SECTIONS 5551-5555 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 5551-5555

5551. Any neglected or abandoned plant or crop is a public nuisance
in any of the following circumstances:
(a) It is a menace to the agriculture of the county, district, or
vicinity because of the existence of any pest, in or on it.
(b) It is a menace to the agriculture of the county, district, or
vicinity because of the existence of any other condition than the
condition described in subdivision (a).
(c) It is a host plant of, or provides a favorable or likely
harbor for, any pest.

5552. Any cotton plant which is uncultivated or that is left from a
previous season is presumed to harbor pests and as such is a public
nuisance. This presumption is a presumption affecting the burden of
producing evidence. If any such cotton plant is not destroyed in the
manner established by regulation of the director, by March 1st of any
year or by such earlier date as shall be proclaimed by the director
as the beginning of a host-free period pursuant to Section 5781 of
this code, it is subject anytime thereafter to all remedies which are
or may be given for the prevention or abatement of nuisances.

5553. It is unlawful for any person to maintain any neglected or
abandoned plant or crop which is a public nuisance.

5554. All remedies for the prevention or abatement of nuisances
apply to any such nuisance.

5555. If, after service of the notice pursuant to Article 1.5
(commencing with Section 5561) the nuisance is not abated within the
time prescribed in the notice or such time as may be mutually agreed
upon by the commissioner and the record owner or person having charge
or possession of the property, the commissioner shall proceed under
the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 5571).