§ 6401 Plant Quarantine Compliance

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•You can't bring certain plants or things into the state if they're under quarantine.
•If you bring in any plant, you must tell the local official right away.
•You must keep the plant in one place until it's checked by an official.

Example

You order a rare plant online and it gets delivered to your house.

You must tell the local agriculture official right away that the plant arrived. Then, you have to keep the plant in its box until the official comes to check it. If you don't do this, you're breaking the law.

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§ 6401 Plant Quarantine Compliance

It is unlawful for any person to transport, receive, or import into the state any plant or any thing against which a quarantine has been established, or any plant, unless he does both of the following: (a) Notifies the director or the commissioner of the county in which the plant or thing is received, of the arrival of the plant or thing immediately after its arrival. (b) Holds the plant, or thing for immediate inspection by the director or commissioner, without unnecessarily moving it, or placing it where it may be harmful. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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director commission port inspection

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 6401.

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