CHAPTER 1. Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Districts [2000. - 2093.]

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6.

§§ 2000–2093 · 70 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 2000–2007 · 8 sections

   • § 2000 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control District Law.
   • § 2001 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) California’s climate and topography support a wide diversity of biological organisms. (2) Most…
   • § 2002 As used in this chapter: (a) “Abate” means to put an end to a public nuisance, or to reduce the degree or the intensity of a public nuisance. (b) “Board of…
   • § 2003 (a) This chapter provides the authority for the organization and powers of mosquito abatement and vector control districts. This chapter succeeds the former…
   • § 2004 This chapter is necessary to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
   • § 2005 If any provision of this chapter or the application of any provision of this chapter in any circumstance or to any person, city, county, special district,…
   • § 2006 (a) Any action to determine the validity of either the organization, or any action, of a district shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with…
   • § 2007 (a) Except as provided in this section, territory, whether incorporated or unincorporated, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, may be included in a district.…
2. ARTICLE 2. Formation §§ 2010–2014 · 5 sections

   • § 2010 A new district may be formed pursuant to this article.
   • § 2011 (a) A proposal to form a new district may be made by petition. The petition shall do all of the things required by Section 56700 of the Government Code. In…
   • § 2012 (a) Before circulating any petition, the proponents shall publish a notice of intention that includes a written statement not to exceed 500 words in length,…
   • § 2013 (a) A proposal to form a new district may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of any county or city that…
   • § 2014 (a) Once the proponents have filed a sufficient petition or a legislative body has filed a resolution of application, the local agency formation commission…
3. ARTICLE 3. Boards of Trustees and Officers §§ 2020–2030 · 12 sections

   • § 2020 A legislative body of at least five members known as the board of trustees shall govern every district. The board of trustees shall establish policies for the…
   • § 2021 Within 30 days after the effective date of the formation of a district, a board of trustees shall be appointed as follows: (a) In the case of a district that…
   • § 2021.5 (a) Notwithstanding Section 2021, the Board of Trustees of the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District may be appointed as follows: (1) The San…
   • § 2022 (a) Each person appointed by a board of supervisors to be a member of a board of trustees shall be a voter in that county and a resident of that portion of the…
   • § 2023 (a) The initial board of trustees of a district formed on or after January 1, 2003, shall be determined pursuant to this section. (b) The persons appointed to…
   • § 2024 (a) Except as provided in Section 2023, the term of office for a member of the board of trustees shall be for a term of two or four years, at the discretion of…
   • § 2025 (a) Under no circumstances shall a board of trustees consist of less than five members. Except as provided in Section 2026, the number of members who represent…
   • § 2026 (a) A local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two more districts into a single district,…
   • § 2027 (a) At the first meeting of the initial board of trustees of a newly formed district, and in the case of an existing district at the first meeting in January…
   • § 2028 A board of trustees shall meet at least once every three months. Meetings of the board of trustees are subject to the provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act,…
   • § 2029 (a) A majority of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided to the…
   • § 2030 (a) The members of the board of trustees shall serve without compensation. (b) The members of the board of trustees may receive their actual and necessary…
4. ARTICLE 4. Powers §§ 2040–2056 · 17 sections

   • § 2040 Within the district’s boundaries or in territory that is located outside the district from which vectors and vectorborne diseases may enter the district, a…
   • § 2041 A district shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter, including,…
   • § 2042 When acquiring, improving, or using any real property, a district shall comply with Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of…
   • § 2043 (a) A district shall have perpetual succession. (b) A board of trustees may, by a two-thirds vote of its total membership, adopt a resolution to change the…
   • § 2044 (a) A district may cooperate with any public agency or federal agency to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter. To that end, a district may enter…
   • § 2045 A district may contract with other public agencies and federal agencies to provide any service, project, or program authorized by this chapter within the…
   • § 2046 (a) Each district shall adopt policies and procedures, including bidding regulations, governing the purchase of supplies and equipment. Each district shall…
   • § 2047 Any person who restrains, hinders, obstructs, or threatens any officer or employee of a district in the performance of that person’s duties, or any person who…
   • § 2048 (a) The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code applies to all districts. (b) A…
   • § 2049 A board of trustees may require any employee or officer to be bonded. The district shall pay the cost of the bonds.
   • § 2050 A board of trustees may provide for any programs for the benefit of its employees and members of the board of trustees pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with…
   • § 2051 A district may authorize the members of its board of trustees and its employees to attend professional, educational, or vocational meetings, and pay their…
   • § 2052 (a) Pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 106925) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 104, every district employee who handles, applies, or supervises…
   • § 2053 (a) A district may request an inspection and abatement warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure.…
   • § 2054 Whenever the boundaries of a district or a zone change, the district shall comply with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1 of Division 2 of…
   • § 2055 (a) In any dispute between a district and another public agency over the need to prevent, abate, or control, or the methods and materials used to prevent,…
   • § 2056 (a) (1) An electrical utility, upon receiving a request from a mosquito abatement district or vector control district or a city or county health department,…
5. ARTICLE 5. Abatement §§ 2060–2067 · 8 sections

   • § 2060 (a) A district may abate a public nuisance pursuant to this article. (b) The person or agency claiming ownership, title, or right to property or who controls…
   • § 2061 (a) Whenever a public nuisance exists on any property within a district or on any property that is located outside the district from which vectors may enter…
   • § 2062 (a) A board of trustees shall not declare an agricultural operation to be a public nuisance because of the presence of immature flies if the board determines…
   • § 2063 In addition to abating the public nuisance and taking any necessary actions to prevent the recurrence of the public nuisance, a board of trustees may impose a…
   • § 2064 A board of trustees may consider any recurrence of a public nuisance abated pursuant to Section 2061 to be a continuation of the original public nuisance.
   • § 2065 (a) The owner of the property abated pursuant to Section 2061 shall pay the district for the cost of abating the public nuisance and the cost of any necessary…
   • § 2066 The lien provisions of this article shall not apply to property owned by a public agency. Notwithstanding Section 6103 of the Government Code or any other…
   • § 2067 Any money collected by a county from a lien authorized pursuant to this article, other than the amounts authorized pursuant to Section 29304 of the Government…
6. ARTICLE 6. Finances §§ 2070–2079 · 10 sections

   • § 2070 (a) On or before August 1 of each year, the board of trustees shall adopt a final budget, which shall conform to the accounting and budgeting procedures for…
   • § 2071 (a) In its annual budget, the board of trustees may establish one or more restricted reserves. When the board of trustees establishes a restricted reserve, it…
   • § 2072 (a) On or before July 1 of each year, the board of trustees shall adopt a resolution establishing its appropriations limit and make other necessary…
   • § 2073 The auditor of each county in which a district is located shall allocate to the district its share of property tax revenue pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing…
   • § 2074 (a) A district may accept any revenue, money, grants, goods, or services from any federal, state, regional, or local agency or from any person for any lawful…
   • § 2075 All claims for money or damages against a district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division…
   • § 2076 (a) All claims against a district shall be audited, allowed, and paid by the board of trustees by warrants drawn on the county treasurer. (b) As an alternative…
   • § 2077 (a) Notwithstanding Section 2076, a district that has total annual revenues greater than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) may withdraw its funds…
   • § 2078 The board of trustees may establish a revolving fund pursuant to Article 15 (commencing with Section 53950) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of…
   • § 2079 (a) The board of trustees shall provide for regular audits of the district’s accounts and records pursuant to Section 26909 of the Government Code. (b) The…
7. ARTICLE 7. Alternative Revenues §§ 2080–2085 · 6 sections

   • § 2080 Whenever a board of trustees determines that the amount of revenues available to the district or any of its zones is inadequate to meet the costs of providing…
   • § 2081 A district may levy special taxes pursuant to: (a) Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the…
   • § 2082 (a) A district may levy special benefit assessments consistent with the requirements of Article XIII D of the California Constitution to finance vector control…
   • § 2083 A district may levy special benefit assessments consistent with the requirements of Article XIII D of the California Constitution to finance capital…
   • § 2084 Pursuant to Section 5 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution and Section 53753.5 of the Government Code, any assessment existing on November 6, 1996,…
   • § 2085 (a) A board of trustees may charge a fee to cover the cost of any service that the district provides or the cost of enforcing any regulation for which the fee…
8. ARTICLE 8. Zones §§ 2090–2093 · 4 sections

   • § 2090 (a) Whenever a board of trustees determines that it is in the public interest to provide different services, to provide different levels of service, or to…
   • § 2091 (a) At the hearing, the board of trustees shall hear and consider any protests to the formation of a zone pursuant to this article. The board of trustees shall…
   • § 2092 (a) A board of trustees may change the boundaries of a zone or dissolve a zone by following the procedures in Sections 2090 and 2091. (b) Except as provided in…
   • § 2093 (a) As determined by the board of trustees, a zone may provide any service at any level or levels within its boundaries that the district may provide. (b) As…