§ 5024 Plant Quarantine Inspection Rules

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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Key Takeaways

•If there's a quarantine for plants or bugs, officials must check plants or items that might carry pests before they can move past the quarantine line.
•Only plants or items with a special inspection certificate can be moved during the quarantine.
•If officials decide a plant or item is safe and won't harm the state, they can skip the inspection and certificate rules.

Example

A farmer wants to move a truckload of fruit trees from a quarantined area to sell at a market outside the quarantine zone.

The farmer must get the trees checked by an official first. If the trees are pest-free, the official will give a certificate allowing the farmer to move them. If the official sees the trees are safe and won't spread pests, they might let the farmer move them without the usual check.

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§ 5024 Plant Quarantine Inspection Rules

(a) The secretary or the commissioner shall, during the maintenance of any quarantine established by the secretary pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 5301) of Chapter 5, inspect any plant or thing that is, or is liable to be, infested or infected by, or which might act as a carrier of, any pest. The person who conducts the inspection shall not permit any of those plants or things to pass over the quarantine line during the quarantine, except pursuant to a certificate of inspection and release that is signed by that person. (b) Whenever the commissioner finds that a plant or thing does not, and will not, present a threat to the state, the commissioner may recommend to the secretary the waiver of, and the secretary may waive, the inspection and certification requirements specified in subdivision (a). (Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 214, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1996.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

inspection waiver release commission secretary maintenance certification

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 5024.

§ 5024 Plant Quarantine Inspection Rules

Food and Agricultural Code·California

AI SummaryVerified

§ 5024 Plant Quarantine Inspection Rules

Key Takeaways

•If there's a quarantine for plants or bugs, officials must check plants or items that might carry pests before they can move past the quarantine line.
•Only plants or items with a special inspection certificate can be moved during the quarantine.
•If officials decide a plant or item is safe and won't harm the state, they can skip the inspection and certificate rules.

Example

A farmer wants to move a truckload of fruit trees from a quarantined area to sell at a market outside the quarantine zone.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

Official Source

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§ 5024 Plant Quarantine Inspection Rules

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

inspection waiver release commission secretary maintenance certification

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 5024.

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