Food and Agricultural Code § 52976

ARTICLE 11. Violations and Penalties

Current as of September 28, 2026 · not in forceFood & Agr. Code, § 52976Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 872, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 1997. Conditionally inoperative on January 1, 2014, as prescribed in Section 52991.

No version of this section is in force on September 28, 2026; the latest listed version is shown.

If the owner fails to comply with the order of the court within the time that is specified in the order, the court shall order the secretary, commissioner, sheriff, or marshal to dispose of the seed cotton, cotton plant, or cottonseed and containers, under those terms and conditions as the court may describe.

If the court orders the sale of any of the seed cotton, cotton plants, or cottonseed and containers that can be salvaged, the costs of disposal shall be deducted from the proceeds of sale and the balance shall be paid into court for the owner.