California Food and Agricultural Code ARTICLE 6.5 - Vertebrate Pest Control Research

• Section 6025.
  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) The continued viability of the agricultural economy is of paramount importance to the people of this...
• Section 6025.2.
  For purposes of this article, “vertebrate pest” means any specie of mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish that causes damage to agricultural, natural, or industrial...
• Section 6025.3.
  For purposes of this article, “research” means basic and applied research. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire new knowledge of...
• Section 6025.4.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 597u of the Penal Code, carbon monoxide may be used for the control of burrowing rodent pests, provided the following conditions are met:(1) The...
• Section 6025.5.
  (a) The secretary shall establish and administer a research program to control vertebrate pests that pose a significant threat to the welfare of the state’s agricultural...
• Section 6026.
  The secretary shall establish the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Advisory Committee consisting of the following members, appointed by the secretary, to serve at the pleasure...
• Section 6026.5.
  On or before December 31 of each year, the committee shall recommend to the secretary priorities for conducting various vertebrate pest control research projects and...
• Section 6027.
  There is hereby created the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code,...
• Section 6027.1.
  Expenditure of funds pursuant to this article shall be limited to the following:(a) Reasonable administrative and operational expenses of the committee and the department, subject to...
• Section 6027.5.
  During the calendar year, each commissioner shall pay to the secretary a fee not to exceed fifty cents ($0.50) per pound of vertebrate pest control...
• Section 6028.
  The assessment payments required pursuant to Section 6027.5, together with a report of the amount of vertebrate pest control materials sold, distributed, or applied during...
• Section 6029.
  Except as specified in Section 6025.4, this article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed, unless...

Last modified: October 22, 2018