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DIVISION 4. PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL 5001-8808›PART 3. NURSERY STOCK 6701-6995›CHAPTER 2. Other Regulations 6901-6988›ARTICLE 3. Citrus Nursery Stock Pest Cleanliness Program 6940-6946

§ 6943

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

(a) The department may designate the following types of entities to perform the required disease and pathogen diagnostic testing and analysis under the program:

(1) Entities that have responsibilities associated with the citrus industry and that derive their authority from this code.

(2) Entities that are associated with a California public university.

(3) Private entities with expertise in plant disease diagnostics that meet standards adopted by the secretary to ensure integrity of the sampling methods and results.

(b) An entity authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be proficient in the protocols for which it is approved by the department.

(c) An entity authorized pursuant to this section shall be subject to reapproval by the department pursuant to regulations adopted as authorized by this article.

(d) The department shall have no liability for any errors or omissions of an entity authorized pursuant to this section.

(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 639, Sec. 2. (SB 140) Effective November 2, 2009.)

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