CHAPTER 1. Weeds

Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.

§§ 7201–7305 · 20 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Weed-Free Areas §§ 7201–7207 · 7 sections

   • § 7201 The director, after investigation and practical survey, may consult with other state and federal agencies having responsibility for forest management and…
   • § 7202 Any area which is declared by proclamation pursuant to this article to be practically free from any noxious weed named in the proclamation shall be known as a…
   • § 7203 The director may by similar proclamation change the boundaries of a weed-free area or declare the weed-free area free from any additional noxious weeds, naming…
   • § 7204 A proclamation pursuant to this article shall be under the seal of the department. It shall be published in a newspaper or farm journal of general circulation,…
   • § 7205 The director may adopt such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. He, and the commissioners under the supervision and…
   • § 7206 It is unlawful for any person to sell, distribute, or transport into, or within, any weed-free area any seed of any noxious weed of which the area has been…
   • § 7207 It is unlawful for any person that owns or possesses any land within any weed-free area to knowingly permit any noxious weed of which the area has been…
2. ARTICLE 1.7. Noxious Weeds Management §§ 7270–7276 · 8 sections

   • § 7270 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The destructive impact of invasive and noxious weeds is profound, affecting California’s cropland,…
   • § 7270.5 For the purposes of this article: (a) “Integrated weed management plan” means an ecosystem-based control strategy that focuses on long-term prevention of weeds…
   • § 7271 (a) The Legislature designates the department as the lead department in noxious weed management and the department is responsible for the implementation of…
   • § 7272 (a) To be eligible to receive funding from the Noxious Weed Management Account pursuant to this article, a weed management area, as defined in subdivision (b),…
   • § 7272.5 (a) To be eligible to receive funding from the Noxious Weed Management Account pursuant to this article, a county agricultural commissioner shall submit an…
   • § 7273 (a) The department shall designate and provide staff support to an oversight committee to monitor this article and shall consider input from weed management…
   • § 7275 (a) The department is authorized to operate a government-volunteer partnership Adopt-A-Riverway Program. (b) The department may receive funds or services from…
   • § 7276 (a) The Adopt-A-Riverway Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. The fund is a trust fund and shall contain money and any other proceeds donated,…
3. ARTICLE 2. Camelthorn §§ 7301–7305 · 5 sections

   • § 7301 Camelthorn is a public nuisance. It may be abated by summary action or otherwise pursuant to the law which relates to the abatement of public nuisance.
   • § 7302 The director shall eradicate camelthorn wherever it exists in this state.
   • § 7303 The expense incurred by the director in eradicating camelthorn shall be borne as follows: (a) One-third by the state, to be paid out of any sum appropriated…
   • § 7304 The board of supervisors may direct the commissioner to proceed with the abatement of the camelthorn pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 5401), Part…
   • § 7305 The share of the expense of eradication which is required by Section 7303 to be borne by the owner of the land is a lien on the land against which the expense…