California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 6 - Abatement as Public Nuisance

• Section 12641.
  As used in this article, “nuisance” means the public nuisance which is specified in Section 12642.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
• Section 12642.
  Any lot of produce which is found to carry pesticide residue in excess of any maximum which is provided in this chapter, or in excess...
• Section 12643.
  The district attorney of the county in which the nuisance is found, at the request of the director, shall maintain, in the name of the...
• Section 12644.
  Upon judgment and by order of the court, the nuisance shall be condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court, or denatured or...
• Section 12645.
  If the owner fails to comply with the order of the court within the time which is specified in the order, the court may order...
• Section 12646.
  If the court orders the sale of any of the produce or containers which can be salvaged, the costs of disposal shall be deducted from...
• Section 12647.
  A proceeding pursuant to this article where the value of the property seized amounts to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less is a limited civil...
• Section 12648.
  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a site within this state that has been treated with, or a plant, crop, or commodity, whether grown...
• Section 12648.5.
  (a) It is unlawful for the owner of a plant, crop, or commodity to knowingly treat or apply to that plant, crop, or commodity, or cause...
• Section 12648.6.
  Any person who is licensed pursuant to this code and who is found by a court to have knowingly sold, applied, or provided pesticides that...
• Section 12649.
  The director may bring an action to enjoin the violation or the threatened violation of any order made pursuant to Section 12648 in the superior...

Last modified: October 22, 2018