Article 10. Abatement of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 18. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 10.

Any lot of nursery stock which does not comply with the provisions of this chapter is a public nuisance and shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the director or the commissioner to a court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which the nursery stock is located.

The district attorney of the county in which any such nuisance is found, at the request of the director or the commissioner, shall maintain, in the name of the people of the State of California, a civil action to abate and prevent such nuisance. Upon judgment and by order of the court, such nuisance shall be condemned and destroyed in the manner directed by the court, or relabeled, or reconditioned, or released upon such conditions as the court in its discretion may impose to insure the nuisance will be abated.

If the owner fails to comply with the order of the court within the time specified in the order, the court may order that such nursery stock be forthwith destroyed or the nuisance otherwise abated as set forth in such order.

A proceeding pursuant to this article where the value of the property is twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) or less is a limited civil case.