SECTIONS 14875-14876 - California Statutes

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 14875-14876

14875. "Weeds," as used in this part, means vegetation growing upon
streets, sidewalks, or private property in any county, including any
fire protection district and may include any of the following:
(a) Vegetation that bears seeds of a downy or wingy nature.
(b) Vegetation that is not pruned or is otherwise neglected so as
to attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to
adjacent improved property.
(c) Vegetation that is otherwise noxious or dangerous.
(d) Poison oak and poison ivy when the conditions of growth are
such as to constitute a menace to the public health.
(e) Dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable material
which endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard in an
urbanized portion of an unincorporated area which has been zoned for
single and multiple residence purposes.

14876. Weeds may be declared a public nuisance and may be abated as
provided in this part.