§ 5761 Pest Eradication Area Regulations

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•The government can pick areas in the state where a bad bug or plant is causing problems.
•They can say exactly where the problem area is and what the bad bug or plant is.
•They can also say how people should get rid of or control the bad bug or plant.

Example

There’s a bad bug eating all the orange trees in a part of the state.

The government can say, 'This whole county has the bad bug. Everyone with orange trees must spray their trees to kill the bug.'

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§ 5761 Pest Eradication Area Regulations

The regulations which are adopted pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 5321) of Chapter 5, Part 1 of this division may proclaim any portion of the state to be an eradication area with respect to the pest, prescribe the boundaries of such area, and name the pest and the hosts of the pest which are known to exist within the area, together with the means or methods which are to be used in the eradication or control of such pest. (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 5761.

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