SECTIONS 116175-116183 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 116175-116183

116175. The department shall make studies and demonstrations as may
be necessary to determine the areas of the state that have a high
proportion of mosquito-borne diseases, including malaria and
encephalitis.

116180. (a) The department may enter into a cooperative agreement
with any local district or other public agency engaged in the work of
controlling mosquitoes, gnats, flies, other insects, rodents, or
other vectors and pests of public health importance, in areas and
under terms, conditions, and specifications as the director may
prescribe.
(b) The agreement may provide for financial assistance on behalf
of the state and for the doing of all or any portion of the necessary
work by either of the contracting parties, except that in no event
shall the department agree that the state's contribution shall exceed
50 percent of the total cost of any acceptable plan.
(c) The agreement may provide for contributions by the local
district or other public agency to the Vectorborne Disease Account.

116183. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that cooperative
agreements between the State Department of Public Health and local
vector control districts help to ensure that all state and federal
requirements regarding the use of pesticides are met and provide
participating agencies with the flexibility to perform their legally
mandated role to control mosquito and other public health vectors.
(b) To ensure public health and safety, any state or local agency
responding to an outbreak of West Nile virus or other mosquito-borne
disease with an abatement and surveillance program shall, and any
federal agency so responding is encouraged to, contract with a local
mosquito and vector control agency that is party to a cooperative
agreement with the State Department of Public Health or shall consult
directly with the State Department of Public Health to ensure that
outbreak response is supervised appropriately and conducted by
licensed personnel using sound integrated mosquito management
techniques.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "outbreak" means the
occurrence of cases of a disease or illness above the expected or
baseline level, usually over a given period of time, in a geographic
area or facility, or in a specific population group. The number of
cases indicating the presence of an outbreak will vary according to
the disease agent, size and type of population exposed, previous
exposure to the agent, and the time and place of exposure.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2012, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted
statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2012, deletes or extends
that date.