DIVISION 18. FIELD CROPS, SEEDS, SEED POTATOES, ONE-VARIETY COTTON DISTRICTS, AND NURSERY STOCK GRADES AND STANDARDS 52001-53564›CHAPTER 2. California Seed Law 52251-52515›ARTICLE 10. Abatement 52511-52515

§ 52513

California Food and Agricultural Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

If the owner fails to comply with the order of the court within the time which is specified in the order, the court may order disposal of the seed and containers, or their sale, under those terms and conditions as the court may prescribe, by the director or the commissioner or any enforcing officer of this chapter, or by the sheriff or marshal. If the court orders the sale of any of the seed and containers which can be salvaged, the costs of disposal shall be deducted from the proceeds of sale and the balance paid into court for the owner.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 1997.)

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