§ 5321 Pest Investigation And Control

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•If a bug or plant disease that's not common in the state is found, the director has to check it out.
•The director looks at how bad the bug or disease could spread and if it can be stopped or removed.
•This is to keep new pests from causing big problems in the state.

Example

A farmer finds a weird bug eating his crops that no one in the state has seen before.

The farmer tells the director, and the director has to go look at the bug, see if it could spread to other farms, and figure out if they can get rid of it.

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§ 5321 Pest Investigation And Control

If the director receives information of the existence of any pest which is not generally distributed within this state, he shall thoroughly investigate the existence and probability of its spread, and the feasibility of its control or eradication. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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director a pest existence information probability feasibility eradication

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 5321.

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