DIVISION 4. PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL 5001-8808›PART 1. GENERALLY 5001-6299›CHAPTER 6. Abatement, Generally 5401-5494›ARTICLE 1. Authority 5401-5405

§ 5401

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

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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