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CA Food & Agri Code § 6942 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 3 - Citrus Nursery Stock Pest Cleanliness Program|Section 6942.

6942.  (a) There are important diseases and pathogens that currently cannot be included in the program because valid and reliable testing methods and practical testing protocols do not exist for determining their absence from citrus trees intended for use as registered sources of citrus propagative stock. Important diseases and pathogens that threaten the citrus industry shall be included in the program within 45 days after valid and reliable diagnostic protocols have been developed and proven to be efficient and effective for the purpose of ensuring that citrus trees registered as sources of citrus propagative stock are tested and determined to be free of the diseases and pathogens.(b) Criteria relative to the proven efficiency and effectiveness of disease diagnostics for the pathogens described in subdivision (a) shall include adequate diagnostics capacity to perform the required testing and its economic feasibility and practicality.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 639, Sec. 2. (SB 140) Effective November 2, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6943 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 3 - Citrus Nursery Stock Pest Cleanliness Program|Section 6943.

6943.  (a) The department may designate the following types of entities to perform the required disease and pathogen diagnostic testing and analysis under the program:(1) Entities that have responsibilities associated with the citrus industry and that derive their authority from this code.(2) Entities that are associated with a California public university.(3) Private entities with expertise in plant disease diagnostics that meet standards adopted by the secretary to ensure integrity of the sampling methods and results.(b) An entity authorized pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be proficient in the protocols for which it is approved by the department.(c) An entity authorized pursuant to this section shall be subject to reapproval by the department pursuant to regulations adopted as authorized by this article.(d) The department shall have no liability for any errors or omissions of an entity authorized pursuant to this section.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 639, Sec. 2. (SB 140) Effective November 2, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6944 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 3 - Citrus Nursery Stock Pest Cleanliness Program|Section 6944.

6944.  The secretary shall issue orders establishing rates or prices to cover the department’s costs for its administration, testing, inspection, private laboratory approval and accreditation, and other services under the program established pursuant to this article, subject to the following:(a) The rates or prices shall take into consideration departmental cost savings associated with economy of scale factors.(b) The nursery stock license fees received by the department pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 6701) and the costs of the administrative functions of the program shall be factored into the calculation of the rates or prices for the services provided by the department under this program.(c) The industry fees for the program, including those already collected pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 6701), shall be sufficient to reimburse the secretary for all expenditures incurred by the secretary in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities pursuant to this article. No moneys from the General Fund shall be used in this program.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 639, Sec. 2. (SB 140) Effective November 2, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6945 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 3 - Citrus Nursery Stock Pest Cleanliness Program|Section 6945.

6945.  This article shall be construed liberally to effectuate the Legislature’s intent that an effective citrus nursery stock pest cleanliness program in the department be established and administered by the secretary.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 639, Sec. 2. (SB 140) Effective November 2, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6946 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 3 - Citrus Nursery Stock Pest Cleanliness Program|Section 6946.

6946.  The secretary may adopt regulations and issue orders as authorized by this article.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 639, Sec. 2. (SB 140) Effective November 2, 2009.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6961 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 4 - Nursery Stock Certificates and Shipping Permits|Section 6961.

6961.  The director may issue regulations which will govern the issuance and form of nursery stock certificates and shipping permits and their use on shipments of nursery stock, to insure the relative freedom from pests of all nursery stock which is produced or sold within the state, and which will evidence compliance with the following:(a) The inspections and standards of cleanliness in Article 1 (commencing with Section 6901).(b) The nursery stock grades and standards in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 53301).(c) Any other law, or lawful order which is issued by the director or the commissioner, relating to the production or sale of nursery stock within the state, or any shipment thereof except where a specific certificate or permit is required by any quarantine regulation which is issued pursuant to Sections 5301, 5302, or 5322.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 288.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6965 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 4 - Nursery Stock Certificates and Shipping Permits|Section 6965.

6965.  The commissioner may issue and authorize the use of nursery stock certificates as provided for in this article.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 288.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6968 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 4 - Nursery Stock Certificates and Shipping Permits|Section 6968.

6968.  The commissioner may revoke or suspend the right to use any nursery stock certificate or shipping permit which is issued to any person that fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 53301), or any regulation issued pursuant thereto.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 288.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6970 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 4 - Nursery Stock Certificates and Shipping Permits|Section 6970.

6970.  It is unlawful for any person, whose right to use any nursery stock certificate or shipping permit has been revoked or suspended, to refuse to surrender to the commissioner, upon demand, any unused certificate or shipping permit.(Amended by Stats. 1968, Ch. 288.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6981 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Special Assessments|Section 6981.

6981.  (a) An annual assessment of 1 percent shall be levied on the gross sales of all deciduous pome and stone fruit trees, nut trees, olive trees, and grapevines, including seeds, seedlings, rootstocks, and topstock, including ornamental varieties of apple, apricot, crabapple, cherry, nectarine, olive, peach, pear, and plum, produced and sold within the state or produced within and shipped from the state by any licensed nursery dealer. For packaged or containerized stock, the assessment shall be levied on the producer’s bareroot price of the plants.(b) The secretary, as appropriate, and on the recommendation of the board established pursuant to Section 6988, may exempt from the assessment certain species of pome and stone fruit, nut trees, grapevines, or varieties of olive trees, or ornamental varieties of apple, apricot, crabapple, cherry, nectarine, olive, peach, pear, and plum if it can be demonstrated that no benefit is derived by these species or varieties from programs described in subdivision (d).(c) The assessment shall be applied at the point of sale where the nursery stock is sold by a producer to persons other than California producers of nursery stock that is subject to assessment under subdivision (a).(d) The secretary may set the assessment at a lower percent to cover the costs necessary to implement and carry out all department programs established pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 5821) of Chapter 8 of Part 1 concerning the registration and certification of pome and stone fruit trees, nut trees, olive trees, and grapevines; the University of California foundation plant materials service activities concerning pome and stone fruit trees, nut trees, olive trees, and grapevines; and other activities related to the development of planting materials for pome and stone fruit trees, nut trees, olive trees, and grapevines.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 323, Sec. 2. (AB 2682) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6982 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Special Assessments|Section 6982.

6982.  The assessment shall be due and payable to the secretary annually by March 10. Assessments not paid within 30 days of the due date shall be considered delinquent.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 576, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6983 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Special Assessments|Section 6983.

6983.  (a) The measure of gross sales shall be the gross sales for the previous fiscal year of each licensee.(b) The secretary may conduct audits and ensure that an assessment is being properly paid.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 576, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6984 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Special Assessments|Section 6984.

6984.  Any money which is received by the department pursuant to this article shall be paid into the State Treasury and shall be credited to the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Any money in the fund which is derived pursuant to this article shall be expended solely to support programs specified in subdivision (d) of Section 6981.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 650, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6985 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Special Assessments|Section 6985.

6985.  The department may enter into agreements with the University of California, any commissioner, and any qualified research agency to assist in the development of planting material for pome and stone fruit, nut tree, olive tree, and grapevine production. The agreements shall provide for payment for services rendered from fees collected pursuant to this article.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 343, Sec. 2. (SB 707) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6986 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Special Assessments|Section 6986.

6986.  The secretary shall levy on all delinquent and unpaid assessments pursuant to this article a collection charge of 20 percent of the amount due.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 576, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6987 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Special Assessments|Section 6987.

6987.  The secretary shall not renew a nursery license to any applicant who has failed to pay an assessment due pursuant to this article within 60 days of the due date.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 576, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 6988 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 3 - NURSERY STOCK|CHAPTER 2 - Other Regulations|ARTICLE 5 - Special Assessments|Section 6988.

6988.  The secretary, upon consultation with the pome and stone fruit tree, nut tree, olive tree, and grapevine nursery industry, shall appoint a board to assist and advise him or her concerning the implementation of this article.(a) Membership on the board shall consist of 11 representatives, a majority of whom are licensed producers of pome, stone, nut, olive, and grape nursery stock, but also users and a public member as follows:(1) Two each from the stone fruit (including almonds) and nut (other than almond) industries.(2) Four from the grape industry.(3) One each from the pome fruit and olive industries.(4) One public representative.(b) Board members shall represent all areas of the state involved in the production of pome and stone fruit trees, nut trees, olive trees, and grapevines.(c) The members of the board shall serve for fixed terms of up to two years. The secretary, upon nomination by the industry, may appoint a member for three consecutive terms. The secretary shall reappoint no more than eight of the then-current members of the board within a two-year period.(d) The board shall meet at least twice a year. The chair or the secretary may call any other meeting when it is deemed necessary by one or both of them. Each member shall be allowed per diem and mileage in accordance with Department of Human Resources rules for attending any meeting of the board.(e) The board shall review and make recommendations to the secretary concerning the ongoing operations of the department and the University of California pertaining to this article. This shall include advice on fiscal expenditure, assessments needed to cover costs, and proposals concerning the development of planting materials.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 665, Sec. 18. (SB 1308) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 7201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 4 - WEEDS AND PEST SEEDS|CHAPTER 1 - Weeds|ARTICLE 1 - Weed-Free Areas|Section 7201.

7201.  The director, after investigation and practical survey, may consult with other state and federal agencies having responsibility for forest management and protection of native species and, by proclamation, declare an area within this state to be practically free from any noxious weed, as defined in Section 5004, which is named in the proclamation.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 556, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 7202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 4 - WEEDS AND PEST SEEDS|CHAPTER 1 - Weeds|ARTICLE 1 - Weed-Free Areas|Section 7202.

7202.  Any area which is declared by proclamation pursuant to this article to be practically free from any noxious weed named in the proclamation shall be known as a weed-free area, as to any noxious weed named in the proclamation. The name of the noxious weed shall be a part of the name of the weed-free area.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 7203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 4 - WEEDS AND PEST SEEDS|CHAPTER 1 - Weeds|ARTICLE 1 - Weed-Free Areas|Section 7203.

7203.  The director may by similar proclamation change the boundaries of a weed-free area or declare the weed-free area free from any additional noxious weeds, naming the noxious weed.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 7204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 4 - WEEDS AND PEST SEEDS|CHAPTER 1 - Weeds|ARTICLE 1 - Weed-Free Areas|Section 7204.

7204.  A proclamation pursuant to this article shall be under the seal of the department. It shall be published in a newspaper or farm journal of general circulation, published and circulated in the area which is to be affected by the proclamation, at least once a week for two successive weeks. If there is no such newspaper or farm journal, a copy of the proclamation shall be posted in one or more public places in the area.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 7205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 4 - WEEDS AND PEST SEEDS|CHAPTER 1 - Weeds|ARTICLE 1 - Weed-Free Areas|Section 7205.

7205.  The director may adopt such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. He, and the commissioners under the supervision and control of the director, shall enforce such provisions and regulations.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 7206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 4 - WEEDS AND PEST SEEDS|CHAPTER 1 - Weeds|ARTICLE 1 - Weed-Free Areas|Section 7206.

7206.  It is unlawful for any person to sell, distribute, or transport into, or within, any weed-free area any seed of any noxious weed of which the area has been declared to be practically free.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 7207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 4 - WEEDS AND PEST SEEDS|CHAPTER 1 - Weeds|ARTICLE 1 - Weed-Free Areas|Section 7207.

7207.  It is unlawful for any person that owns or possesses any land within any weed-free area to knowingly permit any noxious weed of which the area has been declared to be practically free, to mature upon his land and disseminate its seed or to propagate itself by other means upon such land, or on the land of another.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 7270 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 4 - WEEDS AND PEST SEEDS|CHAPTER 1 - Weeds|ARTICLE 1.7 - Noxious Weeds Management|Section 7270.

7270.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The destructive impact of invasive and noxious weeds is profound, affecting California’s cropland, rangeland, forests, parks, waterways, and wildlands.(b) These pests cause enormous losses of private, state, and federal resources through decreased land productivity, decreased water supply, degradation of wildlife habitat, and outright destruction of crops, livestock range, wetlands, waterways, watersheds, and recreational areas.(c) The estimated annual lost crop and pasture productivity caused by noxious weeds is twenty-five billion dollars ($25,000,000,000) nationwide, a large proportion of which is attributable to California. Nationally, the direct and indirect costs of controlling noxious weeds is estimated to be at least nine billion six hundred million dollars ($9,600,000,000) annually.(d) Local programs conducted under this article since 2000 have successfully eradicated over 2,000 populations of high priority weed infestations, while engaging hundreds of collaborating organizations and leveraging three dollars ($3) of additional support for every state dollar spent.(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 271, Sec. 1. (AB 2402) Effective January 1, 2015.)
CA Food & Agri Code § 7270.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Food and Agricultural Code - FAC|DIVISION 4 - PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL|PART 4 - WEEDS AND PEST SEEDS|CHAPTER 1 - Weeds|ARTICLE 1.7 - Noxious Weeds Management|Section 7270.5.

7270.5.  For the purposes of this article:(a) “Integrated weed management plan” means an ecosystem-based control strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of weeds through a combination of techniques, such as biological controls, judicious use of herbicides, modified land management, and cultural practices, and where control practices are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes the risks to human health, nontargeted organisms, and the environment. An integrated weed management plan shall also, when appropriate, comply with any applicable provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1600) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code, Division 6 (commencing with Section 11401) and Division 7 (commencing with Section 12500) of the Food and Agricultural Code, and the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).(b) “Noxious and invasive weeds” means weeds that the department has determined to be either noxious or invasive weed species.(c) “Person” shall have the same meaning as in Section 38, but shall additionally include the United States of America, and all political subdivisions, districts, municipalities, and public agencies of the State of California.(d) “Riverway” means the water, bed, shoreline,and riparian vegetation, of any creek, including an “urban creek” as defined in Section 7048 of the Water Code, stream, river, lake, reservoir, or other body of freshwater, including a “stream environment zone” as defined in Section 66957 of the Government Code, as well as enclosed bays and estuaries, as defined by Section 13391.5 of the Water Code.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 675, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2004.)