DIVISION 4. PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL 5001-8808›PART 1. GENERALLY 5001-6299›CHAPTER 7. Abatement of Neglected or Abandoned Crops 5551-5645›ARTICLE 3. Hearing and Order 5601-5605
§ 5603
California Food and Agricultural Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
The order to remove or destroy the neglected or abandoned plant or crop shall be served by the commissioner, or by any person who is deputized by him for that purpose, as follows:
(a) If the owner of the property can, after due diligence, be found within the county, upon the owner.
(b) If the owner cannot, after due diligence, be found within the county, upon the person that is in charge or possession of the property.
(c) If neither the owner or person that is in charge or possession of the property can, after due diligence, be found within the county, by posting in a conspicuous place upon the property.
(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
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