§ 5006 Agricultural Pest Definition

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•A 'pest' is anything that can hurt plants or farms in the state.
•This includes plant diseases that can spread and make other plants sick.
•It also includes any animal or plant that can cause harm to crops or farms.

Example

A farmer notices that some of his tomato plants are getting sick with a disease that spreads to other plants.

This disease could be considered a 'pest' because it is harmful and can spread to other plants, which is bad for farming.

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§ 5006 Agricultural Pest Definition

“Pest” means any of the following things that is, or is liable to be, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural industry of the state: (a) Any infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease of any plant, or any disorder of any plant which manifests symptoms or behavior which the director, after investigation and hearing, finds and determines is characteristic of an infectious, transmissible, or contagious disease. (b) Any form of animal life. (c) Any form of vegetable life. (Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 5006.

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