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TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES 34000-45345›DIVISION 3. OFFICERS 36501-41805›PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY 36801-40592›CHAPTER 13. Weed and Rubbish Abatement 39501-39588›ARTICLE 2. Alternative Procedures 39560-39588

§ 39561.5

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

“Weeds,” as used in this article, includes any of the following:

(a) Weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature.

(b) Sagebrush, chaparral, and any other brush or weeds which attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property.

(c) Weeds which are otherwise noxious or dangerous.

(d) Poison oak and poison ivy when the conditions of growth are such as to constitute a menace to the public health.

(e) Dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable material which endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard.

(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 90.)

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