ARTICLE 6.5. Vertebrate Pest Control Research
Article 6.5 added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 757, Sec. 1.
§§ 6025–6029 · 12 sections
- § 6025 The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The continued viability of the agricultural economy is of paramount importance to the…
- § 6025.2 For purposes of this article, “vertebrate pest” means any specie of mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish that causes damage to agricultural, natural, or…
- § 6025.3 For purposes of this article, “research” means basic and applied research. Basic research is experimental or theoretical work undertaken primarily to acquire…
- § 6025.4 Notwithstanding Section 597u of the Penal Code, carbon monoxide may be used for the control of burrowing rodent pests, provided the following conditions are…
- § 6025.5 (a) The secretary shall establish and administer a research program to control vertebrate pests that pose a significant threat to the welfare of the state’s…
- § 6026 The secretary shall establish the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Advisory Committee consisting of the following members, appointed by the secretary, to serve…
- § 6026.5 On or before December 31 of each year, the committee shall recommend to the secretary priorities for conducting various vertebrate pest control research…
- § 6027 There is hereby created the Vertebrate Pest Control Research Account in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the…
- § 6027.1 Expenditure of funds pursuant to this article shall be limited to the following: (a) Reasonable administrative and operational expenses of the committee and…
- § 6027.5 During the calendar year, each commissioner shall pay to the secretary a fee not to exceed fifty cents ($0.50) per pound of vertebrate pest control material…
- § 6028 The assessment payments required pursuant to Section 6027.5, together with a report of the amount of vertebrate pest control materials sold, distributed, or…
- § 6029 This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2035, and as of that date is repealed.