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PART 11. VECTORS [116100. - 116250.]

Part 11 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 6.

§§ 116100–116250 · 30 sections

  1. CHAPTER 1. Definitions §§ 116100–116108 · 5 sections
    • § 116100 As used in Article 5 (commencing with Section 116185) of Chapter 2, “department” means the State Department of Health Services.
    • § 116102 “Place,” as used in Article 3 (commencing with Section 116125) of Chapter 2 and Section 116250, includes land, place, building, structure, wharf, pier, dock,…
    • § 116104 “Rodents,” as used in Article 3 (commencing with Section 116125) of Chapter 2 and Section 116250, means rats, mice, gophers, and ground squirrels.
    • § 116106 “Possess,” as used in Article 3 (commencing with Section 116125) of Chapter 2 and Section 116250, includes control, own, lease, occupy, possess, or have charge…
    • § 116108 “Vector,” as used in Article 1 (commencing with Section 116110) of, and Article 2 (commencing with Section 116120) of Chapter 2, and Section 106925, means any…
  2. CHAPTER 2. Powers and Duties §§ 116110–116225 · 24 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Vector Biology and Control §§ 116110–116112 · 3 sections
      • § 116110 The department shall maintain a program of vector biology and control including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Providing consultation and assistance…
      • § 116111 The department may provide any necessary and proper assistance and support to the vector control programs of counties, cities, cities and counties, mosquito…
      • § 116112 The Vectorborne Disease Account is hereby established within the State Treasury. When appropriated by the Legislature, the funds deposited in the Vectorborne…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Importation of Exotic Vectors § 116120 · 1 section
      • § 116120 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to import into the state any exotic vector without written approval from the state department. (b) The state department…
    3. ARTICLE 3. Rodent Abatement §§ 116125–116170 · 10 sections
      • § 116125 Every person possessing a place that is infested with rodents, as soon as their presence comes to his or her knowledge, shall at once proceed and continue in…
      • § 116130 The department, the board of supervisors of each county, local health officers, or inspectors appointed by any of them, as provided in this article and Chapter…
      • § 116135 The board of supervisors of each county and the governing body of each city, whenever it may by resolution determine that it is necessary for the preservation…
      • § 116140 Whenever a person possessing a place that is infested with rodents, fails, neglects, or refuses to proceed and to continue to endeavor to exterminate and…
      • § 116145 The expense of exterminating and destroying the rodents and abating the conditions listed in Section 17920.3 that are causing the infestation is a charge…
      • § 116150 The governing body shall record in the office of the county recorder a notice of payment, claiming a lien on the property for the amount of the payment.
      • § 116155 All sums so paid by the county or city are a lien on the property on which the work was done, and may be recovered in an action against the property.
      • § 116160 The action to foreclose the lien shall be brought within 90 days after the payment, and shall be prosecuted by the district or city attorney in the name of the…
      • § 116165 When the property is sold, enough of the proceeds shall be paid into the treasury of the county or city to satisfy the lien and the costs, and the surplus, if…
      • § 116170 If it appears from the complaint in the action that the property on which the lien is to be foreclosed is likely to be removed from the jurisdiction of the…
    4. ARTICLE 4. Mosquito and Gnat Control §§ 116175–116180 · 2 sections
      • § 116175 The department shall make studies and demonstrations as may be necessary to determine the areas of the state that have a high proportion of mosquito-borne…
      • § 116180 (a) The department may enter into a cooperative agreement with any local district or other public agency engaged in the work of controlling mosquitoes, gnats,…
    5. ARTICLE 5. Mosquito Control and Imported Tires §§ 116185–116225 · 8 sections
      • § 116185 The Legislature finds and declares that used tires imported into this country have contained mosquitos that are carriers of disease that is harmful to humans.…
      • § 116190 (a) No used tires that have been imported into the United States shall be imported into this state, for purposes of sale, resale or disposal, unless they are…
      • § 116195 The department shall administer this article. In carrying out this duty, the department may delegate its authority to other departments of the state or to…
      • § 116200 The department shall charge and collect a fee for each certificate issued by the department or its designee, which shall be in an amount reasonably necessary…
      • § 116205 The department shall collect and account for all money received pursuant to this article and shall deposit it in the Vectorborne Disease Account provided for…
      • § 116210 Fees collected pursuant to this article shall be subject to the annual fee increase provisions of Section 100425.
      • § 116220 It shall be a misdemeanor to violate this article.
      • § 116225 This article, with the exception of Section 116185, shall be inoperative upon a finding by the director that the federal government has established and is…
  3. CHAPTER 3. Enforcement and Penalties § 116250 · 1 section
    • § 116250 A violation of Article 3 (commencing with Section 116125) of Chapter 2 is a misdemeanor.