{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"39561.5","citation":"Gov. Code, § 39561.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. OFFICERS [36501. - 41805.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3"},{"name":"PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY [36801. - 40592.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 13. Weed and Rubbish Abatement [39501. - 39588.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3/part-2/chapter-13"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Alternative Procedures [39560. - 39588.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-4/division-3/part-2/chapter-13/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 90.","effective":null,"html":"<p>“Weeds,” as used in this article, includes any of the following:</p><p>(a) Weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature.</p><p>(b) Sagebrush, chaparral, and any other brush or weeds which attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property.</p><p>(c) Weeds which are otherwise noxious or dangerous.</p><p>(d) Poison oak and poison ivy when the conditions of growth are such as to constitute a menace to the public health.</p><p>(e) Dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable material which endangers the public safety by creating a fire hazard.</p>","text":"“Weeds,” as used in this article, includes any of the following: (a) Weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature. (b) Sagebrush, chaparral, and any other brush or weeds which attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent improved property. (c) Weeds which are 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.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/alternative-procedures-39561-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}