California Public Resources Code ARTICLE 9 - Sudden Oak Death Management Act of 2002

• Section 4750.
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Sudden Oak Death Management Act of 2002.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 854, Sec. 1....
• Section 4750.1.
  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) The need for expanding the current efforts to slow the spread of sudden oak death grows more...
• Section 4750.2.
  As used in this article, “task force” means the California Oak Mortality Task Force.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 854, Sec. 1. Effective September 25, 2002.)
• Section 4750.3.
  It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state, to the extent feasible, to stop the spread of sudden oak death and conserve...
• Section 4750.4.
  (a) (1) The department shall implement a program to detect, remove, and treat, if possible, trees infected with Phytophthora ramorum. This program shall encourage tree management and...
• Section 4750.5.
  (a) The department shall provide information and technical assistance to cities, counties, districts, regional entities, homeowner neighborhood groups, and nonprofit organizations on Phytophthora ramorum.(b) The department and...
• Section 4750.6.
  The director, with advice from the task force, may enter into contracts to provide assistance for project costs associated with the implementation of this article....
• Section 4750.7.
  (a) (1) The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shall expend funds, subject to appropriation in the Budget Act, on sudden oak death management activities pursuant to...

Last modified: October 22, 2018