California Statutes
§ 5646. — 5646. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 440, Sec. 1.)
California·Code FAC Food and Agricultural Code - FAC·Div. 4. DIVISION 4. PLANT QUARANTINE AND PEST CONTROL·Part 1. PART 1. GENERALLY·Ch. 7. CHAPTER 7. Abatement of Neglected or Abandoned Crops·Art. 5. ARTICLE 5. Civil Penalties
For purposes of this article, all of the following definitions apply:
(a)“Good faith action” means a diligent and honest effort to abate the nuisance identified in a notice provided by the agricultural commissioner, as determined by a reasonable person.
(b)
(1)“Pest” has the same meaning as defined in Section 5006.
(2)“Pest” does not include a beneficial organism that is used as a biological control agent or a conservation practice standard or an on-farm management practice, including a standard or practice identified by the Natural
Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Field Office Technical Guide or through the Healthy Soils Program, established pursuant to Section 569.
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
California § 5646. (5646. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 440, Sec. 1.)) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.
Legislative History
Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 440, Sec. 1. (AB 732) Effective January 1, 2026. Repealed as of January 1, 2035, pursuant to Section 5648.