CHAPTER 11. Caprifigs and Caprifig Trees [6101. - 6177.]
Heading of Chapter 11 renumbered from Chapter 10 by Stats. 1982, Ch. 191, Sec. 1.
§§ 6101–6177 · 24 sections
ARTICLE 1. Definitions §§ 6101–6106 · 6 sections
- § 6101 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 6102 “Blanks” means caprifigs which are devoid of Blastophaga insects or galls that contain Blastophaga insects.
- § 6103 “Mamme” crop means the winter crop of caprifigs.
- § 6104 “Matured pollen” means pollen in a powdery condition which can be dusted or shaken out from the anthers in appreciable quantities.
- § 6105 “Profichi crops” means the crop of caprifigs which matures in June and July and is used to caprify or pollinate the main crop of the Smyrna type of figs.
- § 6106 “Spent figs” means caprifigs from which all the female Blastophaga insects have issued.
ARTICLE 2. Enforcement §§ 6131–6134 · 4 sections
- § 6131 The commissioner shall enforce this chapter.
- § 6132 The commissioner may enter any place where caprifigs are produced, packed, stored, shipped, delivered for shipment, or sold, and inspect them. He may seize and…
- § 6133 The board of supervisors of any county may receive and accept on behalf of the county, any contribution or donation of money from a person or from any agency…
- § 6134 It is unlawful for any person to willfully or otherwise interfere with the enforcement of any provision of this chapter.
ARTICLE 3. Caprifigs §§ 6151–6157 · 7 sections
- § 6151 Caprifigs, unless properly treated, contribute to, and are responsible for, the transmission of endosepsis and other plant diseases by the blastophaga which…
- § 6152 Every person who owns, raises, uses, packs, ships, or delivers for shipment or sells any caprifigs of the mamme crop for use within the county, shall treat…
- § 6153 If any caprifigs of the mamme crop are to be shipped or used outside the county, the person that owns, raises, uses, packs, ships or delivers them for shipment…
- § 6154 After the notice, the commissioner shall require the consignee to properly treat the figs for the prevention or elimination of endosepsis before using them.
- § 6155 It is unlawful for any person to violate Section 6152, 6153, or 6154.
- § 6156 It is unlawful for any person to pack, ship, deliver for shipment, or sell in any container any caprifigs of the profichi crop which violate any of the…
- § 6157 It is unlawful for any person to pack, ship, deliver for shipment or sell in any container any caprifigs of the mamme crop, which contain more than 25 percent…
ARTICLE 4. Caprifig Trees §§ 6171–6177 · 7 sections
- § 6171 Caprifig trees, unless properly controlled and regulated under supervision, constitute a menace because they are a source of infection and pests.
- § 6172 Except as otherwise provided by Section 6173, in the interest of the public welfare and general prosperity of the state and to provide for the control,…
- § 6173 Every commercial grower of calimyrna or other Smyrna-type fig may maintain at least one caprifig tree in connection with his planting.
- § 6174 The commissioner shall notify the owner of any fig tree which is a public nuisance under Section 6172 to graft or destroy it within a time which is specified…
- § 6175 If the owner does not destroy or graft the fig tree within the time which is specified in the notice, the commissioner shall cause the grafting or destruction…
- § 6176 A calimyrna grower, regardless of the size of his holdings, shall follow the standard procedures for cleanup of caprifig trees by picking the mamme caprifigs…
- § 6177 The presence of both mamme and set profichi figs in the caprifig trees at the same time is a public nuisance. The caprifigs, or the trees, or both, shall be…