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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Boards of Trustees and Officers › Section 2029.

2029. (a)  A majority of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(b)  Except as otherwise specifically provided to the contrary in this chapter, a recorded vote of a majority of those trustees present and voting is required on each action.
(c)  The board of trustees shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or motion.
(d)  The board of trustees shall keep a record of all of its acts, including financial transactions.
(e)  The board of trustees shall adopt rules for its proceedings.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Boards of Trustees and Officers › Section 2030.

2030. (a) The members of the board of trustees shall serve without compensation.
(b) The members of the board of trustees may receive their actual and necessary traveling and incidental expenses incurred while on official business. In lieu of paying for actual expenses, the board of trustees may by resolution provide for the allowance and payment to each trustee a sum not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per month for expenses incurred while on official business. A trustee may waive the payments permitted by this subdivision.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the secretary of the board of trustees may receive compensation in an amount determined by the board of trustees.
(d) Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2040.

2040. Within the district’s boundaries or in territory that is located outside the district from which vectors and vectorborne diseases may enter the district, a district may do all of the following:
(a)  Conduct surveillance programs and other appropriate studies of vectors and vectorborne diseases.
(b)  Take any and all necessary or proper actions to prevent the occurrence of vectors and vectorborne diseases.
(c)  Take any and all necessary or proper actions to abate or control vectors and vectorborne diseases.
(d)  Take any and all actions necessary for or incidental to the powers granted by this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2041.

2041. A district shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter, including, but not limited to, all of the following powers:
(a)  To sue and be sued.
(b)  To acquire by purchase, eminent domain, or other lawful means, any real property within the district or any personal property that may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter.
(c)  To sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property. Every sale of property shall be to the highest bidder. The board shall publish notice of the sale pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code. A board of trustees may exchange equivalent properties if the board determines that the exchange is in the best interests of the district.
(d)  To donate any surplus real or personal property to any public agency or nonprofit organization.
(e)  To purchase the supplies and materials, employ the personnel, and contract for the services that may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter.
(f)  To build, repair, and maintain on any land the dikes, levees, cuts, canals, or ditches that may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter.
(g)  To contract to indemnify or compensate any property owner for any injury or damage necessarily caused by the use or taking of real or personal property for dikes, levees, cuts, canals, or ditches.
(h)  To engage necessary personnel, to define their qualifications and duties, and to provide a schedule of compensation for the performance of their duties.
(i)  To engage counsel and other professional services.
(j)  To adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
(k)  To provide insurance pursuant to Part 6 (commencing with Section 989) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
( l)  To participate in, review, comment, and make recommendations regarding local, state, or federal land use planning and environmental quality processes, documents, permits, licenses, and entitlements for projects and their potential effects on the purposes and intent of this chapter.
(m)  To take any and all actions necessary for, or incidental to, the powers expressed or implied by this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2042.

2042. When acquiring, improving, or using any real property, a district shall comply with Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, and Article 7 (commencing with Section 65400) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2043.

2043. (a) A district shall have perpetual succession.
(b) A board of trustees may, by a two-thirds vote of its total membership, adopt a resolution to change the name of the district. The name shall contain the words “mosquito abatement district,” “vector control district,” “mosquito and vector control district,” “mosquito control district,” or “vector management district.” The resolution shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 23 (commencing with Section 7530) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. Within 10 days of its adoption, the board of trustees shall file a copy of its resolution with the Secretary of State, the county clerk, the board of supervisors, and the local agency formation commission of each county in which the district is located.
(c) A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2044.

2044. (a)  A district may cooperate with any public agency or federal agency to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter. To that end, a district may enter into agreements with those other public agencies or federal agencies to take any and all actions necessary or convenient for carrying out the purposes and intent of this chapter.
(b)  A district may jointly acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate any facilities, projects, or programs with any other public agency or federal agency to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any joint or cooperative action with other public agencies or federal agencies.
(c)  A district may enter into joint powers agreements pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2045.

2045. A district may contract with other public agencies and federal agencies to provide any service, project, or program authorized by this chapter within the district’s boundaries. A district may contract with other public agencies and federal agencies to provide any service, project, or program authorized by this chapter within the boundaries of the other public agencies and federal agencies.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2046.

2046. (a)  Each district shall adopt policies and procedures, including bidding regulations, governing the purchase of supplies and equipment. Each district shall adopt these policies and procedures by rule or regulation pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 54201) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(b)  A district may request the State Department of General Services to make purchases of materials, equipment, or supplies on its behalf pursuant to Section 10298 of the Public Contract Code.
(c)  A district may request the purchasing agent of the principal county to make purchases on materials, equipment, or supplies on its behalf pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 25500) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code.
(d)  A district may request the purchasing agent of the principal county to contract with persons to provide services, projects, and programs authorized by this chapter pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 25500) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 3 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2047.

2047. Any person who restrains, hinders, obstructs, or threatens any officer or employee of a district in the performance of that person’s duties, or any person who interferes with any work done by, or under the direction of, the district is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2048.

2048. (a)  The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code applies to all districts.
(b)  A board of trustees may adopt an ordinance establishing an employee relations system that may include, but is not limited to, a civil service system or a merit system.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2049.

2049. A board of trustees may require any employee or officer to be bonded. The district shall pay the cost of the bonds.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2050.

2050. A board of trustees may provide for any programs for the benefit of its employees and members of the board of trustees pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 53200) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2051.

2051. A district may authorize the members of its board of trustees and its employees to attend professional, educational, or vocational meetings, and pay their actual and necessary traveling and incidental expenses while on official business. The payment of expenses pursuant to this section may be in addition to the payments made pursuant to Section 2030. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 643, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2052.

2052. (a)  Pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 106925) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 104, every district employee who handles, applies, or supervises the use of any pesticide for public health purposes shall be certified by the department as a vector control technician in at least one of the following categories commensurate with the assigned duties:
(1)  Mosquito control.
(2)  Terrestrial invertebrate vector control.
(3)  Vertebrate vector control.
(b)  The department may establish, by regulation, exemptions from the requirements of this section that the department deems reasonably necessary to further the purposes of this section.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2053.

2053. (a)  A district may request an inspection and abatement warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. A warrant issued pursuant to this section shall apply only to the exterior of places, dwellings, structures, and premises. The warrant shall state the geographic area which it covers and shall state its purposes. A warrant may authorize district employees to enter property only to do the following:
(1)  Inspect to determine the presence of vectors or public nuisances.
(2)  Abate public nuisances, either directly or by giving notice to the property owner to abate the public nuisance.
(3)  Determine if a notice to abate a public nuisance has been complied with.
(4)  Control vectors and treat property with appropriate physical, chemical, or biological control measures.
(b)  Subject to the limitations of the United States Constitution and the California Constitution, employees of a district may enter any property, either within the district or property that is located outside the district from which vectors may enter the district, without hindrance or notice for any of the following purposes:
(1)  Inspect the property to determine the presence of vectors or public nuisances.
(2)  Abate public nuisances pursuant to this chapter, either directly or by giving notice to the property owner to abate the public nuisance.
(3)  Determine if a notice to abate a public nuisance has been complied with.
(4)  Control vectors and treat property with appropriate physical, chemical, or biological control measures.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2054.

2054. Whenever the boundaries of a district or a zone change, the district shall comply with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Powers › Section 2055.

2055. (a)  In any dispute between a district and another public agency over the need to prevent, abate, or control, or the methods and materials used to prevent, abate, or control vectors or vectorborne diseases, the district or the other public agency may appeal the decision to the director of the department within 10 days of the decision.
(b)  Within 30 days of receiving an appeal pursuant to subdivision (a), the director of the department shall consult with the affected agencies, take written and oral testimony, decide the appeal, and convey the decision to the affected agencies. The director’s decision shall be consistent with the purposes of this chapter. The decision of the director of the department shall be final and conclusive.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 5 - Abatement › Section 2060.

2060. (a)  A district may abate a public nuisance pursuant to this article.
(b)  The person or agency claiming ownership, title, or right to property or who controls the diversion, delivery, conveyance, or flow of water shall be responsible for the abatement of a public nuisance that is caused by, or as a result of, that property or the diversion, delivery, conveyance, or control of that water.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 5 - Abatement › Section 2062.

2062. (a)  A board of trustees shall not declare an agricultural operation to be a public nuisance because of the presence of immature flies if the board determines that the agricultural operation is designed and managed consistent with the accepted standards and practices for controlling fly development on similar agricultural operations.
(b)  As used in this section, “accepted standards and practices” means those standards and practices determined by the University of California Cooperative Extension, the department, or local public health agencies. These standards and practices include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(1)  Property design and layout of the agricultural operation to minimize the opportunity for fly development.
(2)  A comprehensive system for manure management to include storage, removal, and disposal.
(3)  A comprehensive system for green waste management to include storage, removal, and disposal.
(4)  An integrated pest management program to control the development and harborage of flies, including the components of surveillance, management, containment, and control.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 5 - Abatement › Section 2063.

2063. In addition to abating the public nuisance and taking any necessary actions to prevent the recurrence of the public nuisance, a board of trustees may impose a civil penalty on the owner of the property for failure to comply with the requirements of Section 2061. The civil penalty may not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for each day that the owner of the property fails to comply with the district’s requirements.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 5 - Abatement › Section 2064.

2064. A board of trustees may consider any recurrence of a public nuisance abated pursuant to Section 2061 to be a continuation of the original public nuisance.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 5 - Abatement › Section 2065.

2065. (a)  The owner of the property abated pursuant to Section 2061 shall pay the district for the cost of abating the public nuisance and the cost of any necessary actions to prevent the recurrence of the public nuisance. The owner shall also pay any civil penalty imposed pursuant to Section 2063.
(b)  If the owner of the property fails to pay the district’s costs within 60 days, the board of trustees may order the costs and any civil penalties charged and collected against the property. The charge shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as are provided for ordinary county taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection, and enforcement of county taxes are applicable to the costs and civil penalties charged and collected against the property.
(c)  If the board of trustees charges the costs and any civil penalties against the parcel, the board of trustees may also cause the notice of abatement lien to be recorded. The notice shall, at a minimum, identify the record owner of the property, set forth the last known address of the record owner, set forth the date upon which the abatement of the public nuisance was ordered by the board of trustees, set forth the date upon which the abatement and any necessary actions to prevent the recurrence of the public nuisance was complete, and include a description of the real property subject to the lien and the amount of the cost and any civil penalties.
(d)  However, if the board of trustees does not cause the recordation of a notice of abatement lien pursuant to subdivision (c), and any real property to which the costs and any civil penalties relate has been transferred or conveyed to a bona fide purchaser for value, or a lien on a bona fide encumbrancer for value has been created and attaches to that property, prior to the date on which the first installment of county taxes would become delinquent, then the cost and any civil penalties may not result in a lien against that real property but shall be transferred to the unsecured roll for collection.
(e)  Recordation of a notice of abatement lien pursuant to subdivision (c) shall have the same effect as recordation of an abstract of a money judgment recorded pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 697.310) of Chapter 2 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The lien created shall have the same priority as a judgment lien on real property and shall continue in effect until released. Upon order of the board of trustees, an abatement lien created under this section may be released or subordinated in the same manner as a judgment lien on real property may be released or subordinated.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 5 - Abatement › Section 2066.

2066. The lien provisions of this article shall not apply to property owned by a public agency. Notwithstanding Section 6103 of the Government Code or any other provision of law, a public agency shall pay the district for the cost of abating the public nuisance, the cost of any necessary actions to prevent the recurrence of the public nuisance, and any civil penalties.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 5 - Abatement › Section 2067.

2067. Any money collected by a county from a lien authorized pursuant to this article, other than the amounts authorized pursuant to Section 29304 of the Government Code, shall be paid to the district.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 6 - Finances › Section 2070.

2070. (a)  On or before August 1 of each year, the board of trustees shall adopt a final budget, which shall conform to the accounting and budgeting procedures for special districts contained in Subchapter 3 (commencing with Section 1031.1) of, and Article 1 (commencing with Section 1121) of Subchapter 4 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations. The board of trustees may divide the annual budget into categories, including, but not limited to:
(1)  Maintenance and operation.
(2)  Employee compensation.
(3)  Capital outlay.
(4)  Interest and redemption for indebtedness.
(5)  Restricted reserve for public health emergencies.
(6)  Restricted reserve for capital and asset preservation.
(7)  Restricted reserve for contingencies.
(8)  Unallocated general reserve.
(b)  The board of trustees shall forward a copy of the final budget to the auditor of each county in which the district is located.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 6 - Finances › Section 2071.

2071. (a)  In its annual budget, the board of trustees may establish one or more restricted reserves. When the board of trustees establishes a restricted reserve, it shall declare the exclusive purposes for which the funds in the reserve may be spent. The funds in the restricted reserve shall be spent only for the exclusive purposes for which the board of trustees established the restricted reserve. The reserves shall be maintained according to generally accepted accounting principles.
(b)  Any time after the establishment of a restricted reserve, the board of trustees may transfer any funds to that restricted reserve.
(c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, in a public health emergency, a board of trustees may, by majority vote of the total membership of the board of trustees, temporarily transfer funds from other restricted reserves to the restricted reserve for public health emergencies.
(d)  If the board of trustees finds that the funds in a restricted reserve are no longer required for the purpose for which the restricted reserve was established, the board of trustees may, by a four-fifths vote of the total membership of the board of trustees, discontinue the restricted reserve or transfer the funds that are no longer required from the restricted reserve to the district’s general fund.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 6 - Finances › Section 2072.

2072. (a)  On or before July 1 of each year, the board of trustees shall adopt a resolution establishing its appropriations limit and make other necessary determinations for the following fiscal year pursuant to Article XIII  B of the California Constitution and Division 9 (commencing with Section 7900) of the Government Code.
(b)  Pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 9 of Article XIII  B of the California Constitution, this section shall not apply to a district which existed on January 1, 1978, and that did not as of the 1977–78 fiscal year levy an ad valorem tax on property in excess of twelve and one-half cents ($0.125) per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 6 - Finances › Section 2073.

2073. The auditor of each county in which a district is located shall allocate to the district its share of property tax revenue pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 6 - Finances › Section 2074.

2074. (a)  A district may accept any revenue, money, grants, goods, or services from any federal, state, regional, or local agency or from any person for any lawful purpose of the district.
(b)  In addition to any other existing authority, a district may borrow money and incur indebtedness pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 53820), Article 7.4 (commencing with Section 53835), Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 53840), Article 7.6 (commencing with Section 53850), and Article 7.7 (commencing with Section 53859) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 25.1. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 6 - Finances › Section 2075.

2075. All claims for money or damages against a district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 6 - Finances › Section 2076.

2076. (a)  All claims against a district shall be audited, allowed, and paid by the board of trustees by warrants drawn on the county treasurer.
(b)  As an alternative to subdivision (a), the board of trustees may instruct the county treasurer to audit, allow, and draw his or her warrant on the county treasury for all legal claims presented to him or her and authorized by the board of trustees.
(c)  The county treasurer shall pay the warrants in the order in which they are presented.
(d)  If a warrant is presented for payment and the county treasurer cannot pay it for want of funds in the account on which it is drawn, the treasurer shall endorse the warrant, “NOT PAID BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT FUNDS” and sign his or her name and the date and time the warrant was presented. From that time until it is paid, the warrant bears interest at the maximum rate permitted pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 53530) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 6 - Finances › Section 2078.

2078. The board of trustees may establish a revolving fund pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 53950) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code to make change and pay small bills directly.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 6 - Finances › Section 2079.

2079. (a)  The board of trustees shall provide for regular audits of the district’s accounts and records pursuant to Section 26909 of the Government Code.
(b)  The board of trustees shall provide for the annual financial reports to the Controller pursuant to Article 9 (commencing with Section 53890) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 7 - Alternative Revenues › Section 2080.

2080. Whenever a board of trustees determines that the amount of revenues available to the district or any of its zones is inadequate to meet the costs of providing facilities, programs, projects, and services, the board of trustees may raise revenues pursuant to this article or any other provision of law.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 7 - Alternative Revenues › Section 2081.

2081. A district may levy special taxes pursuant to:
(a)  Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(b)  The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982, Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 53311) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 7 - Alternative Revenues › Section 2082.

2082. (a)  A district may levy special benefit assessments consistent with the requirements of Article XIII  D of the California Constitution to finance vector control projects and programs.
(b)  Before beginning a vector control project or program proposed to be financed pursuant to this section, the board of trustees shall adopt a resolution that does all of the following:
(1)  Specifies its intent to undertake the project or program.
(2)  Generally describes the project or program.
(3)  Estimates the cost of the project or program.
(4)  Estimates the duration of the proposed special benefit assessment.
(c)  After adopting its resolution pursuant to subdivision (b), the board of trustees shall proceed pursuant to Section 53753 of the Government Code.
(d)  The special benefit assessments levied pursuant to this section shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes. The county may deduct an amount not to exceed its actual costs incurred for collecting the special benefit assessments before remitting the balance to the district. The special benefit assessments shall be a lien on all the property benefited. Liens for the assessments shall be of the same force and effect as liens for property taxes, and their collection may be enforced by the same means as provided for the enforcement of liens for county taxes.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 7 - Alternative Revenues › Section 2083.

2083. A district may levy special benefit assessments consistent with the requirements of Article XIII  D of the California Constitution to finance capital improvements, including, but not limited to, special benefit assessments levied pursuant to:
(a)  The Improvement Act of 1911, Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code.
(b)  The Improvement Bond Act of 1915, Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code.
(c)  The Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code.
(d)  Any other statutory authorization enacted in the future.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 7 - Alternative Revenues › Section 2084.

2084. Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XIII  D of the California Constitution and Section 53753.5 of the Government Code, any assessment existing on November 6, 1996, that was imposed exclusively to finance the capital costs or maintenance and operation expenses for vector control shall be exempt from the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII  D of the California Constitution and Section 2082. Subsequent increases in those assessments shall be subject to the procedures and approval process set forth in Section 4 of Article XIII  D of the California Constitution and Section 2082.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 7 - Alternative Revenues › Section 2085.

2085. (a)  A board of trustees may charge a fee to cover the cost of any service that the district provides or the cost of enforcing any regulation for which the fee is charged. No fee shall exceed the costs reasonably borne by the district in providing the service or enforcing the regulation for which the fee is charged.
(b)  Before imposing or increasing any fee for property-related services, a board of trustees shall follow the procedures in Section 6 of Article XIII  D of the California Constitution.
(c)  Notwithstanding Section 6103 of the Government Code, a board of trustees may charge a fee authorized by this section to other public agencies.
(d)  A board of trustees may charge residents or taxpayers of the district a fee authorized by this section which is less than the fee that it charges to nonresidents or nontaxpayers of the district.
(e)  A board of trustees may authorize district employees to waive the payment, in whole or in part, of a fee authorized by this section when the board of trustees determines that the payment would not be in the public interest. Before authorizing any waiver, a board of trustees shall adopt a resolution that specifies the policies and procedures governing waivers.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 8 - Zones › Section 2090.

2090. (a)  Whenever a board of trustees determines that it is in the public interest to provide different services, to provide different levels of service, or to raise additional revenue within specific areas of the district, it may form one or more zones pursuant to this article.
(b)  The board of trustees shall initiate proceedings for the formation of a new zone by adopting a resolution that does all of the following:
(1)  States that the proposal is made pursuant to this article.
(2)  Sets forth a description of the boundaries of the territory to be included in the zone.
(3)  States the different services, the different levels of service, or additional revenues which the zone will provide.
(4)  Sets forth the methods by which those services or levels of service will be financed.
(5)  States the reasons for forming the zone.
(6)  Proposes a name or number for the zone.
(c)  A proposal to form a new zone may also be initiated by a petition signed by not less than 10 percent of the registered voters residing within the proposed zone. The petition shall contain all of the matters required by subdivision (b).
(d)  Upon the adoption of a resolution or the receipt of a valid petition, the board of trustees shall fix the date, time, and place for the public hearing on the formation of the zone. The board of trustees shall publish notice of the hearing, including the information required by subdivision (b), pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the district. The board of trustees shall mail the notice at least 45 days before the date of the hearing to all owners of property within the proposed zone. The board of trustees shall post the notice in at least three public places within the territory of the proposed zone.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 8 - Zones › Section 2091.

2091. (a)  At the hearing, the board of trustees shall hear and consider any protests to the formation of a zone pursuant to this article. The board of trustees shall terminate the proceedings, if, at the conclusion of the hearing, it determines either of the following:
(1)  More than 50 percent of the total number of voters residing within the proposed zone have filed written objections to the formation.
(2)  Property owners who own more than 50 percent of the assessed value of all taxable property within the proposed zone have filed written objections to the formation. If the board of trustees determines that the written objections have been filed by 50 percent or less of those voters or property owners, then the board of trustees may proceed to form the zone.
(b)  If the resolution or petition for formation of a zone proposes that the zone use special taxes, special benefit assessments, or fees for property-related services to finance its purposes, the board of trustees shall proceed according to law. If the voters or property owners do not approve those funding methods, the zone shall not be formed.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 8 - Zones › Section 2092.

2092. (a)  A board of trustees may change the boundaries of a zone or dissolve a zone by following the procedures in Sections 2090 and 2091.
(b)  Except as provided in Section 56886 of the Government Code, a local agency formation commission shall have no power or duty to review and approve or disapprove a proposal to form a zone, a proposal to change the boundaries of a zone, or a proposal to dissolve a zone.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts › ARTICLE 8 - Zones › Section 2093.

2093. (a)  As determined by the board of trustees, a zone may provide any service at any level or levels within its boundaries that the district may provide.
(b)  As determined by the board of trustees and pursuant to the requirements of this chapter, a zone may exercise any fiscal powers within its boundaries that the district may exercise.
(c)  Any special taxes, special benefit assessments, or fees which are intended solely for the support of services within a zone shall be levied, assessed, and charged within the boundaries of the zone.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Mosquito Abatement › Section 2101.

2101. (a) There is hereby established the California Mosquito Surveillance and Research Program to be administered by the University of California, Davis, which shall perform all of the following functions:
(1) Maintain an interactive internet website for management and dissemination of data on mosquitoborne virus and surveillance control.
(2) Work in conjunction with local mosquito abatement and vector control districts to conduct research on arbovirus surveillance, transmission of vectorborne diseases, and mosquito ecology and control.
(3) Coordinate with the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California, State Department of Public Health, local mosquito abatement and vector control districts, local governments, and other affected stakeholders to share information.
(b) The program established by this section shall perform the functions described in subdivision (a) to the extent the program receives federal or state grants or private donations or grants made for those purposes.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 422, Sec. 1. (AB 320) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 8 - Pest Abatement Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 2800.

2800. “Pest,” as used in this chapter, includes any plant, animal, insect, fish, or other matter or material, not under human control, which is offensive to the senses or interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life, or which is detrimental to the agricultural industry of the State, and is not protected under any other provision of law.
(Amended by Stats. 1945, Ch. 957.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 8 - Pest Abatement Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 2800.5.

2800.5. As used in this chapter, “public nuisance” includes, but is not limited to, both of the following:
(a)  Any breeding place or place of growth of a pest for which a district may be initiated under Section 2822, which exists by reason of any use made of the land on which it is found, or which exists by reason of any artificial change in the natural condition of the land on which it is found. The presence of any immature stages of any pest, or the rooted stages of any plant pest, shall constitute prima facie evidence the place is a breeding place for the pest.
(b)  Water which is a breeding place for any pest for which a district may be initiated under Section 2822.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 911, Sec. 43. Effective September 7, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 8 - Pest Abatement Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 2801.

2801. This chapter is supplemental to any other provision of law relating to the abatement of pests or nuisances.
(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 8 - Pest Abatement Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 2802.

2802. “District,” as used in this chapter, means any pest abatement district formed pursuant to this chapter or pursuant to any law which it supersedes.
(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 8 - Pest Abatement Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 2803.

2803. Any person who restrains, hinders, obstructs, or threatens any officer or employee of a district in the performance of that person’s duties as an officer or employee, or any person who interferes with any work done by, or under the direction of, the district, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 911, Sec. 44. Effective September 7, 1984.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 3 - PEST ABATEMENT › CHAPTER 8 - Pest Abatement Districts › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions › Section 2804.

2804. In case of a dispute between governmental agencies on the need, or the methods and materials to be used, to abate or prevent a public nuisance under this chapter, the matter shall be subject to appeal to the State Director of Health Services within 10 days from the date the dispute arises. The director shall take testimony on the issue, shall decide the matter on appeal, and shall convey his decision to the parties within 30 days of the receipt of the appeal. The decision of the director shall be final and conclusive.
(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 911, Sec. 45. Effective September 7, 1984.)