lumber, logs, poles, sawdust or other material infested with termites or white ants unless wood, lumber, logs, poles, sawdust or other material infested with termites or white ants is being transported to the city dump or other approved place for burning. (Prior code § 10.50.020)

Any person, firm, or corporation who, as principal, agent, contractor, subcontractor, officer, servant or employee, for him or herself or itself or for any other person, or for any firm or corporation, or for any officer or department of the city, or for any school district, school board, board of education, or public, quasipublic or political corporation or body, except the United States of America, or who by agent, contractor, subcontractor, servant or employee, violates or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be punished as set forth in general penalty provision Section 1.40.010. (Ord. 3431 § 1, 1992; prior code §§ 10.50.040, 10.50.050)