California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Food and Agricultural Code - FAC |
Division 1. STATE ADMINISTRATION |
Part 1. THE DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE |
Chapter 3. Other Powers and Duties |
ARTICLE 9. University of California Center for Pest Research |
Section 578.
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Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this article.
(a) "Center" means the University of California Center for Pest Research.
(b) "Pest" means any of the following pests that are, or are likely to become, dangerous or detrimental to the agricultural or nonagricultural environment of the state.
(1) Any insect, nematode, or weed.
(2) Any form of terrestrial, aquatic, or aerial plant, virus, fungus, bacteria, or other microorganism, except viruses, fungi, bacteria, or other microorganisms on, or in, a living human or any other living animal.
(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1642, Sec. 1.)