{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"53087.7","citation":"Gov. Code, § 53087.7","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5"},{"name":"DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 55821.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2"},{"name":"PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES [53000. - 54999.7.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General [53000. - 53170.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Miscellaneous [53060. - 53087.9.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-5/division-2/part-1/chapter-1/article-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 498, Sec. 1.   (SB 676)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, shall not enact any ordinance or regulation, or enforce any existing ordinance or regulation, that prohibits the installation of drought-tolerant landscaping using living plant material on residential property.</p><p>(b) For the purposes of this section, “drought-tolerant landscaping” shall not include the installation of synthetic grass or artificial turf.</p>","text":"(a) A city, including a charter city, county, or city and county, shall not enact any ordinance or regulation, or enforce any existing ordinance or regulation, that prohibits the installation of drought-tolerant landscaping using living plant material on residential property. (b) For the purposes of this section, “drought-tolerant landscaping” shall not include the installation of synthetic grass or artificial turf.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/miscellaneous-53087-7","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}